Hope for Matt Johnson 6th Year

[cameron]

Matt Johnson has served this University well, with the chance to win his 2nd MAC Championship on Friday night. If he has any thoughts of going to the NFL, his stock will never be higher than it is right now. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't try to get another year of eligibility. He's got his degree. He's had a great career. It's probably time for him to move on, and I wish him the best.

Thank you for a fun year to all of our Falcon coaches and players. Now go get that Title.

[Falconfreak90]

Matt Johnson has served this University well, with the chance to win his 2nd MAC Championship on Friday night. If he has any thoughts of going to the NFL, his stock will never be higher than it is right now. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't try to get another year of eligibility. He's got his degree. He's had a great career. It's probably time for him to move on, and I wish him the best.

Thank you for a fun year to all of our Falcon coaches and players. Now go get that Title.

That was well said. Selfishly I want him to get a 6th year. But I'm not the one who had to learn to walk and run again after that horrible injury. Whatever decision Matty J makes is fine with me. He will be a BiG success in life...He has "it".

[Globetrotter]

Matt Johnson has served this University well, with the chance to win his 2nd MAC Championship on Friday night. If he has any thoughts of going to the NFL, his stock will never be higher than it is right now. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't try to get another year of eligibility. He's got his degree. He's had a great career. It's probably time for him to move on, and I wish him the best.

Thank you for a fun year to all of our Falcon coaches and players. Now go get that Title.

The reality is that he probably won't make it in the NFL. You only get so many years to play football. If the NFL isn't a realistic option it would make sense to try to have as many years playing college as possible. I don't say probably lightly because the league is full of QBs who you wouldn't think would make it but did.

[Beaker]

If it's his goal to play in the NFL, then I wish him well and hope he makes it. I can't predict if he will or won't, but one thing I'm fairly certain of is that the CFL is hoping that NFL teams dismiss him because of his height and that he'll want to play North of the border. His game would seem very well suited to that style of play and I'm guessing any team up there would be salivating at the notion of having him.

[jpfalcon09]

If MJ gets a 6th year, I don't see him staying at Bowling Green. He may see an opportunity to transfer somewhere else where he could cut his teeth against consistently better competition and thus improve any NFL dreams he may have. On the flip side, I think his future in football resides in coaching as he's shown the intelligence and leadership this season to be capable at being a head coach one day.

[Schadenfreude]

If it's his goal to play in the NFL, then I wish him well and hope he makes it. I can't predict if he will or won't, but one thing I'm fairly certain of is that the CFL is hoping that NFL teams dismiss him because of his height and that he'll want to play North of the border. His game would seem very well suited to that style of play and I'm guessing any team up there would be salivating at the notion of having him.

Maybe Matt Johnson could go up there and take the Grey Cup away from Northern Illinois alum Jordan Lynch.

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[Falcon137]

If MJ gets a 6th year, I don't see him staying at Bowling Green. He may see an opportunity to transfer somewhere else where he could cut his teeth against consistently better competition and thus improve any NFL dreams he may have. On the flip side, I think his future in football resides in coaching as he's shown the intelligence and leadership this season to be capable at being a head coach one day.

Grad assistant at Wake?

[mscarn]

I think there is close to a 0% chance Johnson is cleared by the NCAA (assuming he tries to get a 6th year), I would say the odds of him being granted one and then leaving are less than that.

Agreed. Doing that would be a betrayal of epic proportions and something not in Johnson's character to do. Rudock and Russell Wilson (amazingly) both made their moves for playing time reasons when they faced internal competition for their jobs within the program.

Competition? BG proved that the line between the Group of 5 and the bulk of the Power 5 is thinner than ever, and if he wants an elite P5 game there's always OSU, a game which helped Khalil Mack get picked in the top 5 when Buffalo played them. No reason to leave whatsoever.

[jpfalcon09]

If MJ gets a 6th year, I don't see him staying at Bowling Green. He may see an opportunity to transfer somewhere else where he could cut his teeth against consistently better competition and thus improve any NFL dreams he may have. On the flip side, I think his future in football resides in coaching as he's shown the intelligence and leadership this season to be capable at being a head coach one day.

Grad assistant at Wake?

Possibly...I believe Chief is there right now with the gang as an OL coach.

[Falcon137]

If MJ gets a 6th year, I don't see him staying at Bowling Green. He may see an opportunity to transfer somewhere else where he could cut his teeth against consistently better competition and thus improve any NFL dreams he may have. On the flip side, I think his future in football resides in coaching as he's shown the intelligence and leadership this season to be capable at being a head coach one day.

Grad assistant at Wake?

Possibly...I believe Chief is there right now with the gang as an OL coach.

Aaron Foster is also. I would imagine a new BG coach or Dino would also take him. Freak is right...he's going to be successful, no matter what he decides.

[mscarn]

How long will they be at Wake when Clawson goes 3-9 again with zero offense? If he waited two measly years he'd be the new head coach at the University of Virginia instead of at a place where it's almost impossible to win.

[apollo]

How long will they be at Wake when Clawson goes 3-9 again with zero offense? If he waited two measly years he'd be the new head coach at the University of Virginia instead of at a place where it's almost impossible to win.

He's got at least 1 probably 2 more years at Wake until they'd consider firing him. He isn't a very good coach, just beat the teams in the east and had a huge upset in the MAC Title Game. He did a nice job recruiting, but he had a top tier budget in the conference (please don't come back with some nonsense USA today survey saying we don't have a big football budget, it just isn't true) and a brand new Sebo Center to recruit off of. It doesn't matter if he's at Wake, Virginia or Florida State.....the guy just isn't and wasn't that good and won't be successful in the Power 5.

As far as Matt Johnson goes, I can't imagine he'd try to go to the NFL.....I haven't seen him mentioned at all in any type of draft previews. I could definitely see him transferring and trying to go to a Power 5 school where he can play. I'd be surprised if he just stops playing with that extra year available.

[BillyLP]

How long will they be at Wake when Clawson goes 3-9 again with zero offense? If he waited two measly years he'd be the new head coach at the University of Virginia instead of at a place where it's almost impossible to win.

He's got at least 1 probably 2 more years at Wake until they'd consider firing him. He isn't a very good coach, just beat the teams in the east and had a huge upset in the MAC Title Game. He did a nice job recruiting, but he had a top tier budget in the conference (please don't come back with some nonsense USA today survey saying we don't have a big football budget, it just isn't true) and a brand new Sebo Center to recruit off of. It doesn't matter if he's at Wake, Virginia or Florida State.....the guy just isn't and wasn't that good and won't be successful in the Power 5.

This is pretty dumb. Clawson did a great job here and he's going to do well at Wake. He's already brought in their best two recruiting classes in the history of the school and showed here that it takes about 3-4 years before his system really shows through. He'll do just fine. The people at Wake are still very excited about him after he came in to an empty cupboard left by Grobe.

Re: Matt Johnson - That guy can do whatever the hell he wants as far as I'm concerned. He's done a lot here at BG and I wouldn't blame him at all for making whatever choice he views as best for himself. Sure it'd be nice for him to stay another year, but with his injury last season I think he has to look at moving up in whatever way possible.

[Flipper]

Matt Johnson gets a free pass on everything but transferring to Toledo.

Clawson is a poor coach? Get a fricking clue...he's won everywhere he's been a HC. Given time at Wake (more than two years) he'll win there too

[Schadenfreude]

He isn't a very good coach, just beat the teams in the east and had a huge upset in the MAC Title Game...

....the guy just isn't and wasn't that good and won't be successful in the Power 5.

Clawson has turned around football teams every place he has been. He did it here. He did it at Richmond. He did it at Fordham. He's pretty good, maybe even great.