PJ is the model for how to rebuild a program

I'm now seeing articles posted up that are speculating on CPJ to Notre Dame to replace Charlie Weis. Is that really a surprise? I said before he left Navy that once he turned GT into a monster, he would be courted by the elite programs in the country that will be able to sell their alumni and boosters on CPJ much easier than hiring him directly from Navy. I don't think CPJ will go to Notre Dame, although there's no better fit for that position. If Notre Dame really wanted him, they would have to wait another year.

First off, I don't think PJ is going anywhere-for now. He's just getting the thing started at GT and he will stay around at least one more year to see the payoff. Rebuilding programs is surely rewarding but as a coach you don't put in all the hard work and leave the dinner table when you've just been served the main course. Next year will be his best team-national championship good. After next year, all bets are off.

An interesting scenario might be Paul Johnson going to Michigan after Rich Rodriguez is fired next year (yes he will be fired but it won't be this season, it will be after next year). Even though Bill Martin is going to retire, it appears someone at Michigan is paying attention to what's going on in Atlanta.

Martin looks at Georgia Tech, a program that had been mediocre for years before Paul Johnson revived the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech (10-1) whipped Duke on Saturday to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, and Johnson is seen as a savior.

"I expect to see the same situation here," Martin said.

But Johnson did it much quicker. In nearly two full seasons, Michigan is showing only marginal improvement in the win column -- and no improvement defensively.

"I know it. I can count," Martin snipped to reporters. "What's your point?"

The point is, why hasn't Michigan been even an average team under Rodriguez? The Big Ten is not a great conference. In past seasons, the Wolverines would roll over Wisconsin and Purdue in their sleep.