I'm sure with all the high school play off hype that this has been over looked by the faithful. I was wondering, what gives at A&M? If you know of or actually know Coach Johnson, you know that there are few coaches out there that know and teach the game like he does. I have had the good fortune of knowing him, (my dad was a SWC umpire for 18 years), ever since he was an assistant for Tom Chandler and in my opinion there may be no finer human being coaching this sport than he. You can throw in Larry Hayes at Tech as another quality person coaching baseball in Texas. (Played against his Lubbock Christian teams) Both men love and fear the Lord and pass this on to their players so that they not only grow in their baseball skills, but also into fine young men. They love their players as much as their own children.
I think it is a shame that Coach Johnson was fired even though his team struggled this year. In my opinion he was the victim of a new AD wanting to put his mark on the entire athletic department. With this down season, he saw his chance and has gotten rid of a Texas Baseball institution. I'm heart broken that it happened and almost angry at the fact that a good man is removed just because he had a bad season.
Thank you Coach Johnson for your hard work dedication into the great game of baseball and into the lives of so many young men. You will be missed.
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