Audience participation: Got a question for Todd Grantham?
I’m headed to Athens on Friday for Todd Grantham’s first media session. (In case you’ve been living on a satellite, he’s Georgia’s new defensive coordinator.) I have some questions in mind – “When you were with Dallas, did you ever meet Jessica Simpson?” — but I thought I’d be interactive about this and ask if any of y’all had any.
Understand: I’m not promising I’ll ask them all, or even a half-dozen. But I’ll try to squeeze in one or two, and I’ll let you know what he says in response. And I, being my generous self, will give you credit.
I’m leaving about 9 a.m., and the session is at 11. So if there’s something you’d like to offer — “Coach TG, will recruiting change now that Georgia will be playing the 3-4?” — please avail yourselves ASAP. As always, I thank you in advance.
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Big L
January 22nd, 2010
7:06 am
Ask him to show you his mean glare and then rate it on a scale of one Uga’s to ten Uga’s.
jerry
January 22nd, 2010
7:09 am
Do you know how to bond someone out of jail?
Advocare 100
January 22nd, 2010
7:12 am
Do you know your way around downtown Shreveport ?
Cherokee
January 22nd, 2010
7:12 am
If he will band you and Schultz from future news conferences since you both are Tech Homers and hate UGA?
Bob - DC
January 22nd, 2010
7:13 am
COACH G – SInce you are are essentially the highest paid DC in College Football (besides Kiffy’s Daddy and Muschamp “Coach in Waiting”), don’t you feel the obligation to perform THIS YEAR, and not make excuses about the kids learning a new scheme and there will be a year (or two) learning curve???
Tiger Woods - Mississipi
January 22nd, 2010
7:14 am
Did you have access to Tony Romo’s “throwaways” and were they hotter than Jaime Jungers?
UA Alum92
January 22nd, 2010
7:18 am
If you want to make him squirm, ask if he expects any tension between the offensive and defensive staffs with him making more than double the salary of the offensive coordinator ($750K vs. $325K). I’d also like to know the differences between coaching professionals and college athletes.
UA Alum92
January 22nd, 2010
7:24 am
It might also be interesting to know how much autonomy he’s been promised in running things, hiring, etc. on the defensive side of the ball and what his goals are for the 2010 squad.
BugKiller
January 22nd, 2010
7:25 am
Mark,
You will need to provide some background info in regards to this question when you ask it:
Coach, how willing are you to change up your base defense or your defensive game plan when it appears that the offense is showing you something completely different than what you prepared for? Are you willing to make adjustments on the fly, or can you be pretty stubborn in sticking to what you want to do, regardless of the performance on the field?
And of course, Mark, the reason why I ask this question, is because how many times did Soft Willie Martinez refuse to do ANYTHING different when second-tier QBs like Eric Ainge, John Parker Wilson, or a fourth-tier QB like Jon Crompton, picked apart his soft zones? How many times did we see him refuse to make ANY adjustments to his base defense or his gameplan?
TOO MANY TIMES!!!
I’d like to make sure that Coach Grantham not only has a brain between his ears, but that he actually USES it!!!
F-105 Thunderchief
January 22nd, 2010
7:27 am
What will you do, coach, to instill an aggressive attitude, yet still cut down on penalties?
Buckhead Bulldog
January 22nd, 2010
7:29 am
Mark: Ask Coach Grantham if he REALLY and TRULY knows the meaning of the past glory D sayings of ” Hunker down” and “a defense that plays like a bunch of Junkyard Dogs”?
Atta
January 22nd, 2010
7:31 am
So Todd….
Have you any experience with December 27th bowl games?
Rary
January 22nd, 2010
7:33 am
Coach-
When Mark Richt gets fired, are you planning on stepping on his face as you ascend toward the top in an effort to get the head coaching job? No? But that’s what you did in the NFL, Coach.
messin with sasquatch
January 22nd, 2010
7:33 am
can you beat tech every year? we only want you if you can make us number one in georgia. nothing else matters. we must conquer the nerds. we can’t beat florida or alabama. we can’t even beat kentucky. AND IN HONOR OF THE CRAYOLA KIDS WHO WRITE IN ALL CAPS – WE WANT TO GO TO MAJOR BOWLS, LIKE MAN, SHREVEPORT, MAN, EVERY YEAR! CAN YOU GIT R DUN BABY?
messin with sasquatch
January 22nd, 2010
7:34 am
that was a nasty post. forgive me lord………….
4tix4dogs4cokes
January 22nd, 2010
7:34 am
Mark — Here is a good one…..
With respect to CPJ, do you think they are real or implants????
rick
January 22nd, 2010
7:35 am
The previous DC seemed to be unconcerned with tackling and coverage what do you plan to do to correct the poor tackling and terrible coverage?
MDB
January 22nd, 2010
7:37 am
There have been a lot of rumblings lately about the strength and conditioning program at UGA being sub-par, with supposed NFL sources tell Buck Belue (per his blog) that Georgia players are known as not being “NFL strong”. I would be curious to know if such a statement is true and what he would do if he found such to be the case upon arrival.
Bohgey
January 22nd, 2010
7:37 am
Coach Grantham:
Do you know what the inside of a football helmet looks like? I’m sure you do, but we’d like to find out on Saturdays. i.e. Could we see some heads rolling?
Would you be opposed to our players competing to see who puts the opposing team’s
mouthpiece(s) on the ground first? Would you mind encouraging this?
Since these guys are pretty much right out of high school, how do you plan on preparing them with the fundamentals. Wrapping up tackles, reading offenses, being disciplined, avoiding the costly penalties, and for goodness sakes, giving up the big plays.
Have you ever milked a cow before? We recruit top notch players and while the college and pro game differs quite a bit, so many of our players excel at the next level while only being mediocre to on par at college. Other than the money, and I know it is a big motivating factor in the pros, how do you prepare and “milk” the best out of a college player? Would your NFL experience guide them to becoming better at college and still excel at the pros?
You don’t like to ride scooters while drinking, slap our defensive players, put people with concussions in dark rooms, or go to strip clubs do you?
When you do push ups, do you push yourself up or push the earth down?
I hope you love your mom and grandmother(s), some of our recruits do and what our mom’s and grandmothers say, we follow.
Buckhead Bulldog
January 22nd, 2010
7:37 am
4tix4dogs4cokes
January 22nd, 2010
7:34 am
Thanks for the laugh!
4tix4dogs4cokes
January 22nd, 2010
7:38 am
Coach — CPJ was been rumored to be giving lap dances to key Tech contributors at the Edge Athletic Center…..to your knowledge, does this violate any NCAA rules?
dawgerbrown
January 22nd, 2010
7:42 am
How challenging will it be to run a 3-4 without a classic nose tackle? And, how realistic is it to make a defensivie tackle into a nose tackle?
Big time?? Not
January 22nd, 2010
7:42 am
Ask him is it possible to take seriously a school that runs ads for “four tickets, four hot dogs, four cokes” ?
Captain Clarence Oveur
January 22nd, 2010
7:43 am
Ask him if he likes movies about gladiators or if he’s ever seen a grown man naked.
messin with sasquatch
January 22nd, 2010
7:43 am
forgive him lord for that post – he is still hungover
messin with sasquatch
January 22nd, 2010
7:44 am
these are really funny – doggs are really funny early in the day
sogadog
January 22nd, 2010
7:44 am
Ask him what his philosophy is regarding conditioning and discipline.
UA Alum92
January 22nd, 2010
7:44 am
More questions: In reviewing film on the 2009 squad, what do you consider to be the biggest shortcomings (fundamentals, intensity, failure to adapt, lack of playmakers, complexities of reads, etc.) and what do you address first?
Coach Paul Johnson
January 22nd, 2010
7:45 am
Please ask Coach Grantham how he will deal with my illegal chop blocking techniques once the knees of his three down lineman are taken out. (Unless the officials flag us that is, which is very rare)
Yellow Fuzz
January 22nd, 2010
7:48 am
Johnny Test,
Not sure if I’m considered as a “hater” but I sure do enjoy waking up early to bitch slap you and some of the other obnoxious dogs.
“30 to 24 hurts” me but not near as bad as 45-42 hurt you when you were preseason number one ranked. Don’t kid yourself little man. Hahahaha. And hey, congratulations on 30-24 last year. I know it made your pathetic life!
And truth be known, production wise, I probably do more in one day than you do in an entire week. In 6 days I take a full course load, work 40 hrs, date the best looking girl at uga and still make time to rip you AH’s here.
Hahahaha. LOOOOZER! Lol. Coach Grantham is gonna love you AH!
Paddy
January 22nd, 2010
7:50 am
Do you believe good teams can make numerous penelties and still be a good defense and win champioships? Or what is your philosophy on being a much penelized team?
Elwood Blues
January 22nd, 2010
7:50 am
What kind of music do you usually have here?
Cole
January 22nd, 2010
7:51 am
Do you have a driver’s liscense?
Paddy
January 22nd, 2010
7:52 am
The brown pumps or the boots?
Greg Fockker
January 22nd, 2010
7:54 am
Does Coach Grantham talk Thai?
Paddy
January 22nd, 2010
7:54 am
Will you walk to work or carry your lunch?
goood luck
January 22nd, 2010
7:54 am
Do you Discipline your players? If so, will you teach MR to tighten up?
Bank Walker, Texas Ranger
January 22nd, 2010
7:55 am
Do you have any better pictures of Jessica that Mark can use
rphdawg
January 22nd, 2010
7:55 am
what’s the most interesting job you were ever offered but did NOT accept ? did you regret it later and why?
Bad Karma
January 22nd, 2010
7:55 am
Every coach (probably Bear Bryant and Lombardi also) ever hired has stated the obvious, “we are going to be an aggressive, get after it, blitzing defense.” Which does sound better than, “I like a slow,dumb and clueless defense.” Wait that’s what we had the last two years! What will you do about the stupid, momentum breaking penalties? Also if the players are going to be talking to the media please make speech classes a requirement.
CDAWG
January 22nd, 2010
7:56 am
Coach TG, do you like to jam the receivers coming off the line or just let them release? I personally want our guys to deliver crushing blows so that they cannot get off the line. When you call an all out blitz do you keep someone back as a safety valve?
Dean Vernon Wormer
January 22nd, 2010
7:56 am
Who dropped a whole truckload of fizzies into the swim meet? Who delivered the medical school cadavers to the alumni dinner? Every Halloween, the trees are filled with underwear. Every spring, the toilets explode.
Ferndolin
January 22nd, 2010
7:56 am
Where was the 3-4 against the Vikings?
techQwar
January 22nd, 2010
7:57 am
whatever you ask … do it quietly … Al Groh is taking a nap …
Nancy Pelosi & Pres Obama
January 22nd, 2010
7:57 am
Are you willing to be the deciding vote for the Democrats in Health Care Reform?
WolfDawg
January 22nd, 2010
7:57 am
Ask him what is more important, scheme or fundamentals because for 5 years Ga(other than Rennie) have been terrible tacklers, they don’t leverage the ball, and they don’t get off blocks!
John Belushi
January 22nd, 2010
7:59 am
Dean Wormer – Don’t forget that the German’s bombed Pearl Harbor!
Lee
January 22nd, 2010
7:59 am
Will his new defense be like the 1970’s “Doomsday Defense”?
Judge Smails
January 22nd, 2010
8:01 am
How about a Fresca?
Dawg Fan
January 22nd, 2010
8:02 am
Two questions:
#1 – is Rodney Garner definitely going to remain on the UGA coaching staff?
#2 – is UGA’s strength and conditioning program going to have any staff changes this offseason?
Thanks!