So is Grantham the guy?
All indications continued to point Wednesday toward Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Todd Grantham as Mark Richt’s latest target for Georgia’s defensive-coordinator job.
What remained uncertain is whether Grantham would accept the job, and when he would feel free to do so.
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, Georgia keeps running into complications in its search. The complication with Grantham -– beyond his decision about whether to return to college football after 11 years of building a strong reputation as an NFL assistant – is that his current team is still playing. Would the Cowboys tolerate a potentially distracting announcement –- or even potentially distracting negotiations –- as they prepare for Sunday’s playoff game at Minnesota?
Grantham hasn’t commented publicly on the Georgia job. Georgia also had no comment Wednesday, reiterating Richt’s refrain that he won’t comment until he has his guy.
But it does appear that Georgia has zeroed in one another strong candidate, this time one whose resume indicates a willingness to change jobs.
Grantham, 43, started his coaching career under Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech and then coached under Nick Saban at Michigan State. Since 1999, Grantham has coached for four NFL teams –- the Colts, Texans, Browns (as defensive coordinator from 2005-07) and Cowboys (as defensive-line coach the past two seasons).
Saban tried to hire Grantham as the Miami Dolphins’ defensive coordinator when Grantham took the Browns job instead in 2005. He was mentioned as a potential head coach in Cleveland in 2006, then fired as defensive coordinator a year later. Such is life in the NFL.
Grantham has one known tie to Georgia -– a vacation home on Lake Oconee.
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Reptillicide
January 14th, 2010
1:21 am
First?
Reptillicide
January 14th, 2010
1:22 am
Yeah! First try ever, too.
As far as Grantham, I would be extremely pleased with the hire, and I hope it gets done and we get an announcement within the next 48 hours.
Fuuf
January 14th, 2010
1:24 am
First!
Not sold on Grantham at all…during his 3 seasons as DC for the Browns, he had one of the worst rated defenses in the NFL.
Fuuf
January 14th, 2010
1:25 am
Maybe I should type “first” before writing my piece…lol
Reptillicide
January 14th, 2010
1:26 am
Fuuf…. it was the BROWNS. They sucked long before he got there, and they still suck long after he’s been gone.
Read this for some more info on him: http://georgiadawg85.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/why-todd-grantham-should-excite-you/
The guy has a very impressive resume. Would have been Alabama’s new DC had Kirby Smart come to Georgia. Saban tried to hire him as DC while he was at Miami, too.
RED DOG 77
January 14th, 2010
1:32 am
6th….Wow I am moving up in the world!
RED DOG 77
January 14th, 2010
1:58 am
I am not sold on Grantham……But then again, I am not….not sold on Grantham. The armchair QBs I have been reading on these blogs from the very first day CMR has begun his DC search make my butt burn ! Come on people CMR is one of the top five best and brightest head coaches in the dadgum country! give the man a break ! We have a great 2010 class coming in not to mention all the studs we have that will be back……Now I agree… coaching em up is the key..along with chemistry, hard work, a good bounce of the ball here and there , and mabe a ref with eyes, but hell lots of coaches have failed in college and did great in the NFL . and some have looked weak in the NFL and done beautifully in college….So who the hell knows best ? CMR is head coach of the GEORGIA BULLDOGS…I think I will trust his judgement, I think he is better qualified than me…I am just ready for spring practice to start, cause when it does …..we will be that much closer to the 2010 season to begin.
Dawg Fans Unite
January 14th, 2010
2:02 am
Dawg fans how many of you are tired of this biased sports unit at AJC? Show of hands. Especially Bradley. This is the main newspaper in our state and they continually antagonize us. And being passionate loyal Dawg fans we fall for it every time. But they need us more than we need them. The forty-five nerds that actually follow sports can’t support this website/newspaper.So I am calling for a boycott until they stop undermining our program with backhanded and out and out demeaning commentary. Dawg fans Unite!! Find another source.
tony
January 14th, 2010
2:36 am
Hire someone who hasn’t been fired. Fired coaches are contagious. Hire Chuck Smith former falcon de. He can teach our kids how to sack qbs.
Dawg Fans Unite
January 14th, 2010
2:47 am
Thats funny tony. I have known Chuck since we were kids. I played little league with him. Went to Clarke Central HS in Athens with him and he chose not to be a bulldog but a volunteer. Maybe he could replace Kiffin. He’d be better suited as a fiery position coach.
bkbroila
January 14th, 2010
2:56 am
Anyone mentioned in these conversations are better than Willie Martinez…Grantham’s defenses’ have improved everywhere he has been…I would be all for this hire…His resume looks a hell of a lot better than Willie Martinez…Central Mich/Western Michigan/Miami assistant coach…How the hell was HE ever qualified to be DC? He sucks…Grantham’s resume is way more impressive than Kirby Smart’s ever will be….This guy is a proven coach…At least Richt is not hiring a former college Roommate again…
san diego dawg
January 14th, 2010
3:38 am
The only way the all knowing Mark Bradley would approve of this hire is if Grantham turned out to be a complete bust. That would give him more vitriolic hatred to blog, tweet and bash UGA with.
Saint Knoxville
January 14th, 2010
4:50 am
It will be Garner at the wire
Win P.
January 14th, 2010
5:55 am
This DC recuiting for UGA reminds me of the expression: cutting a dog’s (or Dawg’s) tail off 1 inch at the time. Why not treat this like recuiting for players, send out 25 offers and accept the 1st one that responses. On second thought, all 25 might turn down the offer.
Happydawg
January 14th, 2010
6:24 am
Grantham would be an excellent hire. I also like Travis Jones. Our defense will make great strides under either of these gentlemen. If I had to guess, Travis Jones will be the next DC.
Randall Boxwood
January 14th, 2010
6:25 am
To all the folks (mostly you Fuuf) who continue to pan Grantham’s efforts in Cleveland I should remind you that Bill Belichick was once the Brown’s head coach where he sported a losing record during his tenure. It’s all about the personnel you have around you, baby.
Happydawg
January 14th, 2010
6:27 am
Dawg Fans Unite, you are right. However with the internet, we can get real dawg information with out all the vitrol crap from Schultz and Bradley, by surfing elsewhere. Just cancel your AJC subscription and move on.
PappyDawg
January 14th, 2010
7:25 am
Go find Bill Lewis
Bill Belichick
January 14th, 2010
7:29 am
My name is Bill Belichick, Head Coach, New England Patriots. I am the coach of one of the most successful NFL programs in recent history. I too was once a “fired” coordinator. According to Mark Bradley, that’s a very bad thing and you wouldn’t want me either at UGA. Gee…..
Mike Bobo Offense
January 14th, 2010
7:42 am
Manny Diaz. Manny being Manny. Gotta do it.
Dawg stuck in Bham
January 14th, 2010
7:42 am
20th!!!! Which still makes my higher that the Yellow Jerkets’ recruiting class number!!
One of th eother blogs says Diaz took the DC job at Mississippi State
January 14th, 2010
7:53 am
…did he?
DawgFan
January 14th, 2010
8:11 am
Ok, I’m a Dawg fan so I’ll get that out of the way. Yes, we all disagree with Mark Bradley… but that’s why we read him. Since when was it a prerequisite to work at the AJC to be a UGA fan? Bradley is from Kentucky and went to Kentucky… so he’s obviously not a UGA fan. So what? We all read the stuff because regardless, we’re getting information. Just sayin… Also, I think Grantham will be a good hire and 10 fold better than Willie.
Since Vince
January 14th, 2010
8:12 am
Doesnt matter who CMR gets because the Vanilla offense needs works too. Boo Boos playcalling can be hot,cold and a lot of times STUPID.
Mike
January 14th, 2010
8:22 am
For what it’s worth … the Cowboys defense didn’t take off until Wade Philips took over. I don’t know if it’s a sign that he didn’t ask Grantham to take over … but I’m certain he would be an upgrade over Willie. He would AT LEAST get a DB coach that will get our DBs to turn their heads and find the ball.
daddydog
January 14th, 2010
8:22 am
Grap the Air Force DC, before AF HC becomes Tenn HC and brings DC with him.
il5
January 14th, 2010
8:28 am
I doubt Georgia can get big name like Grantham, the guy’s resume is stacked. It’s probably gonna be some guy that’s been coaching in a lesser conference than the SEC or ACC but been real good there.
where to get better info
January 14th, 2010
8:33 am
There is better info and more up to date on David Hales blog and his articles at Macon.com…..Just stop reading the AJC….All of their news/business/sports reporting is a joke which is why they are on a last leg. They do good on the entertainment stuff
Bremen Dawg
January 14th, 2010
8:34 am
The guy has stuffed the run on every D line he has coached with immediate success. Mark Richt knows he needs a guy like that to turn the D around over the off season and I think this guy can do it.
Bremen Dawg
January 14th, 2010
8:36 am
New flash, Richt offers Grantham a contract worth 600,000 a year. Grantham leaks the contract terms to the media and sits on it for and few days, get a promotion and a raise with stays with Dallas. I’m just saying……..
DawginLex
January 14th, 2010
8:42 am
This search can be looked at in hindsight as being a disaster.
You can say that no one was going to make a lateral move. If that is the case, the following should have never been considered:
Muschamp
Smart
Chavis
Foster
Richt’s greatest success came with a up and coming hungry guy who was sort of an SOB-Van Gorder.
A case can be made that we should have gone after someone like that from day one.
then again, hindsight is always 20/20
Since Vince
January 14th, 2010
8:43 am
Yeah…. he is good on run D but what about pass D. I aint impressed. UGA should get muschamp and pay him the MONEY he cant refuse.
Flushed out of the pocket
January 14th, 2010
8:48 am
Maybe UGA fans can start burning dog houses in the streets to show their displeasure with CMR and Damon with this hiring circus act.
longDawg
January 14th, 2010
8:50 am
Thanks Dawg Fan you said Kentucky and ten the light came on thats whats wrong with Bradley. Up there they cant change hands or they will forget what they were doing
longDawg
January 14th, 2010
8:51 am
Thanks Dawg Fan you said Kentucky and then the light came on thats whats wrong with Bradley. Up there they cant change hands or they will forget what they were doing
Chipped Tires
January 14th, 2010
8:56 am
Any word on a DC at UGA yet ? WTH is the problem? signing day is just a few weeks away ? UGA has fallen asleep once again.
SSI FAN
January 14th, 2010
9:08 am
Don’t you wonder who the other “strong candidate … one whose resume indicates a willingness to change jobs” is?
robodawg
January 14th, 2010
9:15 am
When you say “all indications point to Grantham,” can you tell us what exactly indicates Grantham? The process seems so hush-hush right now, it seems like any number of guys could be targeted. I like Grantham and wouldn’t be disappointed if that’s who Richt is pursuing, but how do we know that?
Coach Richt
January 14th, 2010
9:18 am
Turned Saban down huh? Bet you wont hear Bradley or Schultz report that nugget.
Pitbull
January 14th, 2010
9:27 am
The AJC loves to criticize Richt for his handling of the job vacancy. Then they go telling him how to do it and posting all the secret info about it. These meetings were suppose to be PRIVATE, meetings. How does this story begin, WE HAVE SNOOPED OUT SOME PRIVATE INFO ETC ETC. Then when it falls thru they are the first to criticize!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pitbull
January 14th, 2010
9:34 am
ALL INDICATIONS, What indications, who is leaking this information. If Richt finds out they ought to FIRE HIM/HER AND SET AN EXAMPLE. Richt needs to be a little more like SABAN and cut the press out of the loop for awhile! That will teach them a lesson.
dshep
January 14th, 2010
9:37 am
Hey DUMBA***, Everyone fails in Cleveland!!!! Nuff said. Atleast CMR is looking for a style of D he likes and is proven to work! Please bring me some 3-4 with aggressive man coverage. I am sick of these “so called fans” that only come around and moan when they dont understand anything about football. I hope these idiots realize that is one of the reasons this search ha lasted so long.
dshep
January 14th, 2010
9:40 am
The indication is >>>>> Please let Favararara beat The Cowgirls this Sunday so Grantham can finally talk about the job. I can guarantee that Jerry Jones personally asked CMR to stay away until season is over. Cant say I blame him either!
dshep
January 14th, 2010
9:42 am
Richt is targeting THE 3-4. Which means Grantham!!!!!!!
JaxDawg
January 14th, 2010
9:44 am
From what I have seen from the Dallas D-Line this season, TG looks like he knows what he is doing. So lets all just take a xanax and ride this out til Dallas gets eliminated or wins the Superbowl.
dshep
January 14th, 2010
9:45 am
Amen JaxDawg!
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January 14th, 2010
9:52 am
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Dawg Fud
January 14th, 2010
9:53 am
let’s lock him up!
Denver Dog
January 14th, 2010
9:58 am
It is obvious, that the theory of defense at UGA is going to change. CMR seems to be going not only for a change of DC etc, but for a change of defense. VT, LSU, and Bama, do not run traditonal college defenses. Niether does the Cowboys. Look for a change in the style of defense also. The other available coordinators seem to run the traditional style defenses, and to stop the teams that we need to stop now, we can’t do the same thing over and over again, and expect different results.
AceDawg
January 14th, 2010
10:00 am
I do want Favre to win anyway, and hate Dallas, but Grantham being free becomes the number 1 reason to cheer against Dallas this weekend. Nonetheless, if the rumors about Brian Van Gorder again being interested are true, that my friends is where my recruiting would be fully dedicated to. Yeah, there are risks bringing back the same guy, but I’m sure there are hundreds of players that recall a horribly unpleasant experience playing the Dawgs when he was in charge. UGA had the hardest hitting, action-packed defense in college football. Stats prove it but aren’t needed – the Dawgs were on the verge of a national championship with only average offensive stats because the defense was so dominant.
What about...
January 14th, 2010
10:01 am
What about Lance Thompson? He is an Alabama protegee and is currently in limbo up at Tennessee.
shannon1776
January 14th, 2010
10:13 am
Who do we know whos resume shows a willingness to change jobs?///
Brian Van Gorder
CWM
January 14th, 2010
10:16 am
I’m still available!
Saint Augustine
January 14th, 2010
10:18 am
Not sure the Air Force guy can handle the lack of discipline and lack of “service before self” that exists in Athens.
GT Rick
January 14th, 2010
10:20 am
Strike six!
Georgia through and through
January 14th, 2010
10:21 am
What an absalute dissaster!
Will
January 14th, 2010
10:30 am
I think after word got out that Kirby was offered $750k, Brian Van Gordor got interested very quickly. I look for his return any minute.
UglyOld Dog
January 14th, 2010
10:33 am
After Jerry Jones little calls with Turd Petrino (when was w/Falcons) and getting him to pul his S**T & Get Act…who cares what the Cowboys wants..if UGA wants Grantham give him a ultimatum either play or stay!
UglyOld Dog
January 14th, 2010
10:39 am
But since we have so many football scholars on this blog…why not check out Mark Synder, he was Ohio State DC that clamped down on U Miami in Ohio St only NC of last decade…excellent DC, but below to average at best HC, formerly at Marshall
Bill Belichick
January 14th, 2010
10:40 am
Enough about Muschamp. Posters, at least know your Dawg history. We lit Muschamp up when he was at both Auburn and LSU. I would love for him to take the UT job. No, he will stay in a much safer conference. Smart was a big risk too.
toole
January 14th, 2010
10:43 am
I’m tired of UGA waiting to try and hire one of these top named coaches for a defensive coordinator. One guy that has an excellent track record running a defense is Ray Priore. He has been DC at Penn for 10+ years. He may not have the resume some of the FBS or NFL coaches do, but he can certainly coach a defense. I would be happy with him if we can’t get Grantham. We have the talent we just need a guy that wants to coach it.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
January 14th, 2010
10:49 am
has Sanders (sp?) from the Bills been taken off the “list”?
Sam Robards, Dawg Fan
January 14th, 2010
10:50 am
I’m not worried at all about the search. Richt said it’d probably be near mid-January (or longer), and when that turns out to be true, Schultz and Bradley freak out.
Richt will get the man he needs. I don’t agree with some people that saying re-hiring Van Gorder wouldn’t work. After Tennessee fired Randy Sanders as their OC, they re-hired David Cutcliffe, who helped them get to the SEC Championship game in ‘07 (they also beat UGA the two years he was with ‘em).
However, the more I hear about Grantham, the more I want him in Athens. He’s fresh blood and has different ideas than what we’ve been doing, and his units have shown results (the Dallas D-Line is pretty good). And having a guy with solid NFL experience couldn’t hurt recruiting, either. Yeah, UF got an NFL guy as well, but you know what I mean.
Either way, I’ll be rooting for Minnesota this weekend. Go Favre, Peterson, Harvin & co!
Pitbull
January 14th, 2010
10:53 am
Whatever happened to Coach Willie, I miss having him to kick around. Where is he now? I miss you Wee Willie!
Nick
January 14th, 2010
10:53 am
I just wonder what kind of salary these remaining candidates are going to expect? If I’m Grantham or anybody for that matter, I gotta have that $750,000 Kirby Smart figure in the back of my mind. I mean at this point, why would they accept less knowing the job potentially paid that anyway? I see this all turning into a mess, if it’s not considered so already.
Also, what’s being made of the same situation and its possible links to ours going on at Florida right now? And at Tennessee. I mean, aren’t both of those high profile rival SEC schools still searching for someone at the same position? CMR needs to sh%t or get off the pot here.
UglyOld Dog
January 14th, 2010
10:58 am
Well maybe Richt intends to try to find somebody at the National Coaches Convention…he should be able to find some clown there who will take the job…
Pitbull
January 14th, 2010
10:59 am
Nick, you’re right, I can see a bidding war coming, maybe up to 1 million.
layinlow
January 14th, 2010
11:16 am
Rivals.com premium pay site is reporting that Richt has his man. But I’m not a member of the website and therefore don’t have access to the name. Anyone out there have this service?
After weeks of speculation, Georgia’s search for a new defensive coordinator may finally be coming to a close. UGASports confirmed through multiple sources Wednesday night that Bulldog head coach Mark Richt appears to have settled on who his new defensive boss will be. See the details inside.
GT
January 14th, 2010
11:32 am
layinlow, were the HECK do you get your info??? I dont see his ending anytime soon!!
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
11:35 am
LOL. The idiotic dawgs can’t stand the wait so they make crap up. It’s comical. They no more have their man than they did 5 weeks ago. No one wants to board a sinking ship!
Saint Augustine
January 14th, 2010
11:37 am
GT Rich,
I totally agree. Love it!
DawgBuzz
January 14th, 2010
11:39 am
After weeks of speculations, Georgia’s search for a new defensive coordinator may finally be coming to a close.
UGASports confirmed through multiple sources Wednesday night that Bulldog head coach Mark Richt appears to have settled on Dallas Cowboys defensive line coach Todd Grantham.
Grantham has an offer and is expected to reach a final decision very soon.
Richt could not be reached for comment and athletic director Damon Evans refused to confirm or deny any impending hire.
“I’m not going to say a thing until a hire is made,” Evans said during halftime of Georgia’s basketball game against Ole Miss.
Calls to Grantham’s agent Neil Cornrich have not been returned.
UGASports also confirmed that Richt did reach out to former defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder, but was told that Grantham is Richt’s choice to take over for the fired Willie Martinez.
JS
January 14th, 2010
11:39 am
And who exactly is the GT DC, boys? What?!? You guys are getting boned by Groh.
dap01
January 14th, 2010
11:44 am
GT Rich: If a UGA blog can attract other teams fans like you, surely UGA can hire a coach.
Tech has more issues than UGA. Look at the last two games.
Now go back to that drive through window so that you can earn enough to get those ticket to a Tech game next year. There are still 50 yard line tickets available.
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
11:46 am
Nick-
Your not keeping up, dude.
Florida has already hired Strongs replacement. Some guy I’ve never heard of. Hired him on the cheap, too. Can’t be THAT much to him. With the players they lost to graduation plus all the Jr’s that jumped? They’re rebuilding, no question.
Tennessee’s problems are way bigger than ours. They have lost several recruits and will potentially lose more before signing day.
They have to hire a new HC. A permanent one, not the interim they have in place. (Kippy Brown was just hired a month ago)
The new HC will then have to start looking to fill his staff with what’s left over this late in the process…Kiffen really bent ‘em over a stump on this one. The Vols are soooo screwed.
layinlow
January 14th, 2010
11:47 am
GT and the other GT loser, I didn’t make up anything I got that info from Rivals.com. If you need to re-read my post I think it was pretty clear where the info came from. Thank you Dawgbuzz for giving us the info from the rivals premium site.
Technophobia
January 14th, 2010
11:52 am
43 days.
Top Dawg
January 14th, 2010
11:52 am
Go get Mickey Andrews or Chuck Amatto. Two good choices.
GMoney
January 14th, 2010
11:54 am
Get Bob Shopp
DawgBuzz
January 14th, 2010
11:56 am
layinlow – no problem. Grantham or VanGorder would be an improvement.
pants on the floor
January 14th, 2010
12:00 pm
I like Grantham for this. I just don’t think VanGorder could match what he did at UGA before. The game has changed since then. Martinez ran the same defense VanGorder did and it didn’t work that well for him. We need someone new who changes with the game.
Go Dawgs!
toole
January 14th, 2010
12:06 pm
What about Tommy West?
Sweet Home Alabama
January 14th, 2010
12:08 pm
its bad enough to embarrass to conferance but too become a national joke is another.yOU were on the late night show last night.
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
12:08 pm
GT and GT Rich, it really must hurt that you got your azz beat by a worthless DC, no wonder you are obsessed with our search for a real DC. You apparently realize you will never win again once we hire a real DC. Sorry boys, you suck eggs and will continue to do so for years to come. Keep up the camouflage work, maybe nobody will notice that you are wishing you could hire a DC as good as Willie. You are too too funny.
Ned Striker
January 14th, 2010
12:09 pm
just wondering what my brother thinks….
DawgBuzz
January 14th, 2010
12:10 pm
Yeah, Grantham is the guy CMR wants. Looks like VanGorder is plan B if it doesn’t work out. Still beats Willie.
falcondawg
January 14th, 2010
12:12 pm
Either way it goes, Alec Ogeltree WILL turn our defence around!!
Dexter
January 14th, 2010
12:14 pm
funny I heard Grantham was talking to GT too
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:15 pm
brucemac & LayinLow,
whatever. You AH’s said the same thing about KIRBY SMART IS COMING FOR SURE! Hahahahahahahaha. We shall see. LOOZERS!!
Ramon
January 14th, 2010
12:15 pm
Truthfully, I wish we were searching for another OC also. Its just something about Mike Bobo calling plays that never does anything to really surprise you. He runs 8 screens in one game, that total a gain of 5-6 yards, with 3 of the passes being incomplete. The opposing DC’s know they only have to prepare for 12 or 13 plays when playing UGA. Its safe to say last season the teams best coordinator was the special team’s coordinator (and yes I realize we didn’t have one of those, and that is exactly my point!). I remember when Bobo took over play calling for Richt, I really thought that it was going to get better. But it truly hasn’t. Without the fire that Moreno brought 2 seasons ago, how often do you remember the offense delivering a momentum changing play that was designed by the coach? Yea AJ Green made some great plays, but many of those plays would be plays that went for 35-40 yards where his YAC were 34-39 yards of it.
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:17 pm
Think you guys will be preseason number one again next year if you get Grantham? HAHAHAHA! I say you get another taste of 45-42 in your own back yard and another Shreveport bowl. That’s what I’m talking about!
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
12:20 pm
No GT Rich, we are winners. You see when you score more than your opponent (even if they are from the weakest conference known to man), they declare you the winner. Loser would be what you were this November past and also in that embarrassing performance you displayed in the Orange Bowl. Did you give them their money back yet? Ha Ha Ha, yourself.
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
12:20 pm
Layinlow-
You have to give mentally challenged people a little slack. These dweebs from GT have nothing better to do than hurls anti-Dawg rhetoric because they don’t have a prayer of ever competing with us…in any sport, especially football.
They hired a dude that graduated before Monte did back in ‘49.
They are desperate.
They can’t even win a freakin’ bowl game, much less establish a true rivalry with us.
When BE-BE and the kids declared for the draft, their chance for repeating as ACC champs went right down the toilet along with ANY chance of competing with us. And big, droopy Johnson knows it!
Cheer up, candle-bugs. You still have the dynamic duo!
Jaybo and Josh…the “Lost Boy” and the best shot-putter in the conference!
SECfan
January 14th, 2010
12:22 pm
I was not sold on Grantham at first. But the more I read about him, he actually would not be a bad hire. He may have not done a great job when he was in Cleveland, but come on it’s Cleveland. They will always suck. But the defensive lines he has coached at Houston and Dallas were awesome. Not to mention the fact that he has coached under some great defensive coaches(Saban and Wade Phillips). If Georgia’s defense is ever going to gain it’s dominance back, they have to get a good rush from the front four. They have not done that since ‘07 when they had Marcus Howard’s speed off the edge. That is the reason the secondary has been so bad is because there is literally no rush from the line. Grantham just might be the guy to fix that problem.
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:22 pm
bruceamac,
What were you at the end of the 45-42 game, in your own back yard, after leading by 16 at half time?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahlooozer, that’s what!
how2fish
January 14th, 2010
12:22 pm
GT Rich try talking to 8-1 go ahead explain it…
PMC
January 14th, 2010
12:23 pm
So why do they keep going after guys with complications? Why not try and find a Jim Johnson or Dick Lebeau diciple somewhere?
8 out of 9
January 14th, 2010
12:26 pm
Hey GT Rich or should I say St. Simons,
(((((((((((((((((8 out of 9)))))))))))))))))
(((((((((((((((((30-24))))))))))))))))))))))
(((((((((((((((((73-66))))))))))))))))))))))
Who’s the real loser here?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:26 pm
how2fish,
That’s 1-1 (Johnson)
Marlon Brown
January 14th, 2010
12:27 pm
Thanks grandma for steering me in the right direction.
SECfan
January 14th, 2010
12:27 pm
Dawg fans don’t worry about Schultz and Bradley they are two of the worst writers in the sports journalism industry, which is why they work for the AJC. Bradley is never right about anything and Schultz said Tech would steamroll UGA this year. They enjoy getting a rise out of Georgia fans so don’t give them the benefit.
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:27 pm
how2fish,
That’s 1-1 (Johnson) Chan doesn’t coach here anymore
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
12:27 pm
They just HAVE to keep falling back on that one, fluke, three-point win… two years ago!
It’s all they have, poor saps.
It’s sad, really.
JB
January 14th, 2010
12:32 pm
He will probably be the guy although we will not have him for recruiting period. If Dallas wins Sunday, he’s locked up another 7 days at a minimum. I think being 45 minutes from his lake house is a plus. Heck, his family could live there, and he could stay at a UGA guest room during football season. At 600,000 or so it should be a nice raise. As a position coach, he’s probably making 300-350 at Dallas. Plus, he will be the man on D. On a downside, he does a good job for us and Beamer retires in 2-3 years, guess who Foster will call first to be the DC at VT.
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
12:34 pm
Hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day. We have to let you win every ten years or so, otherwise you will quit playing us. Oh no, you couldn’t do that because then noone, and I mean noone would buy a season ticket to that thrilling schedule you roll out every year. Can’t wait for those Duke, Maryland, Wake Forest, and Middle Tennessee match ups. What a thrill.
59bulldawg
January 14th, 2010
12:34 pm
Well if Bud Foster recommends him, that’s good enough for me!
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:35 pm
This is what the people in Dallas are saying and I agree
Posted by Geez Louise @ 11:42 PM Wed, Jan 06, 2010
Why would a sane person leave a good gig in the NFL with the Cowboys for a job at U Georgia that isn’t even the head coach??
Hahaha.
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Posted by Beast @ 12:32 AM Thu, Jan 07, 2010
A lateral move from America’s Team to the Georgia Bulldogs, a mediocre SEC school? Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa….no.
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
12:36 pm
bruceamac,
make no mistake. YOU are our number one priority!
Ramon
January 14th, 2010
12:42 pm
GT Rich, moving from a position coach job to a DC opening in the SEC is not a lateral move. If it was a lateral move don’t you think the position coaches in the NFL would be making 600,000 or more? Another reason is, if he doesn’t make this move, when do you think he’s going to get another chance to run a defense? It definitely won’t be in the next 3-4 years in the NFL. The last successful DC at UGA ended up with a DC position in the league. So that along is a good selling point.
dap01
January 14th, 2010
12:42 pm
GT Rich: You are pathetic.
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
12:42 pm
Fair enough, Go Dawgs.
Dick Cheney
January 14th, 2010
12:43 pm
Hire me. I’ll waterboard the Gators and Vols.
Wade Phillips
January 14th, 2010
12:46 pm
I’ll tell you why he’d leave GTRich– he’s only a linebackers coach in Big D and I ain’t giving him the coordinator job anytime soon.
wayne
January 14th, 2010
12:47 pm
Ruffin Mcneill DC Texas Tech makes arounnd 360,000/annum just let go by Tuberville. Athletes love him and play their hearts out for him as seen in their recent bowl win. Go after the man quickly!
Buffalo Bills
January 14th, 2010
12:48 pm
If we’re not interviewing him, Grantham’s not getting a head coaching gig in the NFL anytime soon.
Vince's Dooley
January 14th, 2010
12:51 pm
Damon, look and see if I took Ray Goff and Jim Donnan off speed-dial. If I did, see if their cards are in my old Rolodex. Chop-chop…..
Vick=Dog killing Thug
January 14th, 2010
12:54 pm
GT Rich makes me laugh….. more like GT stupid. Make fun of the any aspect of the Dawgs but they have GT beat any way you slice it. When was the last time the insects even won a bowl? Any bowl?
Enjoy the 45-42 fluke loser. It’s your 15 minutes of fame. Long gone…..
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
12:58 pm
Subscribe to the Augusta Chronicle on-line if you want good, honest, unbiased UGA reporting…most of the time.
Stay away from the Savannah paper, though. They seem more than a little slanted towards the “Institute” and that other little wannabe in the ‘Boro.
The Macon-Telegraph used to have some decent writers but as long as Shanks and Lough are contributing, there will be a lot of rah-rah-rah for anybody other than the Dawgs.
JMO
SOUTHGADAWG88
January 14th, 2010
1:03 pm
I don’t see the big deal about announcing a deal while the Cowboys are still playing.He is not the DC at Dallas he is a position coach.This is the pros the players are not going to be distracted by some position coach getting another job.
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
1:09 pm
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jerry
January 14th, 2010
1:10 pm
Who gives a damn what the Cowboys will “tolerate”. UGA doesn’t owe them anything. If one likes a girl, he doesn’t go asking her boyfriend if its o.k. to talk to her, does he? Full speed ahead and to hell with the Cowboys.
Technophobia
January 14th, 2010
1:10 pm
43 days, and counting…………..
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
1:12 pm
Grantham is NOT announcing it because just like the other SIX he ain’t going to georgia. Get it through your thick head’s.
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
1:15 pm
JB-
Just for information…The money offered to Grantham will be at least equal to if not more than what they offered Smart.
Multi-year contract @ 700-750K/year.
Assistant coaches are not paid huge salaries in the NFL. Teams spend their budgets on players and Head Coaches. And assistants don’t usually sign long-term contracts, either. They get hired and fired too often.
Monte Kiffen got a huge raise to come and coach under his idiot son. And he was in the NFL how long?
Salty Dawg
January 14th, 2010
1:18 pm
This paper is a real joke. I love how they post the same article multiple times with different headers. Looking for some original content, clicked on 3 different “headlines” and got the same blog post each time. WTF?
McDawg
January 14th, 2010
1:20 pm
how about everyone just not talk about the DC job until its filled
obomaisaclown
January 14th, 2010
1:25 pm
I understand that mike Thorton a Auburn lean is cancel his Auburn viit anyone know what is going on?
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
1:26 pm
How about we talk about what whatever we feel like, dude?
Besides it’s January 14th. What else is there? The NFL? GMAFB!
SOUTHGADAWG88
January 14th, 2010
1:26 pm
Then what would we be talking about?I’m tired of the Kiffin story already!
Willie Martinez
January 14th, 2010
1:27 pm
I would like to announce that I have accepted the position of defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech Institute of Technology. I look forward to continuing the decades long tradition of mediocre defenses at Tech.
Kirby Smart
January 14th, 2010
1:29 pm
The GT fans are really wannabe UGA fans otherwise why would they keep blogging here rather than their own blog…unless they are waiting to find out who the other DC candidates might be so they can talk to them after Ga hires one like a dog (no pun intended) waiting for table scraps.
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
1:30 pm
Cool!
Come to think of it, that would be a definite upgrade for those goobers.
JB
January 14th, 2010
1:32 pm
GT Rich……………………………………………………………………………………Go pant over your own empty DC search……………I know the big names are drooling over that opening also. DC at Tech= career killer.
Paul Johnson
January 14th, 2010
1:33 pm
GT Rich, whatta ya doin over here…get back home to the Tech blog!! Yeah, I know this one’s more interestin’ but we need everyone we can get on own blog!!!
Cherokee
January 14th, 2010
1:36 pm
GT Rich ….and GT hired who for the DC job and when did that happen???
NO ROUNDBALL, NO NASCAR
January 14th, 2010
1:38 pm
If Kiffin is not relative to UGA, if Vick is not relative to the Falcons, if Frenchy is not relative to the Braves, if whoever is not relative to the Thrashers, count me out.
JB
January 14th, 2010
1:39 pm
Way off subject, but just read a story on Newsmax about what the world is doing for Haiti. Even China. Interesting that not one Muslim Country mentioned. not one.
Jag Dawg
January 14th, 2010
1:39 pm
Grantham has worked with a lot of great coaches. The fact that these well known coaches would hire him has got to say something about the guy. He may actually take the job being he is going to a DC job at a major football school…Heck, after Willie Martinez, Donald Duck is a step in the right direction.
JB
January 14th, 2010
1:48 pm
BREAKING NEWS FROM TECH ATHLETIC COMPLEX: Coach Groh, The 68 year old just fired Head Coach of Virginia has determined the job at Tech might work. HE said, ” well, they’re aren’t a lot of steps to navigate, and the SSI people told me i can still draw in full, and i’m used to getting cussed at the last two years. Heck, this might work. I’m a little nervous about that big ole slab expressway our there, but Paul said he’d drive me to work from Paulding County. No gun fire at night out there he say’s”. Who is this Bradley and Shultz guy who keep tweet’n my ass?
Fleischman in Chi Towns Bed
January 14th, 2010
1:52 pm
Has Saint Richt interviewed any High School coaches for the job? I bet they wouldn’t turn him down like everyone else has.
Bill Lewis
January 14th, 2010
1:53 pm
Hey, I know of a certain former longtime, successful, good looking former UGA defensive coordinator, who just happens to be available for a second tour of duty. Whaddya say?
Awful anticipation
January 14th, 2010
1:54 pm
Fact: People like good news, people can take bad news, but people CAN’T tolerate no news…. This is why the AJC writers are reporting whatever they choose. You will come running to read it…. FACT.
I just wish some sort of announcement would take place from CMR. We are almost done with the second week of Jan and no hire. Other colleges are filling roles at an alarming rate. I’m not saying he should rush into this, but he needs to understand that providing some updates on this search is necessary. Why? Because we the FANS are the customers. We generate the revenue that makes this whole thing possible. Take all the time necessary to find the right hire, meanwhile, throw us a bone.. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !!!!!!!!!
Ruffin McNeil
January 14th, 2010
1:59 pm
I wouldn’t touch that job with a ten foot pole. I hear them fleabags are a bunch of racist, beer swilling, chain smoking, tattoo sporting trash talking scumbags.
PowerDawg
January 14th, 2010
2:00 pm
Good one Kirby-
Since you posted with that traitors name, we’ll oblige you.
Keep it up. You have already lit a fire to the bridge. Might as well throw some gasoline on there and finish the drill!
Pretty soon it too will go POOF! Just like that welcome wagon that crashed and burned a few days ago.
You couldn’t even make your own statement to the media when you decided to turn your back on your Alma Mater.
You had to keep your mouth closed and let your Daddy speak for you. You are a wimp.
Hope you enjoy being Saban’s whipping boy. You will always be in his shadow. And when this shooting star flames out… and it will… you will be the one to take the blame.
Enjoy.
Awful anticipation
January 14th, 2010
2:01 pm
I think Todd Grantham would be a good hire. However, it’s highly likely he would take this job only to prove he is ready for a DC job again and bolt as soon as the opportunity presents itself. Likely to the NFL. I’m guessing he would be successful when compared to our previous defenses…
cajdawg
January 14th, 2010
2:06 pm
If Grantham does a great job and leaves in two years than so be it. That is a good problem to have. Top programs lose coordinators when they are successful, that is good indicator that you are hiring good people.
Coop
January 14th, 2010
2:10 pm
Georgia = A top second-tier program
JB
January 14th, 2010
2:14 pm
Any body worth their salt won’t stay long. Who’s been hired off our staff the last 2-3 years. No one. We have a position coach problem At UGA. Look at our play. If you check in a nice resort and it’s not run well, you gonna blame the doorman ? The grass cutter ? How about the people charged with running the place. the GM and his Management team aka the coach’s. Nobody has been knocking on our door. Bobo, our OC. Is he on any list for a HC job ? nope. I want people after our folks. We didn’t go after Foster and Smart because of lackluster results. They produce. That’s what I want.
Ali Akbar U
January 14th, 2010
2:15 pm
GT Rich -
8 out of 9
30-24
5 in a row at Bobby Dodd
73-66
We’re talking total domination of UGA over GA. Tech.
FYI – Womack is gone and Tech is still looking for a DC! Word is that Clay Aiken is going to be the next DC at Tech! LMAO!
Fleabag Motel
January 14th, 2010
2:15 pm
Hey Bill
Do you think Pete Carroll would leave the Seahawks to come to beautiful, clean, safe Athens?
Awful anticipation
January 14th, 2010
2:20 pm
JB and cajdawg,
I hear what your saying, valid points. I wouldn’t disagree, however, it would be nice find a DC trying to make a name for himself. If this person is an unknown it would take 3-4 yrs before other would look really hard.
A No Lose Plan for Richt
January 14th, 2010
2:28 pm
Coach Richt’s going to get 2 guys, more than likely, that way, if one leaves too soon, Coach is covered.
Hey, it worked for Batman and Robin?
Last time, Coach Richt got 2 guys he wanted, Brian Van Gorder and Willie Martinez. When Van Gorder left, Martinez plugged right in and it worked pretty well for 3 more years. It gives some continuity to the program that way.
DC will be announced first, then we’ll get guy #2 as the Plan B.
Possible guys for the dynamic duo are:
Travis Jones, Kevin Steele, Sal Sunseri, and Todd Grantham
JB
January 14th, 2010
2:32 pm
We’ll have Grantham for atleast two years, maybe three. Foster will be the HC at VT by then, and if Grantham has turned our D around, he will be called home for 1 mil a year at VT…..
Or………………….he may love Athens. HE’s gotta lake house at Oconee.
UA Alum92
January 14th, 2010
2:32 pm
I’m not slamming Richt, just wondering why we haven’t heard of anyone interested / campaigning for the DC job. Don’t most coaches have a stable of former players and coaches who are part of their potential talent pool for such a position? Weird.
I do think CMR made mistakes firing Coach Martinez without a bird in hand, allowing this to stretch out so long and especially letting this play out so pubicly.
My two cents.
jellybeandawg
January 14th, 2010
2:33 pm
Mark Richt = FAKE JUICE
Mark Richt = FAKE TAN
Mark Richt = FAKE JUICE
Mark Richt = FAKE TAN
Mark Richt = FAKE JUICE
Mark Richt = FAKE TAN
Mark Richt = FAKE JUICE
Mark Richt = FAKE TAN
Mark Richt = FAKE JUICE
Mark Richt = FAKE TAN
Mark Richt = FAKE JUICE
Mark Richt = FAKE TAN
Grantham Long Shot
January 14th, 2010
2:36 pm
Grantham would be a great choice, but it’s a long shot. If Georgia gets him, give the man a parade. But at this point, we don’t want to get our hopes up AGAIN only to be dissapointed. Probably gonna be a couple of up and comers from a non SEC/ACC conference. The rumor folks are all usually wrong, and they’re saying Grantham, so I seriously doubt it. Look for a guy with a #1 ranked D in a non sec/acc conference, lots of choices and options. Last time, Coach Richt went for 2 lesser known names from a smaller division. You could probably get 4 of those guys, for the price of 2 bigger names.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
January 14th, 2010
2:36 pm
Pee Wee Herman is being interviewd for the head coaching position at Tennessee – well qualified as his record at the Orange County police department indicates.
how2fish
January 14th, 2010
2:38 pm
GT Rich after that coaching meltdown last year he’s one and done!
pants on the floor
January 14th, 2010
2:40 pm
Grantham Long Shot…..How is Grantham a long shot? He would be going from a position coach making about $300,000 to a DC position making over twice that. I might be crazy, but it sounds pretty appealing to me!!!!!!
Cherokee
January 14th, 2010
3:02 pm
jellybeandawg = IDIOT
Fair and Balanced
January 14th, 2010
3:09 pm
Rivals states with almost certainty that it’s Grantham.
Nate Dawg
January 14th, 2010
3:09 pm
If Mark Richt really wants Todd Grantham, I would think he could get him. Why would the Cowboys get in a bidding war with UGA over a position coach? He’ll come for the right amount of money.
JB
January 14th, 2010
3:14 pm
There are a lot less Gators on here since Meyer “broke” and put them in a tail spin. I will not flame his Results and success at Florida, it’s been great, but that I’m outta here , I’m back, well maybe, we’ll see, ok by Sept has to have the fan base and Recruits nervous.
Grantham Long Shot
January 14th, 2010
3:15 pm
Last time, in this same situation, Richt ended up with 2 smaller known guys from a smaller known conference, Martinez and Van Gorder.
Because Grantham’s on a team in a Super Bowl run, I’d say the timing is off and it’s a long shot.
Big Clue:
When the media hypes up a guy, it’s usually an agent trying to get the guy a raise at his present team. Been there, done that.
1eyedJack
January 14th, 2010
3:24 pm
Is Ricky Tidwell’s Momma still available?
She was a real bold woman raised on a farm
Had Bear Bryant tattooed on her forearm
She’d wash all her team mates uniforms
Tucked everybody in in the football dorms
Cooked the game meal, said the Lord’s prayer
You’re missing a jockstrap? She’s got a spare
Crawled in the huddle, and called all the plays
The only one tough enough to go both ways
Yeah…a mouth full of mud, scoured up knees
Cussing out the coaches spittin’ on referees
dawglaw
January 14th, 2010
3:38 pm
It seems like the back channel from Richt to Grantham would be Brad Johnson. Have any of the AJC folks followed up on this?
route66
January 14th, 2010
3:54 pm
What becomes of Garner if this hire is made because he is also a defensive line coach?
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
3:54 pm
UA92, how is it any different than when Bama fired Shula and Saban was the fourth choice. I don’t think it matters anymore, does it? This is just a bunch of media and anti-UGA nonsense. When we hire the right guy noone will remember or care about this and if we hire the wrong guy CMR will not be here anymore. So, let the man do his job.
Wreckmaniac
January 14th, 2010
3:58 pm
Maybe UGA should just skip next season and spend a full year in this search so they know they will get it right. I mean, if Meyer is taking the year off, can’t CMR ? Don’t coaches get sabbaticals ?
Archbishop of Canterbury
January 14th, 2010
3:58 pm
Let’s address it this way. Is there ANY date that would make you unhappy if there is still not a DC on board. Is there any doubt in your mind that any coach hired at this point will STILL be hailed as a “great Fit and just the RIGHT man for the job. Glad it took so long because CMR got his man” You know it will be portrayed that way. Tommy Bowden or Mickey Andrews could he hired and he would be treated asTom Landry before he left the Giants to go the Cowboys in 1960.
This is why i prefer pro sports. The fan bases in college are so emotionally connected to teams they follow that they treat coaches as family–above criticis in many cases. The clown in Athens has gone 2-7 against Florida, his achievements in 9 years have been dwarfed by what Meyer has done in 5 and yet there are Georgia people who want him around forever even if he went 6-6 BECAUSE he is a good” Christian” man. Wow!! what the guy’s religion has to do with his performance evaluation and perception at a public institution as a coach is something I don’t get, BUT I like pro sports.’
Wreckmaniac
January 14th, 2010
4:01 pm
Don’t blame the AJC writers. They’re just calling it like they see it.
This is a disaster. The awful earthquake in Haiti is a disaster. So is the UGA coaching search. What else can you call it ? “UH, we’re just looking around” ?
Wreckmaniac
January 14th, 2010
4:07 pm
The Dallas coach said “this job was rejected by Kirby, Bill Foster,and
John Chavis and its just the one I’ve been looking for “
GaGator
January 14th, 2010
4:09 pm
Richt is the happiest coach in America. This Kiffin soap opera has taken all the attention away from his fruitless search (so far) for a DC.
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
4:11 pm
Archbishop, sounds like you have the same illogical college fan love for old Coach Cry Baby. I guess you like pro sports and Coach Cryer equally well. Please stay off our blog and you won’t have to be so frustrated you idiot.
brucemac
January 14th, 2010
4:14 pm
Coach Cryer ain’t there anymore so he is irrelavent. We are 0 and 0 against your new Coach Spaghetti. You can hang your hat on high school kids if it you want. I will bet on our 10 returning offensive starters on and new DC. See you in Jacksonville.
GaGator
January 14th, 2010
4:16 pm
brucemac
Testy, testy, testy, the Bishop was right as rain about Richt vs Meyer. If you look a the Gators #1 recruiting class you will know it will be 4 more painful years in Jacksonville.
DOUG
January 14th, 2010
4:20 pm
Every coach in the Southeast has property in Georgia. That rairly makes a difference but maybe it will be enought to put him over the edge. Still not sure he would leave the greatest pro football program for one of the best in the SEC. Dont go to far Willie.
Grantham Long Shot
January 14th, 2010
4:23 pm
Pretty sure Grantham’s agent will play this up in Dallas with Phillips and Jones.
And Jerry Jones shouldn’t have any trouble matching ANY offer Georgia can come up with, Jones is a Billionaire. $700,000 is chump change to Jerry Jones.
UglyOld Dog
January 14th, 2010
4:24 pm
GaGator….heard Maeyer started having Panic attacks again thinking ….no more Teblow….oh noooooooooo
UglyOld Dog
January 14th, 2010
4:26 pm
GaGator…sorry about the misspell…I’m a product of georgia’s fine education system…shoulda been Meyer
GaGator
January 14th, 2010
4:36 pm
That ok, it’s silly either way. But I read that Tuberville has gotten a DC from the Alabama staff. It’s James Willis, Saban linebacker coach. It’s becoming more and more apparent with each passing day that Richt just know anybody or is in over his head as a Head coach.
We shall see.
Richt must be the happiest coach in America. This Kiffin soap opera has taken all the attention away from his fruitless search (so far) for a DC.
oledawg
January 14th, 2010
4:43 pm
Cojones has been posting around that we should rally behind Richt at this time–no matter what the outcome. Agreed! He suggesta that we post on Richt’s site and others in a resounding way to show our support for UGA, Richt and the Dawgs. Let’s do that ASAP so that Richt and the rest of these sorry anti- Georgia posters and writers know how we are together and resolved with our team to see another good Dawg Team grow.
RISE UP DAWG NATION!! Do your good thing.
Left out of all this sturm and drang has been a declaration to end our period of mourning and get UgaVIII introduced. Onward and upward! The rise of the 2010 and 2011 Dawgs has begun. My two hounds, Fannie Mae and Priscilla, send their greetings to the next symbol of our University: “WOOF!WOOF!” and “YAWHOOOOOOUUUR!”.
What's Up Wirh Richt's AD?
January 14th, 2010
4:45 pm
Is Damon Evans trying to undermine Richt? Why not spend the big bucks to get Foster, Chavis, or Smart? Is Evans trying to get out of the contract with Richt without firing Richt? Makes you wonder if Evans wants Richt to jump to another school. Really, really bizarre the way Evans has guarded the purse. Don’t think AD is giving Richt any leverage.
GaGator
January 14th, 2010
4:45 pm
Whoops, forgot I already said that.
Lesser Known Defensive Coordinators
January 14th, 2010
4:59 pm
Don’t know how many of these are still avilable, but here are some of the top defenses from 2009 in different conferences:
North Carolina
Rutgers
Pitt
Navy
Central Michigan
Temple
Air Force
TCU
Boise St.
Probably going to be a couple of these guys.
TBOMACHINE
January 14th, 2010
5:09 pm
clay aiken would be a GREAT fit with CPJ at Tech. Finally a masculine figure for the techies to look up to. hahahaha GO DAWGS
TBOMACHINE
January 14th, 2010
5:11 pm
and if you dont like it, punch one of the AMERICAN IDOL judges in the face
An Long Shot for Richt? New England DC
January 14th, 2010
5:17 pm
He’s avilable as of today. Go get him.
http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=28099
Froggy Dawgy
January 14th, 2010
5:33 pm
JB
January 14th, 2010
3:14 pm
There are a lot less Gators on here since Meyer “broke” and put them in a tail spin. I will not flame his Results and success at Florida, it’s been great, but that I’m outta here , I’m back, well maybe, we’ll see, ok by Sept has to have the fan base and Recruits nervous
This guy has been sleeping the last 3 weeks, hello……………………the Gators class went from great to some experts calling their incoming class the best ever assembled. Check out Rivals, Scout, and the ESPN150 and see all those “scared” Gator commits. The only people that should be nervous are SEC East teams that are going to see these boys the next 3 or 4 years. Tailspin? No, preseason #1 to 8-5 is a tailspin.
Pitbull
January 14th, 2010
5:36 pm
AJC don’t know DIDDY about who the next DC will be.
Charlie Charlie
January 14th, 2010
5:42 pm
JB
You shouldn’t be surprised, Muslims don’t help each other out let alone the rest of the world.
Nick
January 14th, 2010
5:48 pm
Powerdawg:
George Edwards. Yeah never heard of him either. He came from the Dolphins. Why didn’t this hire make so much as a ripple when ours has been a total media debacle?
I think if CMR wants Grantham, he knows and likes something that we don’t know about yet. I totally put my trust in him. He’s paid alot of money to know what he’s doing. Only time will tell and I’m not going to write Grantham or anybody for that matter off immediately. Innocent until proven guilty!
Nick
January 14th, 2010
5:51 pm
PowerDawg:
P.S., further research shows George Edwards was on UGA’s staff in 1997 as a DL coach!
Came from Duke, was grad assistant at UF in 1991.
Duke? ha ok
Bark Avenue
January 14th, 2010
5:58 pm
Enter your comments here
MVP
January 14th, 2010
6:10 pm
Don’t get too excited mutt nation. Grantham will say WHY?
CMR
January 14th, 2010
6:18 pm
I’m clueless about the search for the new DC but my tan and hair looks great!
Jesup
January 14th, 2010
6:19 pm
GaGator “Richt must be the happiest coach in America. This Kiffin soap opera has taken all the attention away from his fruitless search (so far) for a DC.”"”
AS MUCH AS YOU OR ANY OF US THINK….UGA DC Position has never got alot of press on the National level,
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Big DAWG
January 14th, 2010
6:24 pm
I think Todd Grantham would be a great hire and a terrific DC. The man coached under Nick Satan once, but was smart enough that he turned him down in in request to follow him to Miami. I alo don’t fault him for the problems as DC with the Cleveland Browns. Get real people, Cleveland had not done anything since Jim Brown. It was not Grantham’s fault. I hope to read in the next few days that he is our new DC.
Big L
January 14th, 2010
6:25 pm
Hey, all us Dawg fans should calm down. We could be Tenn. or Bama 2 years down the road. Richt is stable and cares. That will keep is successful and proud. Richt will get a great DC and Ogeltree will lead the assault. On the other hand, listened to Colin Cowheard on the radio and he has a good source who said that Richt HAS to win this year, and 9 or 10 won’t cut it.
Jesup
January 14th, 2010
6:26 pm
Look, give me a very successful High school coach that has a record of strong Defense with a little fire in his belly. They are a lot of very talented High school coaches that could be a lot more successful than willie. But too many fans for Ga. think that its all about a name, or a former player with one year exp. I will be happy with a GREAT high school coach.
Big L
January 14th, 2010
6:30 pm
If richt had utilized the talants in 2002 or 2007 and won a national title, he wouldn’t catch half the crap he does. In either season , one more TD in the florida game in 2002 or another TD in 2007 against South Carolna and we could’ve played for a National championship.Titles can get you alot of leniancy in those thin 8-5 seasons.
Jesup
January 14th, 2010
6:30 pm
Just don’t want to run a high school offense…
Big DAWG
January 14th, 2010
6:33 pm
Yeah, Big L. Or we could be Florida and not have a head coach. What would be even worse, we could be USC and headed for probation with a complete idiot as coach.
Wreckmaniac
January 14th, 2010
6:34 pm
Van Gorder – Plan B ? There isn’t even a plan A There is a plan C.
mars
January 14th, 2010
6:53 pm
Rich Brooks is available. If it wasn’t for Eugene Robinson’s need for a little “relaxation”, he might be wearing a Super Bowl ring now.
JBW2868
January 14th, 2010
7:16 pm
Tony Spangler is going to be the next DC at UGA. Write it down!
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
7:21 pm
Sorry guys you are right we do suck. I like the rest of my fellow tech fans suffer from dilusion
Slim
January 14th, 2010
7:24 pm
This could go on forever….Georgia can’t get a DC and Richt can’t get to the national championship game. I bet Georgia is in this same position in 2 years…..
GT Rich
January 14th, 2010
7:26 pm
One more thing, my life sucks and I am just a loser. But you probably already can see that.
Snellville Jacket
January 14th, 2010
7:45 pm
It’s obvious to me that Mark Bradley and his AJC cronies are secretly subverting (Dawg fans, that means “messing with”) UGA’s search for a DC. It’s all part of their grand plan to depose (Dawg fans, that means “run off”) Mark Richt and replace him with Furman Bisher. Yep, it’s all a clever conspiracy, Dawg fans. So cancel those subscriptions – that’ll show ‘em!
hope
January 14th, 2010
8:18 pm
Are the dawgs going after any of UTs decommits? We really need Defensive coaches recruiting now.
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Rob Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
8:44 pm
Travis Jones needs to join this staff, if Richt is going to get a 2 years, then gone DC named Todd Grantham. Jones recruits well and can take over the D once TG leaves for Gotham (or anywhere else) in a couple years.
If that plan falls through, I agree with the “fringe” folks that believe Kevin Greene would make an awesome LB coach. Hire him and DeRuyter from AF.
GATA CMR. G-E-O-R-G-I-A. Goooooo Dogs. Sic’ Em!!
Sincerely,
Rob Bobby Robby
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Rob Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
8:53 pm
How ’bout my main man, Iz Troupe? Will he step up to be a consistent threat opposite of AJ Green in 2010? He’ll be a Junior. Sounds like a good time for Troupe to shine! GATA #28!! Go Dogs!!!!!
P.S. What will Richard Samuel do next year? Become a LB or sit on the bench as a 3rd or 4th string RB? With Curran gone, UGA could use another playmaker at Samuel’s natural position.
Anyway, here’s Iz vs Auburn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKQqR1sDQ0w
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
8:59 pm
The Miami Sports Examiner has just now reported that Grantham has told UGA no for the DC position. Looks like Mark Richt will have to hire from within after all. What a bunch of clowns at Georgia.
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Rob Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:00 pm
Ha ha.
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:02 pm
another strike,
shouldn’t you be watching rasslin?
We aint no Baby Goats either
January 14th, 2010
9:03 pm
Dang another turndown? What are we gonna do now ? Can we just get Willie Back ?
75 Dawg
January 14th, 2010
9:07 pm
What the heck is CMR doing ? Im just sick.
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:11 pm
Miami Sports Examiner has also reported that Skip holtz is the new coach at South Florida. Lou must be proud….
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:13 pm
I just realized something. Guess what? I DON’T CARE who UGA does or doesn’t get to coach the defense. Why? Because I believe in UGA. Names are nothing more than that. Georgia is the illustrious University that I have loved for all my life. And if you ain’t for UGA, then you just became Dawg food. That ain’t good for you. No matter what, I’ll always support my Dogs.
CMR, let it do what it do!
GATA UGA!!
We Run This State! Here’s the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-zZ_qIJ3aQ
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:16 pm
hey robert booby…. you believe in Shreveport ?
Bwaaahhhhhhhh
January 14th, 2010
9:17 pm
Another one says no and UGA bites the dust ! Hire Dick Sheridan !
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:18 pm
another strike, the Skip Holtz thing was reported over 5 hours ago. Is that supposed to give you enough credibility that I should believe your claim regarding Grantham?
Sorry dude, but who have you scooped lately? Nobody.
GATA UGA!!
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:19 pm
Yes, I believe in Shreveport. Check recent history.
dallasmorningstar
January 14th, 2010
9:21 pm
No Granthem has not turned you guys down!!! All indecations in Dallas are he will be with you in guys come Monday!!! Bank on it
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:22 pm
hey Robert….. you a betting guy ?
Clipboard Joe
January 14th, 2010
9:24 pm
I see that the the rumour mill is up and running again.
Herbie Curbie
January 14th, 2010
9:26 pm
Nothing on the ESPN crawl about Grantham…..
Its Done
January 14th, 2010
9:27 pm
Grantham is the new DC at UGA. Great Hire!!
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:30 pm
BTW another strike,
My middle name ain’t spelled with 2 o’s. That’s disrespectful. You need Jesus. But, I ain’t one to preach. This is, after all a UGA blog.
GATA UGA!!
Your friend,
Robert Bobby Robinson (notice the correct spelling of Bobby)
P.S. How ’bout dem Redcoats? Best band in CFB, y’all!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-RLkmA7mMA
Herbie Curbie
January 14th, 2010
9:30 pm
Aw shucks, just pay Kirby whatever he wants. Obama says its just money so just throw it ! Like something else UGA fans like to throw.
Dap01
January 14th, 2010
9:35 pm
UGA’s problem is getting a DC. Perhaps we should put a tax on assistants. If you have a problem, tax the heck out of it.
That’s what our government does!
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:36 pm
Whats wrong Booby? Shreveport gotcha down? or have you ran out of KY.?????
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:37 pm
No, another strike. I’m not a better, not a drinker, not a smoker. Don’t believe in unhealthy habits. Maybe that makes me boring, but I work hard for the very little that I own. Why throw it away?
That would be uncooth. GATA Tim Tucker. Ha ha ha.
Your friend,
Robert Bobby Robby (Notice the correct spelling of Bobby). Go Dogs!!
dallasmorningstar
January 14th, 2010
9:37 pm
Robert Bobby Robinson…Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby- Hey agree with you about the Red Coats, BUT have you seen the Jacksonville ST Marching Southerners?? Totally the best bnd in America and i work in Dallas, TX!!! http://www.marchingsoutherners.org
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:41 pm
Hey booby…. betcha you gotta big hole in your evenings since you dont do anything.
Robert Bobby Robinson...Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby
January 14th, 2010
9:41 pm
For the record, I’m gone from this site. This “another strike” persona is allowed to type disgustingly inappropriate comments and I’ll not stoop to that level. I REFUSE TO READ OR COMMENT ON ANY MORE AJC ARTICLES UNTIL I’VE BEEN ASSURED THAT THEY’VE BEEN CLEANED UP!!!
Sincerely,
The former AJC reader posting as Robert Bobby Robinson…Friends call me Robert Bobby Robby.
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:47 pm
Bwaaaahhhhhh Booby wont come out to play anymore. Sez I dont play purty….
another strike for UGA
January 14th, 2010
9:52 pm
And UGA fans thought Kirby was a done deal !!!
Joe - I'm a lawyer
January 14th, 2010
10:08 pm
So why do people think Grantham would be good? Because he’s a d-line coach in the NFL? People mention he was the d-coordinator for the Browns — but did you think to check how the brown’s defense stacked up to the rest of the NFL during his tenure? (Perhaps this could have been an easy task for the AJC…) — check for yourself — but to save you time, the answer is not good. During his time with the browns, Grantham ensured that they were near the bottom of the NFL — if he’s hired at UGA, he’ll ensure that we’re at the bottom of the SEC….
Should have, Could have, Would have
January 14th, 2010
10:25 pm
” In either season , one more TD in the florida game in 2002 or another TD in 2007 against South Carolna and we could’ve played for a National championship.”
You are really reaching huh? Maybe in 2007 instead of beating Bama 23-20 in overtime Bama beats UGA or maybe in the 20-17 win over powerhouse Vandy they squeak out a W. We could play the “If” game or the “just one more touchdown” game all day.
Hopeful In Atlanta
January 14th, 2010
10:49 pm
It is obvious to assistant coaches all over America that my Alma Mater will FINALLY put Richt out of his misery after this year. We will not get a top of the line DC because who would want to leave security and then maybe get dumped by a new coach in a year. I am not at all highly connected in Athens but I know enough people who are and they are finally tired of being an also ran to Florida and now it will be Florida and Alabama. The word is out that the 9-3 crap ain’t going to cut it anymore when two other conference schools are threats to hang matching 12-0 or 11-1’s against you. The muted scuttlebut reached a crescendo in the coaching community when our Little Lord Fauntleroy was FINALLY forced to fire a buddy. That demonstrated the gloves were off and Mark, who always bragged about not being forced to make a firing, was FINALLY forced to make a firing.
The bloom is off this rose and we should all be rejoicing. Finally get our MAN from Texas and the Little Boy who has been here can go back and play with the Bowdens. Too bad the administration feels compelled to AGAIN afford him the reality of ANOTHER missed SECCG. And PLEASE, stop the Murray talk at QB. talk to some people associated with the program and see how Murray matches up with the kid at Florida who would have probably given them a better chance against Bama. We are screwed for 1 more year but then the Will Era starts. be patient–ONLY one more 9-4 0r 8-5. doesn’t really matter.
We once were Georgia and will be Georgia again!!
Big L
January 14th, 2010
11:16 pm
He Another Strike, ain’t you the team manager responsibpr for Paul Johnson’s manzeers? You better get back to it. That man can be rough without any support.
Big L
January 14th, 2010
11:20 pm
Woulda , coulda , shoulda , is a loser Techie ridin Big L’s johnson. My quote was not makin excuses , it was a way of telling why Richt would have it easier if he had performed better. Pick a fight with someone else bubba. I’ll wear you out.
SLK 65
January 14th, 2010
11:45 pm
On the the UGA site on rivals it says that grantham has excepted the job. I am not a member so i could not get all the details.
hind tit
January 14th, 2010
11:46 pm
just because grantham didn’t do well in cleveland don’t mean a thing.injuries, bad trades,bad draft picks,to much focus on offense in the draft in three years can destroy any chance to havea good defense, bad front office. have you forgot about 42 years of all of this we went through with falcons. if he was a bad coach he wouldn’t be with dallas now.
The Other St. Simons
January 15th, 2010
12:01 am
Grantham would have signed soonerr, but was laughing too hard when he was told he had to play Paul Johnson every year.
fan
January 15th, 2010
12:18 am
Grantham athens bound!!!
so sick of this
January 15th, 2010
12:23 am
for the love of god end the rumors and get the deal done
COSprings Lady Dawg
January 15th, 2010
12:30 am
Good hire, but probably overpaid. Now, let’s get some great assistants. Hopefully, this will help us maintain our recruits and pick up a couple more. Go Dawgs!
GIVE ME A SOURCE I CAN TRUST
January 15th, 2010
12:32 am
WHERE IS CONFORMATION ON THIS?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
COSprings Lady Dawg
January 15th, 2010
12:35 am
Tom Dienhart Rivals.com, and old reliable, Pollack’s tweets!
Welcome to the DawgNation Todd Grantham !!!!!
January 15th, 2010
12:51 am
IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG !!!!!!
NOW LET'S GO WIN THE SEC BABY !!!!
January 15th, 2010
12:52 am
GO DAWGS !!!!!!!
GOOO....DAWG'S !!! SIC'EM....WOOF,WOOF,
January 15th, 2010
12:55 am
WOOF !!!!!!!!!!!!
kilo
January 15th, 2010
1:02 am
GA.HAS HIRED Todd Grantham AS THEIR NEW DC.REPORTED BY YAHOO SPORTS 5 MINUTES AGO.
FL Dawg
January 15th, 2010
1:02 am
For what it is worth, as others have stated, Rivals is reporting Grantham is a done deal. I will hold off on any celebration until an announcement is made. Don’t want an excessive celebration penalty.
DawgFreak
January 15th, 2010
1:14 am
dude its the Browns. They have sucked forever. No coaching staff has done great there since Schottenheimer and Bernie Kosar was there.
Porty
January 15th, 2010
8:36 am
“Congrats Coach Grantham and welcome to Athens.”
“Thanks Coach Richt. Glad to know I was your pick. I WAS your first pick right?”
“Uh, no.”
“Second?”
“Uh no.”
“Third?”
“Let me show you around campus……”
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8:43 am
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