Grantham: Dogs will go to 3-4 defense; he’ll coach linebackers
A few notes from new UGA defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s just-completed conference call with the media:
– Georgia’s base defense will switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 — three linemen and four linebackers, rather than vice versa.
“We’ll be a 3-4 structure,” Grantham said, “which basically means in your base defense you have two outside ‘backers, three D linemen, two inside ‘backers. . . . We are more of an aggressive style 3-4. We’re going to attack blockers up front, and we’re going to rush the passer. Our outside ‘backers are going to be what we call edge-setters. They’re going to be aggressive; they’re going to be coming; they’re going to be solid [against] the run but we’re going to develop those guys as pass rushers. The inside ‘backers … they’re going to be downhill guys to the ball.
“But in saying that, we’re still going to be multiple. We’re always going to. . . have the ability to match personnel. . . . The other thing is, when you coach in pro football, you take the players you have and you find a way to make it work. So I really believe the best way to go about it is, you rank your players 1 through 50 and you find a way to get your top players on the field. ”
– Although he has coached defensive line for most of his career, he said he’ll work with the linebackers at Georgia. He thinks that’s the best role for a coordinator.
“As coordinator, you’re tied in to not only the front but the secondary,” he said, “so I will be working with the linebackers and that way you can be with both the front and the back relative to whatever drills you are doing.”
– He doesn’t know the only holdover on Georgia’s defensive staff, line coach Rodney Garner. “I have heard good things about him, and I expect to be meeting him here shortly.”
Two openings remain on the defensive staff, and Mark Richt has said the new coordinator will have much input into filling them. Grantham said no decisions have been made. He said his hiring came together quickly and that he and Richt would discuss other positions over the weekend and next week.
– He will remain with the Cowboys as long as they are alive in the NFL playoffs. “I’ve always been a believer that you finish what you start,” he said.
– He and Richt didn’t know one another when Georgia’s search for a DC began. Richt said he got to know Grantham as the process unfolded. “I really feel like we hit the jackpot,” Richt said.
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244 comments Add your comment
Brinson
January 15th, 2010
6:09 pm
Sounds promising. I hope the change from 3-4 to 4-3 isn’t too big of a challege.
jack bull
January 15th, 2010
6:09 pm
we hit the jack pot, baby!!!! now, please hire someone who will tell the DB’s to FIND THE BALL IN FLIGHT AND MAKE A PLAY!!!!! oh yeah, and find someone who can play nose guard…
my professional input would be….AJ Harmon, Tanner Strickland, or J.Anderson, we can’t have those 3 300 lbers sitting on the sideline, can we?
big
January 15th, 2010
6:10 pm
1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bremen Dawg
January 15th, 2010
6:11 pm
Grantham, start converting Richard Samuel to LB now.
Clint
January 15th, 2010
6:11 pm
One excited Georgia Bulldog fan here. Welcome Coach Grantham and you will like Coach Garner. I agree ,, I think we hit the jackpot here !
big
January 15th, 2010
6:12 pm
i can find better tech grad assistants to waste $750,000 on than this grantham guy. this guy was an nfl line coach. theres a reason for that… he sucks as a coordinator.
kydawg
January 15th, 2010
6:13 pm
Any time table on the assistant coaches to be hired?
Will he recruit some while Dallas is still in the playoffs?
Oh yeah…great hire and GO DAWGS!!!
Bremen Dawg
January 15th, 2010
6:14 pm
NFL style defense, can’t wait to see it.
VinceVanGo
January 15th, 2010
6:15 pm
This is a great hire from a great head coach. I am proud of the way Mark Richt has handled this search and hire and shame to the doubters & bashers. Get on the bandwagon and support Mark Richt & Todd Grantham. We should all be proud to have an honest, respectable, trustworthy head coach. Look around college football. Greed & deceit abound. Yes I’d like Georgia to win a National Championship, but even if we don’t we should win 8-10 games every year and that consistency without cheating will speak volumes for itself. Thanks Mark Richt. Welcome Todd Grantham. Good luck. Go Dogs!
southgeorgia Dog
January 15th, 2010
6:20 pm
Good to hear the MR finally got his man. Todd plss bring TJ with you from the cowboy’s.
Warner Robins Dawg
January 15th, 2010
6:30 pm
Excited Dawg Fan here. Thank you Coach Mark Richt, great hire. Welcome to UGA Coach Todd Grantham! Good Luck, the Dawg Nation is with you, Go Dogs!
Joseph
January 15th, 2010
6:33 pm
The 3-4 will allow for the defense to be more aggressive and it is an easier way to rush “four” without the offense knowing exactly who the rusher is and where he is coming from. Should get interesting. Go Dawgs!
ed haire
January 15th, 2010
6:38 pm
I am from Bainbridge, Ga. and saw Kirby play high school ball. He was a fine young man then as he is now. However, I belive coach Richt got the right man to turn things around!! I also did high school football radio for Magic 107 in Thomasville, Ga. when Mike Bobo was the quarterback. He can and will do a much better job this year. It’s alot different calling a game when you have a great defense. Hunker Down Dawg fans. 1020 will be huge!!!!!
ed haire
January 15th, 2010
6:39 pm
oops 2010
Office Space
January 15th, 2010
6:43 pm
WHOOOOOAAAA NELLY!!!
DoravilleDawg
January 15th, 2010
6:46 pm
This was the best possible hire other than perhaps Chavis. Grantham has great breadth of experience and won’t be attached at the hip to the HC.
WestOfAthens
January 15th, 2010
6:48 pm
Very happy this ordeal is completed. It seems having TG running the defensive side, the program should get a BIG boost in recruiting.
I applaud the switch to 3-4. This program needs a JOLT, several of them, IMHO
HBTD!
Preston
January 15th, 2010
6:48 pm
JACKPOT!
collegeballfan
January 15th, 2010
6:51 pm
I agree this is a good hire. My only thought is for the Dawg fans that trashed the 3-4 as a college defense when Al Groh’s name was linked to GT. If those Dawg fans are correct, Richt is a real dummy. If Richt is correct, then those Dawg fans are real dummies.
Who wants to vote?
Preston
January 15th, 2010
6:55 pm
collegeballfan, that’s just plain ol’ hatred between tech and UGA. I try my best not to get involved in the tantrums that are ponged on every blog. LOL. Both schools got fine defensive coordinators. The edge will go to UGA though because of the talent level. But hey, I’m a dawg fan.
Palm City DAWG
January 15th, 2010
6:56 pm
Unbelievable!!!!!! Go COWBOYS and HUNKER DOWN DAWGS
oledawg
January 15th, 2010
7:03 pm
I hope that the assistants will be from the same cloth that it appears Todd is cut from. Boy, that would make for a nasty and vengeful bunch.
We have the players and recruits to accomplish this. Fu has out-recruited us, but I don’t think they will outcoach us. Role reversal sounds feasible. What I don’t get is DaRick looking around when we will have the best offense in the land. Can someone help that kid sort things out? Kids don’t have the insight of great experience in character of coaches. What’s with his HS coach?
toofless in alabamer
January 15th, 2010
7:05 pm
Absolutely stoked about this hire!! Hire ASSISTANTS LANCE THOMPSON & TRAVIS JONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Guy
January 15th, 2010
7:05 pm
Agressive D is all I ask. Hit’em! Wrap up! Sack!
MontyP
January 15th, 2010
7:07 pm
22nd!!!! You go to love the fact that he plans on putting the most talented players on the field. That means he has confidence in his ability to coach those players up. Let him take over the kick-off coverage too. That is one are that has been as weak as the defense. Good Hire!
Go Dawgs!
John
January 15th, 2010
7:08 pm
I truly believe that the defense just became instantly better. Great hire and thank God it’s over. All true DAWG fans now need to show the same spirit and enthusiasm for our offense and CMB. WE ARE DAWG NATION! Lets go dawgs!
oledawg
January 15th, 2010
7:12 pm
Guess I just became a Cowboys fan for this year. Some advice to Jerry Jones: heard on the news you have artificial grass in a billion dollar stadium because you can’t grow grass inside. Some ole boys from California can show you how to grow all the grass you can use inside. I read somewhere some time back that tracks can be laid that exits a dome and you can send the field out for a little sunshine and roll it back in. You would think that someone could rebuild a new field after every game using sod. Where did the billion go, to the scoreboard? Cheez!
BigDawg63
January 15th, 2010
7:12 pm
Excited about this hire,, I believe we are in for a great defense soon. Welcome to dawg nation Coach Grantham. I looked forward to seeing you on the sidelines soon.
Go Dawgs…..Sic Em,,Woof, Woof
Lake Oconee Dawg
January 15th, 2010
7:14 pm
Coach Ritch You just hit a hoooomerun with the hire for D.C. Now let’s get that 6′ 6″ QB from Watkinsville ready to play in 2010. Go Dawgs!!
ToccoaDawg
January 15th, 2010
7:14 pm
The offense is fine. we have some good young qb’s coming alone. Now we have a D to go with it. Thank GOD for Coach Richt.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
January 15th, 2010
7:17 pm
Wait and see attitude for now.
Toole
January 15th, 2010
7:20 pm
How bout this starting defense: DL- Deangelo Tyson, Abry Jones, Kwame Geathers; LB- Justin Houston, Cornelius Washington, Darryl Gamble, Marcus Dowtin; DB- Branden Smith, Brandon Boykin, Baccari Rambo, Quintin Banks. Sounds pretty good to me. Just have to teach the former DE’s that will become OLB’s pass coverage.
Dawg Fan
January 15th, 2010
7:22 pm
Great hire!
Mark Bradley Sucks
January 15th, 2010
7:23 pm
Yes, we’ll need a huge nosetackle in the middle, but I think we’ve got the personnel to make it work. The Geathers kid is enormous and it’s being said that he was really scrappy in practice. Don’t forget about Deangelo Tyson, Abry Jones, Derrick Lott, etc. We’ve got some big boys waiting in the wings. We’re also recruiting the big Whitaker kid out of Warner Robbins. He’d be perfect for this system. I talked to some of the Grayson HS football players and they said that he was by far the best lineman they played this year.
oledawg
January 15th, 2010
7:24 pm
Grantham has a summer place on Lake Oconee. That cuts down on a traumatic move. I’ll say that he is familiar with the area! How old are his kids? Will they attend the University?
The guy already displays some diplomacy by leaving Coach Garner some room to coach the D-Line. Good. I hope that they all hit it off fine and will infuse their passion and loyalty into the kids.
SOUTHGADAWG88
January 15th, 2010
7:30 pm
Garner says Kwame has NFL potential as a LT.I think big AJ Harmon is going back to the DL
John
January 15th, 2010
7:31 pm
Great point oledawg
oledawg
January 15th, 2010
7:33 pm
Lake Oconee Dawg- Looks like you may get a helluva drinkin buddy. You posted while I was typing that TG has a place already on Lake Oconee. Were you aware of that? Take him a little Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat for openers. We will be lookin to you to get the inside skinny on the D practices.
Dawg Tired
January 15th, 2010
7:33 pm
The 3-4 makes all kind of sense in a speed conference. Plus LBs rushing the QB from the edge is absolutely necessary against these spread offenses. This should translate into a much more aggressive defensive philosophy than poor old Willie had. Of course, only performance on the field will ultimate tell how all this that sounds so good actually works.
What??
January 15th, 2010
7:38 pm
I like the decisive attitude. Look forward to seeing our DAWGS kick some SEC a$$!
Great experience in the profession.
Richt, great job!
Ignore press and get ready for 2010…..I mean 2011 BCS Bowl Game!
Dawg stuck in Bham
January 15th, 2010
7:52 pm
Can’t decide…am I a Cowboys fan or a Vikings fan??? Cowboys win out makes our staff look even better to recruits. Vikings win and TG gets on the recruiting trail….
oledawg
January 15th, 2010
7:57 pm
Lake Oconee Dawg- I’ve got talented choir-practiced black-and-tan coondawgs that can deliver “WOOF!WOOF!s” and “AAAWOOOOOUUAAH”s across the lake to welcome TG back to Athens area. Just gimme the word.
Alright! Next business is to get Sonny’s line bred into a longevity line and prance Uga VIII onto the field. I’ll never forget during a game it was announced at halftime that Uga I had died and had been buried in the east bank behind the goal posts during the week. We were asked for a moment of silence for his passing at the end of which a chant began in the student section(where We were sitting) of”DAMN GOOD DOG!, DAMN GOOD DOG!, DAMN GOOD DOG!”. As we reached a crescendo, the team burst thru a sign between the west end goal posts with a 4-5 mo old Bulldog (Uga II) pulling at a long leash with a cheerleader hardly able to keep up. That pup ran dead center of the field at full speed and didn’t stop until he hit the 50 yard line where he jumped up and down with the spirit that he symbolized! The stadium went nuts!! The team finished the day by kicking Auburn’s (I think) butt. What I wouldn’t give to see that again! And hear the roar!!
pj
January 15th, 2010
8:00 pm
This is exciting. We’ve always had the guys to do this – when is the last time, if ever, that we ran a 3-4? By the way, I live in the lake oconee area – he should go hang at Richland Creek.
BEEDOG
January 15th, 2010
8:04 pm
I will wait until after the third game next season to have an opinion on whether this was a good choice for DC. I don’t know him but he deserves the chance to prove himself.
Great if he fits in.
Sweet Home Alabama
January 15th, 2010
8:09 pm
COACH if you do not mind.Your first order of business is teach your players some diciplines,i am tired of seeing everyweek who is doing the pokey shuffle.
You need to copy what the tide is doing and teach team first principles that we use.
ps you will never win the SEC AS LONG as Coach Saban is at Tide.
Roll Tide ……..
Hawk n the Ham
January 15th, 2010
8:12 pm
If the Cowboys win the Super Bowl now, and they contribute it to the great defense, then that will be all the recruiting he needs to do.
falcon
January 15th, 2010
8:13 pm
Bring the heat baby! 30-24!
Buckhead Bulldog
January 15th, 2010
8:16 pm
YES!!!!!!
.
January 15th, 2010
8:17 pm
Sweet Home Alabama – which is only another year or two. Bawa ha ha ha ha
Louie
January 15th, 2010
8:31 pm
About to run out of names, huh doggies. Shows you NO DAMN DECENT COACH wanted the job from a program going Totally as-backwards. Al Groh will make DRAMATIC impact at GT. It’s on baby come next November, can’t wait!
Gadawgfan
January 15th, 2010
8:32 pm
The 3-4 is really tough for opposing teams, but you have to have the right personnel. I’ve played against it In college and because it’s a two gap defense your 3 dline guys have to be BIG guys and outside backers have to be big physical guys who can pass drop. I hated the short passing game against it because there aren’t big windows to throw it. I like the new DC and his aggressive style and think the defense will have success next year but will be great in another year or two with the right type of backers that they will bring in. I think this is a great hire and am excited about uga’s future! Good job richt
Big Sack Dawg
January 15th, 2010
8:33 pm
Carry your yellow arse to Ramblin On ,little LOUIE! The Dawg nation is on the rise BABY!
DILLIGAF
January 15th, 2010
8:37 pm
It sounds like Garner will hopefully remain as line coach.
I can’t wait to see a defense that plays with plays with intensity and discipline again. It will be interesting to see who fills the remaining spots on the staff.
Everyday is a good day to be a GA Bulldog but today is a great day indeed! I am glad the search is over because I know this ordeal has been very stressful for CMR, especially all of the negative press.
New QB, new defense, I’m ready for football now!! It’s’ guranteed to be another interesting season.
GATA!!
UGA85′
Louie
January 15th, 2010
8:43 pm
CPJ made the best hire, hands down. GT will now have all problems solved , no question. The little doggies are running around with their fat chests stuck out because SOMEONE took the job NOBODY wanted.
L M F A OOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Satilla Dawg
January 15th, 2010
8:52 pm
Welcome to Bulldawg Nation, Coach Grantham!
Looking forward to the fall and some good, old smashmouth Georgia D E F E N S E again!
Good hire, CMR!
Go Dawgs!
Louie
January 15th, 2010
8:52 pm
STILL L M F A OFFFFFFFFFF
Gary in Gainesville, FL
January 15th, 2010
9:07 pm
Great hire! We have a good a great NFL coordinator running out defense. Second problem is special teams and conditioning. Finally the biggest thing MR has fix is the turnovers and penalties. Fix the turnovers and penalties and the dogs could win the SEC next year!
GATOR GRANDE HANGING
January 15th, 2010
9:09 pm
Good hire Richt.How many years till you clowns can compete?
guyanadawg
January 15th, 2010
9:09 pm
play ball! (oh, wait wrong sport). anyway, SWEET – glad to finally have our man! one good thing about the 3-4 is the dawgs are always strong at LB, now we can get more on the field at one time. i look forward to us being known as a shut-down D. O should prosper without so much pressure to score 30 plus.
Josh
January 15th, 2010
9:11 pm
Louie, wow you are either misinformed or ignorant…..
Josh
January 15th, 2010
9:12 pm
By the way, T.J. Stripling has the perfect build to play OLB in this defense. Look for him to contribute as a freshman.
Louie
January 15th, 2010
9:13 pm
CPJ has it all in place. Piece missing to the puzzle now in place. Mutts got their man albet 6th choice.
Oh well, someone to fill a BIG void.
DILLIGAF
January 15th, 2010
9:13 pm
With all of this talk about defensive coordinators and coaching staff postions being filled, has anyone heard anything relating to Willie Martinez? I heard a week ago that he was being linked with an opening on the Gator’s staff. Any truth to that?
Louie
January 15th, 2010
9:16 pm
josh, a third grader questioning a GT student. You gotta be kidding me. Go get one of granddaddy’s PBR’S son.
Louie
January 15th, 2010
9:18 pm
Al Groh will prove to be valuable asset to Jacket program.
Mutts will lag big time ,as always under cmr regime.
Georgia Tech
January 15th, 2010
9:22 pm
We at Georgia Tech have not won a major bowl game since the 1950s!!!!
We know 1 out of 9 is a FLUKE!!!
Thanks to UGA for exposing how overrated we were in both football and basketball.
30-24!
73-66!
Can we come visit the Governor’s Cup in Athens sometime? We’d just like to see what it looks like because it is almost always in Athens!!! We are proud that our Jackets are the second best college football and basketball team in the state of Georgia.
PS. Did you all notice that our GT Jackets have now lost 5 straight bowl games?
GAyTech
January 15th, 2010
9:24 pm
There is a good reason that Georgia Tech is located close to midtown and Piedmont Park!!!! You catch my drift, fellas! I’ll catch you later in a stall at the park.
Louie
January 15th, 2010
9:26 pm
I hate it that UGA owns us!!!! Dang you guys for whipping our butts on our own field inside our very small Bobby Dodd Stadium and then you had to beat out super talented basketball team with your bunch of walk-ons. I guess that means Georgia Tech SUX!!!! I suck too!
DAWGER2
January 15th, 2010
9:27 pm
The word on the street is that georgia has contacted Donald Chumly former UGA player and curent Savannah Christian head football coach about coaching defensive ends.
Jeckyll Island
January 15th, 2010
9:30 pm
30-24!!!!
30-24!!!!
30-24!!!!
30-24!!!!
UGA is state champions on football, GA Tech is NOT!
8 out of 9!!!!!
8 out of 9!!!!!
8 out of 9!!!!!
8 out of 9!!!!!
Mark Richt is undefeated in Tech’s little high school sized stadium!
73-66!!!!
73-66!!!!
73-66!!!!
73-66!!!!
UGA is state champs in basketball too! Guess who is second best? GT
LMAO
Bo
January 15th, 2010
9:31 pm
Sounds good to me, I’m in…Grantham sounds like a hard a$$. You gotta love that. Hopefully he’s the kind of guy that won’t tolerate arm tackles and mental mistakes. Go Dawgs.
flagboy?
January 15th, 2010
9:32 pm
moving to the 3-4 will be a big challange in one off season. . .a massive change in responsibility and thinking on your feet on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive will have to be more disciplined than the past few seasons.
Should be exciting.
The Real SugarHillDawg
January 15th, 2010
9:32 pm
It doesn’t matter who you Tech LOSERS hire! Even Al Groh can’t make chicken salad from chicken sh*t! I can’t believe Tech won the ACC and had a defense that bad. If Iowa had had a decent offense, that game woulda gotten UGLY!Suck it NERDS! We have bigger fish to fry than you POSERS!
Reality
January 15th, 2010
9:32 pm
Why is whining, crying and making up excuses an annual thing at Georgia Tech?
A. Because the University of Georgia Bulldogs have made an annual event at kicking GA Tech’s butts in football.
Boss
January 15th, 2010
9:34 pm
You whiny GT termites need to stay on your own vents where you can discuss why your Jackettes can’t win a big game outside that pathetic second tier conference called the ACC.
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
9:39 pm
Now hire Travis Jones and Charlton Warren: http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warren_charlton00.html
GTDog
January 15th, 2010
9:41 pm
Enter your comments here
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
9:43 pm
Lets see here, mabe the most promiseing red shirt ,as was voted on by the coaches for the defense………Yep you guessed it 6ft 6in 330lb Mr. Kwamee Gathers at the nose? Sounds like a fit to me…..GO DOGS !!!! GATA
BamaKnowItAll
January 15th, 2010
9:46 pm
Guess if you can’t beat the Tide, hell you might as well copy their style. Bama is one of a few teams in college football running the 3-4 Defense. They say it’s a copycat league so maybe CMR will instill some discipline also……Roll Tide!
GTDog
January 15th, 2010
9:46 pm
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Josh and you other guys chill! Louie (really…Louie? Louie?) isn’t really a Tech student. Read his posts. That guy never made it out of high school. He(she?) is either VERY young, VERY drunk or VERY….ahhh, I’m trying to be politically correct here…help me out, what’s the term I’m looking for???
Michael
January 15th, 2010
9:48 pm
Glad to see the dogs finally hire a DC! Dont know to much about this Grantham fella, but i do like the way his 3-4 defense sounds! Any ideas if that Deon Rogers kid from Florida would be a good fit in this system?
Bride of Chucky Knapp
January 15th, 2010
9:49 pm
You tell em, Boss! Don’t they have some bridges to build or something with all that “stimulus” money?
Bride of Chucky Knapp
January 15th, 2010
9:51 pm
2, to, too, two, tew: it’s all the same to you people, isn’t it?!
dawg nation
January 15th, 2010
9:52 pm
Glad to have coach Grantham!! Bring some dicipline to that side of the ball guys and lets get some fast hard hittting linebackers in here and run this mother!!!!
GTDog
January 15th, 2010
9:53 pm
The bottom line here is that BOTH UGA and GT made nice hires for their respective DCs. I’d say GT made the safer short term move while the Dogs went with a riskier choice that has great potential.
But…let’s all be glad that Cutcliffe said no to UT. He’s is a hell of a coach. Gonna be hard rooting against DD though. But worst of all…I really, REALLY wanted to have another shot or two at Kiffin!
Willie B Martinez
January 15th, 2010
9:54 pm
{{{{{{{{{ Bud Foster }}}}}}}}}}
{{{{{{{{{ John Chavis }}}}}}}}}}
{{{{{{{{{ Kirby Smart }}}}}}}}}}
Grantham, you were the 4th choice. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
Big L
January 15th, 2010
9:54 pm
Grantham’s ground assault. How does that sound? Or how bout The G Unit.
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
9:56 pm
Travis Jones and Charlton Warren…….Make it happen Grantham and Rich http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warren_charlton00.html
GTDog
January 15th, 2010
9:57 pm
Willie, you’re hilarious! Keep looking down that list…keep looking…Yep, there he is:
84. Al Groh
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
9:57 pm
Flagboy ? 9:32pm 1/15…..With all due respect my brother….From one who has played a fair bit of football myself…..You will hear that a 3-4 defense is a challenge…..But in reality it is much easier……..Why ? you ask….. Because a 3-4 is basically an attack defense….and that is what all real defensive players want to do ! Or in other words it is fun ripping someones head off…….thus anything that fun will be much easier to learn and understand….Cant wait….Been a long time coming…..GO DOGS…..GATA .!!!!
Cowboy
January 15th, 2010
9:59 pm
The best way to handle these interlopers from the high school team in Atlanta,as well as any other fan from another school is to just overlook them. how bad it must be that you spend your time on another teams blogs.
munson
January 15th, 2010
9:59 pm
footballscoop.com is saying UGA has just hired UCONN db for same spot. Does any one know if this is accurate?
munson
January 15th, 2010
10:00 pm
db coach that is.
Kevin
January 15th, 2010
10:03 pm
Louie are you mad that there’s no beautiful girls at your school? I was downtown in Athens Wednesday and Thursday, and I almost feel like we have to many beautiful girls. And they love their UGA boys… trust me
Dawgtime
January 15th, 2010
10:06 pm
Justin Houston is going to be a beast in the 34 front. UGA will be having players better prepared for the NFL will NFL type alignments. How many times do you hear, can he adjust from DE to OLB? You will know with UGA.
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
10:06 pm
Munson:
Post the link please………..about the uconn bd coach…
I would rather see http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warren_charlton00.html
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
10:07 pm
db
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
10:09 pm
Big L Sounds pretty good to me ol boy…….THE G UNIT….or we could name it after you….mabe…THE Big G Unit …YEH….I like that better ..THE Big G Unit.
jimmy
January 15th, 2010
10:09 pm
if anyone took time to read what coach phillips had to say about our dc they should be very pleased i hope derek dooley doesn’t find a rb named walker
munson
January 15th, 2010
10:10 pm
NC DAWG,
hope this helps
http://www.footballscoop.com/?cat=24
Jesup
January 15th, 2010
10:12 pm
Good find ….munson
Septic Tank Rules!
January 15th, 2010
10:14 pm
Signs UGA fans are panicking:
1) SEC bleating
2) Stat mongering
3) TECH obsessing
4) Richt hating
5) Celebrating 4th choice DC hire
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
10:15 pm
Munson:
Thanks……….I hope Travis Jones is in the mix to coach OLBs
gadawgs
January 15th, 2010
10:15 pm
Great hire Coach Richt! Welcome Coach Grantham. Cannot wait until September!
SSI Resident
January 15th, 2010
10:16 pm
Obviously, the blogger who claims the name “Big” really means “Big Ego.” If he knew as much about football as you think you do, you would be on ESPN Prime Time.
memphisdawg
January 15th, 2010
10:17 pm
Welcome to Dawg nations Scott, Amanda and your children Toby, Cole, & Sarah
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
10:18 pm
Dawgtime…Yer Dern Tootin right about HOUSTON…….Did you read where they just re-instated Montez Robinson? He should be pretty stout on the outside as well…..Hope Grantham can get Robinsons head screwed on straight before the 3rd game.
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
10:22 pm
SSIResident……Hold on just a minute BUBA…. Big L is my friend….so you about to have to go through 2 of us …..and I know Im Big.
West Coast Bias
January 15th, 2010
10:22 pm
I totally agree with comments on Richard Samuel. Move him to linebacker, coach him up, and watch him go from underachiever to playmaker.
memphisdawg
January 15th, 2010
10:22 pm
footballscoop.com is 99.9% accurate. Don’t ever listen to footballcoachscoop.com however (currently being sued by the former).
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
10:23 pm
If Scott Lakatos is the new DB…….it is going to be interesting to see if Richt hires an OLB coach: (Travis Jones please) or a special teams coach maybe Shane Beamer
memphisdawg
January 15th, 2010
10:24 pm
Now if we can find someone to coach special teams we will be set. Wish we could have jumped on DJ Durkin before Florida got him. He is an unbelievable coach.
Jesup
January 15th, 2010
10:25 pm
HE IS NOT A RECRUITER THOUGH …….http://connecticut.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=1&school=16&year=2010#page2
memphisdawg
January 15th, 2010
10:26 pm
Scott Lakatos has very strong ties to Paul Pasqualoni (Grantham’s replacement in Dallas) who was also close with Grantham. This tells me Grantham is doing the hiring for remaining coaches not Richt.
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
10:27 pm
Jesup:
It is UCONN…….a basketball school…….they beat South Carolina in the bowl game………which had better athletes than uconn
memphisdawg
January 15th, 2010
10:29 pm
Its hard to recruit at Conneticut. Though i agree recruiting is probably not Lakatos’ strong point. That is why Garner remains an intergral part of GA’s staff.
Would love to pluck Lance Thompson away from UT as an insurance policy, but I think he makes close to 400K, not going to happen.
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
10:30 pm
Hey Tech boys…. you won the ACC congratulations ! Now go away….While we celebrate a while. Or is it that the 3-4 defense we will be running sort of troubles you?…it should.
NC DAWG
January 15th, 2010
10:32 pm
Travis Jones would make a great hire….former UGA player, can coach olb’s http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/Coaches/People/Travis%20Jones.aspx
RED DOG 77
January 15th, 2010
10:35 pm
The Big G Unit
BuLLdawg
January 15th, 2010
10:38 pm
Derek Dooley, walk-on Academic All-ACC receiver at Virginia, UGA Law Degree, becomes famous overnight at $2.4 million dollars a year for 5 years.
Nick Saban Disciple both at LSU and the Miami Dolphins, he left the NFL to be head coach and then also Athletics Director at Louisiana State of the WAC.
He doesn’t or hasn’t thrown the football, which doesn’t surprise any UGA fans.
$12,000,000
That’s more than Vincent J. Dooley ever made by a long wide margin.
In Stark contrast to the impetuous aggressive arrogant presumptuous Lame Kitten hired by Mike Hamilton, Derek Dooley is smart, conservative, and very rich.
I know, he had 2 losing seasons sandwich his one good year the year before last at Louisiana Tech, but here is the common thread of Mike Hamilton’s 2 most recent hires as coach : Dooley lost many close ballgames. Moral Victories. Here, he will fit in well with the vols, whose hatred for everything Bulldog finds them reaching into the WAC to steal their head coach to come coach for the vols.
Running the football makes your Defensive Stats look better.
I expect Derek Dooley to bring some respect back to the vols long-suffering football program both in the classrooms and off Cumberland Boulevard.
Win and losses ?
That hasn’t been a priority for the vols in a long time, now.
Strengths :
(1)Classroom, Coach Dooley is a smart young man.
(2)off Cumberland Boulevard, Coach Dooley is a conservative who will not put up with that stuff any more.
(3)Respectability by saying the right statements instead of every wrong statement by every vols’ head football coach ever, in the past, this also will be a huge improvement finally for the former Hillbillies of college football.
(4)Wins and Losses might well follow, and if they don’t Coach Dooley got Vince and Barbara twelve million dollars for taking care of them in their old age, with a huge helping hand by his mentor Nick Saban of Alabama, and it does seem that Nick Saban’s Disciples actually all are extremely good at Coaching.
I know y’all expect me to criticize this choice, but I do not, I actually like it.
Coach Dooley, this is a refreshing change, finally for the vols.
It’s going to be great having a conservative, smart, student of the game, with a pedigree in coaching second to none in whom he has studied under, to the North finally, for a change. I never in my lifetime thought that any of Coach Dooley’s values were of any importance to anyone with the vols, ever.
I applaud this choice. I doubt it will change anything with the vols but if he stays there 5 years, that would be great wouldn’t it ? Just imagine, no more laughing at the vols’ head coaches’ stupid hillbillies idiotic wild crap.
It changes the entire outlook of the vols, instantly. Now, if the vols’ fans can change to his type of good person…
…wait, that is asking too much. Who knows, some truly good guys may finally even play on the football teams for the vols one day. I will hold my breath on that one too, and hope beyond hope that we see Coach Dooley’s values rub off on the worst bad boys of All-Time ever in the nation.
And, a national abomination of a football program for some time now.
Good Luck vols, but I have got to share with you that Coach Dooley doesn’t fit in with the rest of you Hillbillies, you yahoos.
boots
January 15th, 2010
10:41 pm
Coach Richt, thank you for doing the right thing for the university. You made some tough decisions over the past year, and it was not easy for those involved. Being a winner never is. But you have put the players first, the coaches second and yourself last. that is true leadership. Well done, coach. You have been through the valley and now let’s look forward to reaching the peak as the Bulldawg Nation. Get those recruits in, enjoy some time with the family after that, and let’s get ready for Spring practice. Go Dawgs!
To Brinson, tell Beaufort SC EH hello
January 15th, 2010
10:44 pm
He yBrinson,
Tell Beaufort SC and Dawg fan EH “hello” from a “former dishman and UGA grad”. I like this new coach as he brings a style and a plan for which we have not seen in manyy, many years at UGA. Sound D football is what Dogs seek and if we get that, then everything else falls into place. To attack on D sounds so very nice. The D retreat for UGA is over.
Our schedule is favorable and there is upheaval in the East and that is the way life is. Take advantage of these things is the way it goes in life.
Go Dawgs.
Jesup
January 15th, 2010
10:50 pm
NC DAWG ….Yea i seen Garcia stink it up, Hope our new coach had something to with that…..
WadeT
January 15th, 2010
10:55 pm
HIT EM IN THE MOUTH ! ! ! ! G O O O D A W G S ! ! ! !
Thirty to Twenty Four
January 15th, 2010
10:57 pm
Great comments from Dallas coach Wade Phillips about Grantham and his replacement. He had as much praise for the guy that was leaving him as he had for the guy that was coming onboard. A class act.
Nick
January 15th, 2010
11:02 pm
This will be a major disaster. I was all gung-ho ready for his arival until I read this. 3-4 defenses are total garbage and it won’t take everyone long to learn this. I already know it, so when ya’ll are ready to join me, just let me know. I can’t believe this.
Nick
January 15th, 2010
11:08 pm
Don’t all of you remember when UGA defense ran 3-4 back in the 90’s? It was disastrous. I am not happy with this at all. Aggressive I like, but 3-4, no. It will not work. You heard it here first.
And “first” is a word all ya’ll have a hard on for.
SoCal Dawg
January 15th, 2010
11:14 pm
Nick you can’t say its junk with out a reason… so what is the reason?
Michael
January 15th, 2010
11:28 pm
That kid, Whitaker sounds like he would be a beast of a NT, it would be a very nice pickup if Georgia snagged him… Have you heard anything of switching Richard Samuel to the defensive side of the ball Tim?
Jesup
January 15th, 2010
11:34 pm
NICK…..3-4 will stop the spread better, look at what uconn done to the chickens……check the cowboys defensive stats.
DaddyDawg
January 15th, 2010
11:34 pm
Nick:
It would help if you knew something about football before you started to castigate the 3-4 defense Grantham will install at UGA. For one, the 3-4 defense GA ran in the 90s was a 2 gap defense under Marion Campbell…. a read and react defense that required DL to cover 2 gaps on every play. The 3-4 defense which Grantham will install at GA is a 1 gap defense which allows for aggressive play as linemen are lined up in the gaps and penetrate those gaps while they read on the run. The Dallas Cowboys are doing quite well running the 1 gap 3-4 this year…. I’ll let you look up where Dallas stands in the NFL this year for points allowed by their defense. If you truly want to learn something about defense in general and the 3-4 defense in particular, go to the following link:
DaddyDawg
January 15th, 2010
11:37 pm
Nick: Here’s the link: http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2009/09bramel_idpguide.php
I hope you learned something about NFL level (i.e., professional) defenses ……. if you can!!
Nick
January 15th, 2010
11:49 pm
I have played football at high school and college level and trust me the 3-4 stinks. And you don’t have to be a player to know it. I hope it works, but I’m not holding my breath. Didn’t work before and it won’t work now. Only way to find out–play it.
And I couldn’t care less what they’re doing in the NFL right now. It’s different from college ball.
And yeah, SoCal Dawg, my reason is the entire decade of the 1990’s. Ray Goff and Wayne McDuffie could flat out put up some points and did. Trouble was, their defenses could not stop anyone. Sound familiar?
I’m all for the aggression. It’s all I’ve been screaming for and one reason I wanted a good look at Diaz but I just think the 3-4 ain’t where it’s at. Plus, how many teams are we playing that run the spread anyway? Maybe 2. We’ll see what happens.
Jesup
January 15th, 2010
11:59 pm
FLORIDA, the one that matters most to meee..
Nick
January 15th, 2010
11:59 pm
I think kids will do better to come play defense under Al Groh! The 3-4 just won’t work at the college level!
DaddyDawg
January 16th, 2010
12:13 am
Nick:
Since you know so much about football, you need to tell Bama and Nick Saban that the 3-4 won’t work…… you should have told them before Bama won a national championship with it!! :^)
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
12:29 am
Nick….With all due respects my friend, Bama ran the 3-4 and won the MNC, Remeber all those D- ends that came in last year and red shirted and all that have commited this year. It was almost as though CMR planned to go to the 3-4 all along. Any defense can fail, but with good atheletes,coaching,speed and mobility in space seems to be the anawer in a very fast SEC.That of course is my opinion, you are entitled to yours
Kingsfoil
January 16th, 2010
12:34 am
Oh, I get it-Nick is a N.A.T.S. fan apparently, since he seems to be recruiting for groh. GT has much greater defensive concerns no matter who is coordinator-all they can ever practice against is a good option team. No one else they play outside of the practice field uses that offense.
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
12:38 am
Also Nick, Having played ball too, I doubt Grantham will avoid 4 down linemen alltogether…..IMHO The 3-4 allows alot more stunts, run blitzes, and QB pressure, than any D out there. But then again, thats just my opinion.
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
12:50 am
Oh and by the way Nick……When I played ,we played a combo 3-4…..then 4-3 I think if you will look at some Bama game film from 09 they did the same, just with the 3-4 as thier base most of the time. It tends to confuse your opponents O…..especially if they run a spread, but it simply will KILL an option O ……But thats just me talking.
PTdawg
January 16th, 2010
12:57 am
CTG coaching linebackers opens up a spot for a special teams coach. What is the probability of this being one of the next hires @ UGA?
Overpaid
January 16th, 2010
1:30 am
The dawgs paid $750K for a NFL LB coach, their 5th choice? That’s the same money they would have paid to their 1st choice. The math doesn’t work. Great use of booster money!!! Tech’s O will run all over this 3-4 D, mark it down.
Pete Caroll
January 16th, 2010
1:39 am
You know I was USC’s 4th choice back in 2001.
LOL
January 16th, 2010
1:39 am
Yes welcome…pay no attention to the previous 3 or 4 other guys who rejected us…you were CMR’s number 1 guy all of the time…yeah that’s the ticket! LOL Go BullChumps
Nick Saban
January 16th, 2010
1:39 am
Really, Pete? I was Bama’s 4th choice too!
Ron Zook
January 16th, 2010
1:41 am
Ha! Nick and Pete must suck! I was Florida’s first choice when Spurrier left.
Bill Lewis
January 16th, 2010
1:42 am
That’s cool, Ron! I was Tech’s 1st choice at Tech back in 1992. We’re awesome!
Al Groh
January 16th, 2010
1:48 am
Tell em, Overpaid. Tell em how that 3-4 defense sucks! Oh wait, That’s the same defense I’m bringing in. Nevermind. Getting senile in my old age. Did I just accept Tech’s offer? I thought I was talking to the Dolphins. Sorry, PJ. I quit. I’m too confused these days, I didn’t realize what job I was accepting.
Common sense says...
January 16th, 2010
1:57 am
…if the 5th choice is offered the same money as the 1st choice would have been paid, then maybe the Athletic Dept thought the 5th choice was the same calibur coach the 1st choice was. Tough concept to grasp, I know. I mean, seriously, if a company is interviewing a candidate for a particular job and is turned down, then their next choice for the position will probably get the same offer once you consider the company more than likely thought the same of the two when calling them in for an interview.
BigMike Said...
January 16th, 2010
2:20 am
Needed, One strength and conditioning coach! Whittaker from Warner Robbins, Thorton out of Stephenson, and big agressive smash mouth LB’s. 30-24, 30-24, 30-24. SISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSY’S!
BigMike Said...
January 16th, 2010
2:24 am
To you losers who worry about the 1st, or 5th choice, remember this, your first choice you picked as a wife didn’t work out to well for 60% of American men!
2Dawgs
January 16th, 2010
3:38 am
BVG was a hard ass. That’s what you need especially on defense.
stats
January 16th, 2010
3:40 am
WoDawg
January 16th, 2010
4:57 am
Welcome Coach Grantham. Thanks CMR for a great hire through a tough process. Kirby Smart is a Damn Good Dawg, always will be. But remember, he would have been at UGA for a very short time and then moving up. As he should be. I also am aware that the primary sticking point for Coach Smart was Coach Gardner’s staying. CMR, you are a mensch by any standard for sticking with the DLC. Coach Grantham is a great D coach and brings great strength. 2010 is looking ‘funner’ by the minute. GO DAWGS & GATA
And oh yeah, 8 of 9; 30-24, ACC Chumps, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Bishop Dawg
January 16th, 2010
5:07 am
Here’s hoping that the Junkyard Dawgs will finally be let out of their cage. Now, if we could rekindle Tailback U, then the whole nation will know “WE RUN THIS STATE”!! Wouldn’t surprise me if Garner bolts. All the kids he’s put in the NFL never played up to their potential at UGA. He could be on UT’s short list for DC. At least he was smart enough not to join Kiffin’s “Wild Boys”. All you Vol trolls, how does it feel to have a Dawg running the show in Knoxville? Last order of business, please replace Scott Howard with anybody else. Welcome Coach G!
WoDawg
January 16th, 2010
5:22 am
GAy Tech chose Al Groh for DC? Is that true? That guy couldn’t coach a little league team. CF has passed him by. He’s a fine fellow but has all the personality and coaching talent of a three day old biscuit. Before he was fired at UVA his players complained about his aloofness and seeming disinterest. One player said after he was terminated from his alma mater:
“I want a coach that’s going to be just a really personable, relatable guy. I love coach Groh. I really appreciate what he did for me, giving me an opportunity to play in orange and blue. I’m forever in debt to him for that, but I would really like to have a coach that really is just a family man — a coach that really has a tight relationship with his players.”
On second thought, he may fit in with the dweebs at the North Ave. Trade School.
jerry
January 16th, 2010
6:20 am
He will put the best players on the field ex the ones in the Clark County jail or was in it and are now suspended.
Bobbi Dud
January 16th, 2010
6:53 am
Tech sealed the deal with Al Groh by allowing him to have unlimited Geritol usage during games!
'76 Dawg
January 16th, 2010
7:18 am
Looking forward to the new defense. I believe the defensive players will have fun again in the 3-4. Now, off season conditioning is the next priority. Our players are beginning to get a bad rap because of strength.
BuLLdawg
January 16th, 2010
7:45 am
QUOTE :
by Nick January 15th, 2010 11:49 pm
“And I couldn’t care less what they’re doing in the NFL right now. It’s different from college ball.”
END QUOTE
What is the difference between college ball and The NFL ?
UGA Bulldogs have sent 4 dozen to NFL rosters this season. In fact, other than Otis Sistrunk (Mars), I can’t recall NFL players that did not play college football.
The fact is that The NFL requires that their class at least, has played 3 seasons before they can jump to the NFL. Ask Herschel Walker.
The basic premise that college ball is different from The NFL is under question, therefore.
The Innovations that a coaching staff of $20 million dollars a year in The NFL have and continue to add to the game of college ball, is astounding.
The ability to take one look at the talent in a college ball’s program and determine just who in the hell of them might end up one day in the NFL, is another area where having NFL Coaching Experience in a college ball program, will be invaluable. Do we need to discuss that half-way through Game 5, we RIPPED THE REDSHIRT off WASHAUN EALEY. Over the next 9 games, Washaun Ealey was handed the football on the average 13 times. We threw the football to him 3 times all season long.
We were not ready to play Washaun Ealey, yet in the Spring, I said we had to in game 1. Game 2, I said the same. Game 3 I said the same. Game 4, I said what are we going to do now, rip the redshirt off ? Game 5, I picked on them not having played Washaun Ealey, that the season is lost with the players we have at Running Back, and that despite the fact we have 2 Fullbacks who will go on the NFL, that we do NOT hand the football to them to run the ball, either. Idiotic glaring errors by the “coaching staff” who could not see Washaun Ealey is our only hope at TB. We let Washaun Ealey have the football 20 time against Georgia Tech, and he runs for 183 yards.
God Almighty, is all I can say. Do I have to say, I told you so that we screwed up on Washaun Ealey ?
The RB coach is a wide receiver whose DAD was a great TB for us. He doesn’t listen to or didn’t ask for his dad’s input. No coach on the staff can figure it out that Washaun Ealey had to play Caleb King and Richard Samuel cannot hold on to the football. Carlton Thomas is thrown to the wolves and he too, we have no coach who can teach him either how to hold a football while running. At UGA, blocking is more important than teaching them basic skills of their position. Carlton Thomas we handed the football to 22 times for 100 yards and he caught 6 passes. Richard Samuel, we didn’t even play the last 2 games. Richard Samuel lost the GA tek game for us the previous year fumbling the damn football at the bloody hell goal line. God Almighty. Richard Samuel was our STARTER at Tailback. He LOST the game against Oklahoma State for us, for example – just as he did GA tek in the last game of the regular season to ruin our season the year before. He scored 2 Touchdowns all season long. He was NEVER going to be our Starting Tailback. But, he was. He did NOTHING. When the “coaching staff” finally figured out Richard Samuel would NEVER BE our Tailback, they took him from STARTER to 4 carries, if he was lucky and like I say, didn’t even play him the last 2 games at all.
Caleb King. We played Caleb King all last season. So, we knew what we had or DIDN’T with Caleb King, right ? The coaching staff didn’t, so again this season they put him BACK out there, and NOT WASHAUN EALEY.
Caleb King, you recall, FUMBLES, cannot catch passes, whiffs on blocking assignments, and is a big ZERO at TB. He had 1 TD all season long, and he too is AHEAD of Washaun Ealey. For what ?
Caleb King had caught a grand total of 4 catches for a grand total of 10 yards, total. He had 1 touchdown all season long the year before on 61 rushes.
He was HORRIBLE.
Caleb King is our go-to Tailback. That’s what we did. We sat down in case you forgot Richard Samuel and said we SCREWED UP. And, our plan ?
Send Caleb Freaking King in to replace him as the starter.
That worked out great.
Right ?
Against LSU, Caleb King had 8 rushes for 7 yards.
Why did we lose to LSU other than the Officials ?
Caleb King.
So, against the vols, next, Caleb King doesn’t have a single carry. Excuse me. I thought we sat Richard Samuel down ?
Caleb King gets 19 yards rushing against Florida. Nice. No wonder we LOST EVERY ONE OF THESE GAMES.
WE FUMBLED THE FOOTBALL 23 TIMES THIS SEASON.
Duh.
We had 3 TURNOVERS against Oklahoma State. They had none.
We had 3 TURNOVERS against the vols. They had one.
We had 4 TURNOVERS against the crocodiles. They had none.
We had 4 TURNOVERS against Kentucky. They had none.
Why did we LOSE all these and won last 2 games ? TURNOVERS.
A whole host of Tailbacks, none of which could hold on the football. Can’t teach them how and don’t recognize a tailback when we have one. Knowshon Moreno played here 2 years. That’s because we REDSHIRTED KNOWSHON MORENO.
Caleb King this year had 2 fumbles and lost them BOTH.
Washaun Ealey in more carries had 1.
Carlton Thomas had 1 on his few carries and it really cost in Oklahoma State loss.
Richard Samuel had another fumble this year, and it COST him the Starting Job when he lost it. He never played after that.
Richard Samuel not only had the fumble against GA tek that COST US THAT GAME at our own DAMN GOAL LINE, but Richard Samuel had had TWO (2) FUMBLES the year before. It was obvious he had fumble issues, just as it was that Matthew Stafford had 5 fumbles his last year with us and 20 in 3 years.
Of course, Joe Cox had 4 fumbles and it was supremely costly when he lost the fumble against Oklahoma State right out of the shoot a DAMN LOSS.
Look, our Offense TOTALLY SUCKS.
In stark contrast to THIS, Geno Atkins and little walk-on Rennie Curran both recovered 1 fumble each for the grand total of fumble recoveries by all 125 UGA Bulldogs this season; and we didn’t even offer Rennie Curran a Scholarship. He had to walk-on. I am telling you we do Not EVALUATE TALENT like an NFL Coach would, looking at them with 11 years NFL Coaching Experience. And, they also know how to tell the Running Backs how to hold the football so their defense won’t be able to take it away from them. And, how to tell the receivers to too while we are on the topic.
DO YOU THINK DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR GRANTHAM WILL TELL THEM TO PLAY WASHAUN EALEY THAT HE IS GOOD AGAINST HIS DEFENSE ?
DUH.
Look, our Offense TOTALLY SUCKS.
The difference between college ball and The NFL, is that in The NFL is quite obvious if you have the talent to play or not, while OUR COLLEGE BALL COACHES have no clue if you are ANY GOOD OR NOT.
QUOTE :
by Nick January 15th, 2010 11:49 pm
“And I couldn’t care less what they’re doing in the NFL right now. It’s different from college ball.”
END QUOTE
War Jacket
January 16th, 2010
8:12 am
Why would a fellow, if he really has so much upside, choose a DC position at a “want to be” elite college program instead of plying for a DC slot in the NFL? Answer: because he knows his limitations.
An irrelevant hire for an irrelevant football program.
Tellitlikeitis
January 16th, 2010
8:13 am
Master of the 3-4 Groh joins master of the 3-0 Johnson = MNC
SouthGA Dawg
January 16th, 2010
8:15 am
I disagree with a lot of UGA fans. I do not think GT is the second best team in the state. they would have to prove to me that they could beat GA Southern and VSU first.
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
8:18 am
SouthGA Dawg,
Now that was just funny. Thanks for the morning laugh.
War Jacket
January 16th, 2010
8:19 am
Simple humor for simple minds
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
8:25 am
War Jacket. Yep simple humor with simple math.
30-24
I’m still laughing 14 million times a day.
Sucky Lucky
January 16th, 2010
8:26 am
Tech fans the 4 DCs we looked at are 10 times better than what you got! 8 out of 9….
SC DAWG
January 16th, 2010
8:38 am
Maybe Curran will change his mind. He would be prefect for a 3-4 defense.
SouthGA Dawg
January 16th, 2010
8:39 am
Change!!!!!!!!! I just hope it is better than this political crap. New QB, DC, new 3-4 defense,New DAWG. It is going to b a great year to be a DAWG fan. Smash mouth football. GO DAWGS givem H-ll.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
8:55 am
Mutts STILL making big excuses for lethargic season.
Bring in any damn coach,5 star player ( do not forget you cannot coach them up, just down) and your pathetic program remains in turmoil.
Next year and the next year and the next year , results will be the same.
L M F A O
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
9:05 am
Your right Louie,
Next year will be the same. Georgia still beats Tech and Tech still can not win a bowl game except on a blue field and that is even a stretch.
Now go get your bowl of fruit loops and sit in front of your t.v. Sesame Street is on soon.
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
9:07 am
Yes I know “You’re” not Your.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:11 am
doggie notion- Keep telling yourself that, maybe your mommy will console you until November.
Just remember what REAL BOWL game WE went to vs. the one you landed in.
Now climb out of your toilet bowl and wipe off with Charmin.
Kinda sticks to ya, huh son.
maddawg
January 16th, 2010
9:15 am
I may be wrong but having come up under Beamer I would think CTG has seen and absorbed the special teams philosophies over there. They have the top special teams year in and year out.
Also if CRG is coaching the line and he is coaching the backers, surely we will hire a dedicated coach for that role.
just throwing out a thought or 2.
Kenny Powers
January 16th, 2010
9:17 am
Dumba$$ of the year award goes to Rennie Curran for leaving early before a switch to the 3-4; he would have been a stud pass rusher in this set.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:19 am
The reason the new DC is going to coach linebackers is because richt doesn’t want to be mad when the search takes 3 more months. Maybe they could hire Larry Munston and he could holler ”HUNKER DOWN YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!
And, oh yea, I’m STILL.. L M F A O!!!!
PapaDawg
January 16th, 2010
9:23 am
Good thing is we don’t have as tough a schedule this year. This should give the coaching staff a chance to cut their teeth on some cup cakes especially the first game. I just wish we had another shot at the Okies.
PapaDawg
January 16th, 2010
9:25 am
Louie, have you forgotten that you got the crap beat out of you in your better bowl game
mdawg
January 16th, 2010
9:26 am
convert caleb king to linebacker now
PapaDawg
January 16th, 2010
9:27 am
Louie, have you forgotten 30-24!
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
9:30 am
Louie,
Keep laughing “son” as the Independence Bowl now has the ACC tie in. Make your reservation now.
LMAO since 30-24 and 14 million times since the Orange Bowl.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:32 am
puppadoggie- What bowl game were you forced to take, and yes we lost but didn’t we land in a BCS game?
No brainer , but I forgot ,mutts are without one.
Word on the street today is the dog catchers are patrolling your trailer park.
Stay on your chain (or rope).
MDAWG24
January 16th, 2010
9:37 am
I like this hire, It remains to be seen how he develops players. Being a Cowboy fan and the way he has put together a solid line at Dallas, I think we are in for the dominant, attack style defense us Dawgs were used to seeing – should be fun to watch.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:39 am
doggie-notion
Keep that VHS tape in a safe place(like under your food bowl) so you can watch it when you get lonely.
The wheel in the sky keeps on turning. Like the song says, “Every Jacket has his Day”.
One catch away from utopia and a streak to remember.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:41 am
mdawg24, living in the land of oz, trying to get back to Kansas.
Florida Dawg
January 16th, 2010
9:44 am
I have no idea if this is a great hire…maybe. Wasn’t at the top of the list and you wonder why.
Hasn’t been a head coach or a DC (little time at that position) for the most part and you wonder why.
I just hope we hire all the rest of the coaches and land the recruits that everyone else wants.
We need the players that Bama and Florida want….same ones.
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
9:44 am
Louie,
And your excuse for the Orange Bowl loss?
LMAO!!!
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:47 am
Heard that the bleachers at sanford will be painted today, that means jobs in athens available to mutt grads out of work . Ihear CWM will lead crew to oversee that work detail is carried out.
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
9:50 am
Louie,
That’s it? That’s the best you’ve got? Go find that tickle pile Saint Simmons, Yellow Fuzz, m, and Pizzonadog are playing in and get some pointers. You really bite at this.
LMAO
KnoxDawg
January 16th, 2010
9:57 am
Has anyone heard of the reactions of the UGA recruits to the Grantham hire? I hope we can keep the kids who were in the “wait and see” mode. Grantham with the 3-4 defense and the attacking mode sounds perfect. We have some super athletes on D. Let’s turn ‘em loose!
DawgNation
January 16th, 2010
10:06 am
KnoxDawg,
Nothing been said that I’ve heard of yet but I would imagine the ones who are ready to play are excited. The ones who are looking to sign are enthusiastic. And the ones who think they are Gods gift to football may be concerned their bubble may get burst. I really think the kids are going to be enthusiastic over this coach.
Senator Blutarski
January 16th, 2010
10:16 am
sounds promising—UGA–let’s do it!
Observe & Report
January 16th, 2010
10:18 am
Travis Jones would be a great addition. He could coach OLB’s and DE’s and he’s a Georgia boy!
PMDawg
January 16th, 2010
10:19 am
Louie-if anybody is living in oz its you. How many people actually watched the BCS bowl; you were in, not many cause nobody cares about ACC football. And just get yourself ready to lose again in Nov. Al Groh and CPJ are gonna butt heads like crazy we’ll see if that D gets any better or worse, my guess is the latter.
Bo Williams
January 16th, 2010
10:32 am
Rivals recently released top returning defensive players for 2010/11 season:
Tech (who has to play UNC in CH) is gonna need a good DC. Have you seen Rivals list of top returning defensive players? I’ve never seen so many highly rated defensive players on one team.
No. 1 DE: Robert Quinn, UNC
NO. 1 DT: Marvin Austin, UNC
NO. 2 Inside Backer: Quan Sturdivant, UNC
No. 1 Outside Backer: Bruce Carter, UNC
No. 1 Free Safety: Deuanta Williams, UNC
No. 2 Corner: Kendrick Burney, UNC
Big-Easy Dawg
January 16th, 2010
10:41 am
Travis Jones would be an outstanding addition. He is a man of character, has a great resume, and his players love him! However, Travis makes $500,000 a year as DL coach for the Saints….so probably not going to happen.
WoDawg
January 16th, 2010
10:46 am
BuLLdawg, do you mind condensing your above comments to an entry I can follow. You can leave ot the rhetorical response to Nick the Prick, I followed that pretty well. I’m more interested in what you are saying about Dawg offense. Red shirt and fumbles, I get but what about the personnel assignments. Are you saying ditchem or teachem? Or do we not have good player personnel, good offensive coaches ?? etc. Or are you just sounding off frustration? I get that too.
GaTech Fan
January 16th, 2010
10:59 am
Congrats Georgia! It looks like you picked a good one. Every year I look forward to both teams going undefeated and the Ga-Ga.Tech game ends up 48-45. With these 2 defense cord. it looks like I will have to settle for a 20-17 score(of course Tech wins).Great pick-ups for both teams.
1eyedJack
January 16th, 2010
11:04 am
Whatever happened to Kiante Tripp? So much raw potential. Did we screw him up?
WonderDawg
January 16th, 2010
11:07 am
Um, Nick, you need to let Coach Saban know really fast about the shortcomings of the 3-4. If he continues to use it, he may lose a regular season game soon ….
WoDawg
January 16th, 2010
11:10 am
GAy Tekkers are gonna love Al Groh,65, the UVA coach just fired, 85-93 NCAA record, 3-9 for 2009 in A Sis see. Player had complained about him to University officials and here’s what one Cavalier stated after Coach’s termination from his Alma Mater:
“I want a coach that’s going to be just a really personable, relatable guy. I love coach Groh. . . . but I would really like to have a coach that really is just a family man — a coach that really has a tight relationship with his players.”
He couldn’t recruit a can of salmon with a $5 bill. He quickly added in one interview, I have the same energy I had 30 years ago. RIGHT. He’s been drinking CPJ’s snake oil. I am so excited for GAy Tekkers. They gonna love this guy. Couple him with CPJ’s exciting personality and you got some real party dynamics.
Dostoyevskiy
January 16th, 2010
11:16 am
Bo, I’m not ignoring your post (like those who want to look to rivals when UGa recruits highly regarded by Rivals, but not when they ratings don’t favor UGa.). That looks like potentially the best defense in football next year. The teams that play UNC certainly will not be able to ignore the facts! If they have a better offense next year, and they should, UNC will be a team to deal with on the national level.
So, haters, go back to talking about UNC’s HS stadium (which Sporting News hailed as the best place in America to view a game), and UNC being a BB school, but the facts are the facts, and flames are just that, flames.
UGA = Under Grown A**holes
January 16th, 2010
11:20 am
It will not matter who UGA hires as DC – they will always be a mediocre middle of the road team. Despite having their pick of talent (albeit some with questionable morals but then again its UGA!!), they have always flattered to deceive. They will never be an elite football program in the SEC
BurningRedBleedingBlack
January 16th, 2010
11:40 am
We have aggresive fast solid boys on are defense. Thats the way UGA is suppose to play Defense. Fast hard hitting football! I like The NFL backround we recruit top ten talent now lets coach them to perform like top ten talent. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!! Welcome Todd Grantham i glad we got you!!!!
Truth
January 16th, 2010
11:43 am
Coaching trumps talent….GT will have the better D.
Truth
January 16th, 2010
11:44 am
…and the better O. GT wins big in Athens….Go Jackets!!!
PapaDawg
January 16th, 2010
11:51 am
Underground ahole, smoke another joint & take your ignorant butt to some other blog
CPJ IS IN SCHULTZIE'S HALL OF FAME
January 16th, 2010
11:54 am
big:
This new DC will be your worst nightmare….That sucking you talking about will be when Georgia’s defense sucks the high school triple opticon up the exhaust pipe….Defense will now play for keeps….
Nick
January 16th, 2010
12:02 pm
Hey BuLLdawg, thanks for the touching tribute. Brung tears to my eyes! But I digress…
First off, I didn’t make the Al Groh comments on here. Like the NFL, I couldn’t care less about him either!
I have a copy cat. I’m without words today. How flattering.
And no, I hate GT. It was me that came up with the Techerhead moniker for those tools. I guess I gotta find another signing name for myself.
Frankly, I don’t care what type of D they run as long as it WORKS. I just hope I’m wrong about it. I still stand with what I say about it. I don’t like it. If he instills it, and it works, I’ll be the first to admit I’m wrong. And I am a Dawg first and foremost, so I hope for all our sakes, that I am. But ain’t gonna hold my breath and ain’t gonna like it until I see continuous positive results. And so, the waiting ame begins…
Can the season come soon enough??
Jesup
January 16th, 2010
12:54 pm
The buck stops with Mark Richt on offense, The O needs to have more misdirection, i seen the reverse run to Brandon Smith once and it worked pretty well. I like the I formation pound the rock play action pass style but…… You have to keep the defense on their heels by mixing in a lil spread with misdirection…. maybe with alot more 3 and outs from Granthams D we will get to run and try more things on offense…..Bobo needs to cancel his vacations and go study other offenses…just like plays in the NFL when they go to working everyteam starts running them….like this year the hot play that everyone started running including Malarkey was the fake screen to the flat and draw with the RB to the opposite side, Stuff like that is not brain surgery, Just copy from another team and paste to yours………GO DAWGS…
Dawg Central
January 16th, 2010
1:04 pm
Louie…..yea enjoy Al Groh……he was 59-53 at Virginia…..a little better than .500 ball….but that usually meets Tech’s expectations….lol…..say it loud and proud Yellow Jacket fans….”UGA is my DADDY”!!!!!
Dawg Central
January 16th, 2010
1:12 pm
Septic tank rules……yea UGA got Grantham and even with 4th choice still a hell of alot better than Groh…..thats absolutely bottom of the barrell. And that was Tech’s first choice…lol….I bet tech’s 4th choice would have been Johnny Knoxville from jackass…..wow….these Tech losers never seem to amaze……30-24…..8 out of 9….do any of these numbers ring a bell Tech fans?????? Go Dawg!!
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
2:19 pm
Nick……I will bet you a bucket of tears Granthams 3-4 works….REASON: The last two classes ,one already here one coming in is loaded with tall agressive D ends. I asume the reason for all these D ends was SEC speed and the need to control the corners. The thought was some would beef up and play a down line position, the others …the faster ones would stay at the End position. With the 3-4 you will not have to beef up as many and cnvert them to D tackles. Now you have the luxury of coaching up a kid who is 6ft4in 250lb converting him to a LB position. Mobility, speed and agressive schemes, in MHO is certainly the answer to the problems we have had over the last several years. Just my opinion…..you are entitled to your….but I bet I am right !
Jesup
January 16th, 2010
3:29 pm
check out this ….good stuff………>>>> http://www.dawgsports.com/2010/1/16/1252923/todd-grantham-q-a-with-aaron-from
Delusional GT Fans
January 16th, 2010
4:17 pm
Louie, King of the Dumb A$$e$
Jesup
January 16th, 2010
4:45 pm
according to Rivals. com>>>>”Most Impressive: Whitaker is one massive human being that takes up a lot of space along the line of scrimmage. He is just too strong to be pushed off the ball, and he does a nice job pursuing plays laterally”……..To heck with the cowboys Grantham needs to be on the phone with Jeffrey Whitaker…from Warner Robbins
Louie
January 16th, 2010
5:14 pm
To delusional and the rest of mutt-holes- Take a deep breath and count to ten.
Open your eyes ,turn your FAT head as far south as you can.The view is good, huh. So is the aroma coming from your arse,
Mr. delusional, you my SON are the KING!
Stinger
January 16th, 2010
5:29 pm
Dawgs don’t have talent for 3-4 defense. Too fat and slow.
Stinger
January 16th, 2010
5:32 pm
Groh has a Super Bowl ring, how bout Grantham. Didn’t think so you bunch of dumb azzes.
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
January 16th, 2010
5:43 pm
TO LOUIE AND STING-HER
I THINK YOU ARE ONE IN THE SAME DWEEBS, APAIR OF BI-POLAR A$$ HATS RUNNING THROUGH THE DAWG BLOGS ACTING LIKE THE NERDS THAT YOU ARE.
GO BACK TO YOUR LITTLE DORMS AND WATCH MR. ROGERS RERUNS ON COMEDY CENTRAL.
HATS……………………..
Jesup
January 16th, 2010
5:43 pm
Groh was a bad hire, Tenuta would have been better for the nerds. is Groh bringing a QB that can throw?
Louie
January 16th, 2010
6:05 pm
Boogie
Is Hartwell in Ga. or in Alabama?
Can’t seem to place it on a map?
What’s the emplyment rate there, I mean other than Walmart?
Louie
January 16th, 2010
6:07 pm
Excuse me, I mean employment.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
6:09 pm
GT people ALWAYS need to show they can spell , at least we were taught to.
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
8:21 pm
I guess we have temporarily postponed this discussion concerning Coach Granthams 3-4 defense to watch the playoffs…….. Is it fitting that we adjourn with a song like……Louie Louie though ? See everyone after the game……..and remember……try to be as nasty as you can when you return…..I will be stunned if we actually can have a logical discussion…Later RED
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:14 pm
Red(as in neck,I suppose)
Hope you can stay awake long enough (third graders fall asleep early you know)
CPJ and CAG will find ways to make gaping holes in your D-fense, you might be crying for Slick Willie to come home.
The problems can’t be swept under the rug.
3-4 or 4-3…………… EXPLOIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will and so will every damn team you face.
Wake up, get your fat head out of your arse, mutt-mouth.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:18 pm
My point on CAG is you have no QB with ANY playing time, so pretty much Joe Cox incognito.
Tell me who is your next Matty Stafford.
Louie
January 16th, 2010
9:30 pm
Gone for the night..
See you mutts in the morning.
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
10:02 pm
Kum Ba Ya My Lord…….Kum BA Ya ……OH……Lord Kum Ba Ya….Louie is trash mouth talkin…. Kum Ba Ya Louie is trash mouth talkin Kum Ba Ya….. Next year Louie’ s bees will celebrate 9 loses to the Dogs in 10 years OOOOOH……Lord Kum Ba Ya…………..Gotta Love that Louie.
. ...GURU
January 16th, 2010
10:38 pm
The 3-4 Defense works the best on Madden 07. The only one that can stop MIKE VICK
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2010
11:23 pm
I guess little Louie has gone to beddybye…….Bless his little heart…Him has had a hard day ,yes him has
UGA = Under Grown A**holes
January 17th, 2010
9:37 am
Remember that year after year GT does more with its recruits and talent pool than UGA, which comes in each season with a highly ranked and highly touted recruiting class and flatters to deceive. An interesting comparison would be to see how UGA finishes each year vs. how their incoming class was ranked, and over time you will see that UGA seriously underperforms.
It is also interesting to note how little fans outside GA care about UGA. Their attention is rightly focused on Florida, Alabama, LSU and GT (yes, GT since we have much higher national recognition as a university than UGA) when it comes to southern schools
Louie
January 17th, 2010
10:05 am
red neck doggie 77- Guess he crawled under his house last night in the pouring rain.
Quite contrary to your childish remarks, I had a great day yesterday, unlike you son.
Keep telling yourself all is well in a-hole town USA, keep reveling in the mutt-way and enjoy the trip back to sunny Shre. La. next year. Hear they are building new campground for travel trailers on a nice ditch. Bring the folding chairs and enjoy the view!!!!!!!!!!!!
D- Day Dawg
January 17th, 2010
10:23 am
louie//////////
Here you are again on our site. GO AWAY! NOBODY, IMEAN NOBODY cares about the nerd word.
Get your yellow nickers on and when the rain stops, go put fresh air in the tires of the wrambling wreck jallopy.
St. Simons
January 17th, 2010
10:36 am
……………. Glad Louie makes this a happy place to be…………………………..
……………. Need more like him,he’s a hoot………………………………………….
St. Simons
January 17th, 2010
10:37 am
………………Enjoy…………………….
True Dawg Fan.
January 17th, 2010
12:04 pm
big
How big is your brain? Oh I forgot you are # 1 in your own mind.
Go Dawgs !
True Dawg Fan.
January 17th, 2010
12:07 pm
Louie
Another GT legend in your own mind.
GO Dawgs !
True Dawg Fan.
January 17th, 2010
12:10 pm
St. Simons
Who let you out of the fly trap.
Anybody got a can of Hornet spray handy ?
Go Dawgs !
Stinger
January 17th, 2010
4:17 pm
40 year old man absolutley destroys Granthams defensive front. Where’s Willie when you need him. Trust me you will want him back. This guys has no credentials whatsoever.
RED DOG 77
January 17th, 2010
11:34 pm
I simply connot understand the childishness displayed in this blog. It is like having to separate quarreling children. Who is this louie dude anyway? I have a question for Mr. Louie……. Would you like to have an adult discussion? or even a debate? Then bring it on. I will be back on one of the AJC story blogs Monday night. If you can show me that you can have a reasonable discussion, then I will engage otherwise I simply dont see the point. Slinging crap at one another just doesnt make any reasonable point to me .I am a college football fan, not someone who enjoys trying to insult. Think it over Mr Louie, you might find that you would enjoy discussing ,or debating the game of college football. RED
Louie
January 18th, 2010
9:42 pm
red doggie 77
Keep drinking the red and black mud,son.
If you follow me, I have tried to tell your mutt buddies TRUE FACTS but they are living in yesterday’s fantasy world that tomorrow will bring the doggie nation back to 1980. AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN.
Talk to me MR. RED.
adam
June 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
my fav defence wish florida would start playing this defence
adam
June 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
defense i mean my bad