Grantham on Vikings’ late TD: ‘What goes around comes around’
(Updated 8 p.m.)
So what did Todd Grantham, Georgia’s new defensive coordinator, think about the Minnesota Vikings running up the score Sunday on the Dallas Cowboys?
Grantham, Dallas’ defensive line coach until its season ended with the playoff loss to Minnesota, was asked in a postgame interview posted on the Cowboys’ Website about the Vikings throwing a fourth-down touchdown pass with less than two minutes to play and a 27-3 lead. An interviewer told Grantham he could be unguarded in his comments since the Vikings are not on Georgia’s schedule next season.
“No, they’re not,” Grantham said. “I wish they were, though.”
He continued: “I really can’t answer why they would do it because I’m not in their head. But I do know what goes around comes around, and they play the Cowboys next year.”
A few other notes:
– Word is that Connecticut’s defensive backs coach, Scott Lakatos, is a candidate for a job on the Georgia coaching staff. (UConnReport.com says he interviewed on Saturday.) UGA still has two openings on its defensive staff after hiring Grantham, who said late Friday that he and head coach Mark Richt “will be working throughout the weekend and next week to iron some of those things out. But anything like that would be premature at this time.” Call it Phase 2 of the coaching search. And this phase will not be nearly so protracted as the DC hire.
– Lakatos has been the DB’s coach at Connecticut the past six years. Before that, he coached the secondary at Rutgers for three years.
– It took Georgia 43 days to hire Grantham. It took the Cowboys 30 minutes to hire his replacement. The Cowboys on Friday hired Paul Pasqualoni, fired earlier in the week as the Miami Dolphins’ defensive coordinator, to replace Grantham after this season. Pasqualoni previously coached three years for the Cowboys.
– This could be the connection between Lakatos and Grantham: Lakatos played for Pasqualoni at Western Connecticut and later coached under him as a graduate assistant at Syracuse.
– Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, by the way, told Dallas reporters that Grantham was “grossly overqualified” to be a defensive line coach, his job the past two seasons.
– Derek Dooley is taking over Tennessee’s football program at age 41 –- 10 years older than his father was when he took over Georgia’s program in 1964. “My qualifications were 10 times less than Derek’s,” Vince Dooley says, “but the beauty of youth is I didn’t know I wasn’t the best hire in the world. . . . Being an administrator [later], there is no way I would have hired me with my experience.”
– Click here for a flashback to the start of Derek Dooley’s coaching career as an unpaid graduate assistant under Jim Donnan at UGA in 1996.
– The night before Derek Dooley became Tennessee’s coach, Vince Dooley, 77, was in Houston to receive the Paul “Bear” Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Tech Real Fans Are..
January 17th, 2010
8:11 pm
Having fun watching 32258 DAWG blow a gasket
Tech Real Fans Are..
January 17th, 2010
8:15 pm
Enjoy watching the threesome of 32258 DAWG,Eassyy, and pdawg play sit and spin
32258 DAWG
January 17th, 2010
8:17 pm
noones blowing a gasket… lol. I think it’s fun putting you Bugs in your correct place. hopefully some of you are brighter than others..
JESUP
January 17th, 2010
8:18 pm
As good as the techies are suppose to be with numbers and statistics you would think they could look inside the numbers and recognize their teams futility….30-24 and next year TOO.. do yalls formula what are your odds……NOT TOO GOOD !!!!!!!!…….LOL……GO DAWGS.
Stinger
January 17th, 2010
8:18 pm
Trust me this guys can coach. Tell that to the worst team in pro football, the Cleveland Browns. Grantham’s profile. He was fired on January 11, 2008 after the 2007 season with the Brown’s defense ranking 25th against the pass, 27th against the run, and 30th in total-yards-against among 32 teams. Compare this to Groh winning a Super Bowl.
32258 DAWG
January 17th, 2010
8:19 pm
is having fun pointing out GT fans sports IQ’s. The jokes on you folks!
Tech Real Fans Are..
January 17th, 2010
8:21 pm
realising 32258 is a real fool
JESUP
January 17th, 2010
8:21 pm
I can out coach willie…..AND WILLIE BEAT TECH. LOLOLOLOLOL
Tech Real Fans Are..
January 17th, 2010
8:22 pm
Seeing pouty face on 32258
32258 DAWG
January 17th, 2010
8:23 pm
is laughing at GT fans changing there name on a blog because their ego got stomped on..
Lets get some more big time guys to finish off this recruiting year. Another top 10……….. Go Dawgs!!!
PAUL JOHNSON
January 17th, 2010
8:30 pm
Dont worry don’t worry YELLER JACKETS, next year we gonna try the Delaware wing T, Heard Camden County won the State championship with that, we are gonna revolutionize Football with this one. Al told me at Virginia they tried that there Passing stuff like they do in the professionals, but i know it is all about EXECUTION.
tech real fans are
January 17th, 2010
8:35 pm
PI$$ED OFF!
tech real fans are
January 17th, 2010
8:36 pm
NERDS!
tech real fans are
January 17th, 2010
8:38 pm
LOUIE,LOUIE LOUIE LOUIE LOUIE LOUIE LOUIE
Back, Track, Wall
January 17th, 2010
8:43 pm
“Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, by the way, called Grantham “grossly overqualified” to be a defensive line coach, his job the past two seasons”
Well there you have it, the kiss of death!
1eyedJack
January 17th, 2010
8:47 pm
Old Klingon proverb:
“Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.”
This explains why all the Technonerds are here. Scared of us.
mgdawg
January 17th, 2010
8:47 pm
Although I don’t always agree with bobo, I think he has done a pretty good job. Stafford and moreno two years ago lead what was the best offense I had seen at UGA in a while. This year I think he had his hands tied with cox. For the people talking about the passing calls by UGA, it seemed like they were either in the flats or 20+ yards down the field. I think alot of that was because of cox, the first type is an easy completion, the second if thrown correctly should be a catch or incompletion with less of a chance of ints (and cox was good at throwing ints).
I’m a firm believer that the offense needs to stay on the field as long as possible to get into a rhythm. With willie’s patented “bend then break” defense, the offense didn’t get to stay on the field that much.
32258 DAWG
January 17th, 2010
8:55 pm
not only that mg….. kickoffs out of bounds or with 60 + yard returns don’t help either side out
pdawg
January 17th, 2010
9:06 pm
LSU, IOWA, wonder who it will be in your next bowl game…oh wait a minute PJ would have found the right guys for his offense and finished installing it all so you will win the BCS championship!!! Techies are geniuses! they proved it…BCS championship next year. Dream on…why dont you win a bowl game for starters?? Man you guys made rings for beating UGA??? That was your national championship? Come on I think we have bigger fish to fry…nerds
Barbara Dooley
January 17th, 2010
9:11 pm
Weeelll boooyyyyssss, I guess we’uns will be waring the Orange and White of the Tenersee valunteers. Are sun is noowww the hed coche. I’m happie abot it thow cause Todd Grantham is about as useless as they cum. Ya’ll will never win anuther gaim ahgaenst GAWGA TECh.
1eyedJack
January 17th, 2010
9:15 pm
Barbara, are you a transvestite? Is that an Adam’s apple?
FL Dawg
January 17th, 2010
9:20 pm
UGA will not go after Travis Jones. Another D line coach is not what we need and I don’t see him leaving the Saints for Special Teams Coordinator.
To all who question Granthams abilities…we will find out in about 8 months or so…I feel pretty confident that UGA defense will be vastly improved.
S.E. Dawg
January 17th, 2010
9:24 pm
Could some one get all these expert/wanna be coaches off here? I used to enjoy the reading on here but it’s become a place for trash bloggers. I think I’ll just go over to the Senator’s or PWD’s blog for some indepth reading.
32258 DAWG
January 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
why can’t CTJ help out with the LB’s and do ST’s?
CDAWG
January 17th, 2010
9:26 pm
Did the commentators not say that Minnesota has “THE” best front 4 in the NFL on their O-line but yet Dallas still put pressure on them? Grantham will do a fantastic job. All is well in Dawg nation.
WOOF!
January 17th, 2010
9:29 pm
I am confident Grantham will do well after all he was the D-Line coach at Dallas and Vikings beat Dallas with the pass not the run where our new coach happens to coach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CDAWG
January 17th, 2010
9:29 pm
S.E. I could not agree with you more. I am a little tired of the childish blogging.
Scott Lakotas Can Coach
January 17th, 2010
9:40 pm
There was one stat I found on Lakotas’ pass defense that was REALLY impressive:
ranked #9 in pass efficiency defense (above Bama and Tenn)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/stats/2008/divia/team/passing_efficiency_defense_byRATING.html
Keydet Dawg Lover
January 17th, 2010
9:57 pm
Tech is to UGA, as UGA is to Florida. A step behind, with the hope of moving ahead.
While we are concerned with the affairs of UGA. Florida is steam rolling the talent in. They may be putting together the most talented class of recruits that I have ever seen a school put together.
UGA will have to beat Florida with “fewer” numbers of talented players. The big difference here, is that the Florida’s and Alabama’s, will have let’s say 5 to 6 players on both sides of ball waiting to advance to the league, where UGA has fallen back to 2 to 3 players.
Solution: Win with less talent. UGA needs to run the SEC and win the SEC. You have to beat the best to get respect. I don’t believe many recruit’s believe that UGA can beat Florida or Alabama.
**I do believe that Mark Richt would be better off calling plays than Bobo. That is how he got the UGA job, it may very well help him keep it. Bobo is not as talented as Richt at play calling, period.
Fellow Dawg Brethren, we have to live in the now, not the past. This is a what have you done for me lately sport.
Dawg must claim the east this year, not next. Go Dawgs
JESUP
January 17th, 2010
9:58 pm
i hope some of the position coaches come with good recruiting contacts, JIMMIES AND JOES I SAY…….GO DAWGS.
Man Enough
January 17th, 2010
10:02 pm
To all that are talking about Dallas losing today, it was the offense that lost the game. The defense didn’t play that bad, just like our first half of the season, offense turning the ball over deep in our on end. So the outcome of todays game doesn’t mean nothing to me except that CTG will get to work recruiting some boys that will kick little Techies arshes sooner.
And for Louie………30-24 S L “M” F A O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keydet Dawg Lover
January 17th, 2010
10:02 pm
Cowboys game today: Obviously not many of you watched the same game. The cowboy’s D was not the issue, turnovers and lack of offensive production was, period.
My only concern is the same for the dawgs. The past two years lack of offensive production has put the defense in predicaments.
Maybe, the defense will step-up and Richt will assist Bobo in calling the plays.
CPJ IS IN BARK'S AND SCHULTZIE'S HALL OF FAME
January 17th, 2010
10:03 pm
Stinger:
I am GT through and through, but I’m not sold of this triple option offense and question some of the play calling….You’re crazier than Scultzie and Bark Maddley….Our triple option offense jumped the tracks against Georgia and Iowa, Pugnacious Paul couldn’t finish the drill, extremely poor offensive numbers for the 4 and 5 star talent in that backfield……. could only beat a weak Clempson team to claim a chumpionship, and had to make a final desperation drive to beat the tiggers….You gotta admit that was not a very exciting way to win any kind of championship, beating the clempson tiggers….When the game was on the line against Georgia, Pugnacious Paul went to chunkin it down the field, when Cleotis and all us injuneers working late in the robotics lab thought ole Paul was gonna run the triple option down the field, run out the clock, and win the game….that 4-3 defense ole Wiley Willie Martinez sprung on Pugnacious Paul got inside his considerably big head, and he unexpectedly went to chunkin it, it went off BAYBAYS hands, and the rest is history….It might be the only chance we guys will ever have to win 2 in a row against the damn Bullydogs….why the hell did we start chunkin it? And Bark says this guy in a play calling genius….
hind tit
January 17th, 2010
10:18 pm
louie don’t know the difference between dlc coach and dc. but i bet he knows what ac dc is.
CPJ IS IN BARK'S AND SCHULTZIE'S HALL OF FAME
January 17th, 2010
10:22 pm
Stinger:
The Athens police said they have video evidence showing a UGA lineman weighing 300 pounds or better riding a motor scooter the wrong way down a one way street near Grant Field….Don’t know whether Coach Richt can discipline this type of vice, however….This video was just terrible…….Wait, as the video rolls on there is evidence coming in showing UGA tailback Caleb King passing the 300 pound UGA olineman on his scooter with 11 Tech defenders running behind him…way, way , way behind him….Or was that Washaun Ealey….This video is under further review….
oledawg
January 17th, 2010
10:29 pm
SOWEGA DAWG-You wouldn’t happen to live in Sylvester, would you?
Big Dawg
January 17th, 2010
10:48 pm
Only a Techie would talk about enjoying a blog threesome. Loser
RED DOG 77
January 17th, 2010
11:57 pm
I have about come to the conclution this is where people come to insult one another …..You know sort of like the inside wall of a portable toilet…….Every now and again you will see a reasonable discussion…but that is few and far between….Mabe the reasonable people ….whomever they support should just disregard all of the crap slingers starting Monday Jan. 18….Try it! See what happens…..RED
Big D Dawg
January 18th, 2010
12:40 am
Louie = St Simons
jameszz
January 18th, 2010
1:15 am
“Run up the score”??????????? This is pro ball ladies. There is no mercy rule. This was a game to send one team to the NFC championship! If you cant handle it then you and everyone else who even muttered the words “run up the score” belong in college where its acceptable to take a knee so no one’s feelings get hurt! Grow up. If you would have coached your D line the way the vikings did you would be the one in their place. P$$$Y
Tech sucks
January 18th, 2010
1:24 am
Just wondering because I would never be so pathetic as to make a “First” post, but how moronic do you idiots feel when you post “First” and you aren’t first:?
takedowndawg
January 18th, 2010
6:27 am
It would be a nice change to discuss recruiting information rather than the spitball comments slinging between UGA and gt fans. Just an opinion. Haven’t heard much other than our 1 recruit, B.J. Butler going to Louisville.
Yellow Fuzz
January 18th, 2010
6:45 am
Two Questions
One: How many uga players could earn a degree from Georgia Tech?
Answer: Very few, if any
Two: How many Georgia Tech players could earn a degree from uga?
Answer: Most, if not all
Big Al
January 18th, 2010
7:11 am
Man, that Grantham defense was impressive yesterday afternoon. Hope he brings it all to UGA.
Yellow Fuzz
January 18th, 2010
7:54 am
I’m sure georgia will be ranked number 1 again this pre season like they were the year we put a nail in their coffin (Stamford Stadium) 45-42
Topp Dogg
January 18th, 2010
8:13 am
It will be a suprise if he lives long enough to see next season.The Joke by Coke slum of the ACC.
Joe D.
January 18th, 2010
8:26 am
I noticed Brookings trying to start a fight on the previous 3-4 plays with various Vikings, so I think that’s why they decided to pop them with another TD…I wished the Vikes could have gotten the ball back for another one.
Dude
January 18th, 2010
8:27 am
yep, what goes around comes around. I don’t think the Vikings much care what Gantham thinks right now.
Minnesota Dawg
January 18th, 2010
8:28 am
Can we ever say that some teams are just better (Minnesota Vikings)? There is nothing you can do that is going to beat them when they are on their A game? As for the touchdown at the end of the game, what were they suppose to do? Why don’t we have a rule if the game is beyond reach to win, we can just end the game early? How stupid! Dallas should have stopped them. They would try to score if they had the ball last. Should Minnesota have complained that the game was already over and that Dallas was trying to make the score look respectable?
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