Grantham wants fans ‘as loud as they can be’; position battles other than QB
Finishing off the G-Day leftovers:
- Not quite sure how Georgia came up with its announced attendance figure Saturday, since there are no turnstile counts and there were no ticket sales for the free-admission game, but the announced 38,742 seemed about right. The north side of the stadium was closed because of construction behind it, but the south side was pretty full.
The turnout was enough for Todd Grantham to envision what the place will be like with 92,000-plus in the fall.
“We need to make sure the stadium becomes a benefit to our defense,” the new defensive coordinator said in the locker room after G-Day. “If [it's] loud, with the things we’re going to be doing, it can be very difficult for an offense to change plays [and] protections.
“When you’re loud at home, the offense has to go on a silent count. That means everybody’s moving on the ball. Basically, the advantage that the offense has is no longer there. I’m definitely going to encourage our fans to be as loud as they can be from here on out.”
- All eyes will go immediately to quarterback when Georgia releases its post-spring depth chart, probably late this week. But it’ll be interesting, too, to see how things shake out at a few other spots.
Tailback, for example. Will Caleb King, who started the final five games last season, or Washaun Ealey be listed as No. 1? Or will they be co-No. 1’s?
In the secondary, Bacarri Rambo figures to be No. 1 at one safety, but will Jakar Hamilton or Nick Williams be No. 1 at the other? And with Brandon Boykin entrenched at one corner, will rising senior Vance Cuff be No. 1 at the other? (The coaches’ spring awards suggest so. Boykin and Cuff were named the most improved defensive players.)
Also, it will be interesting to see where Darryl Gamble is slotted on the post-spring depth chart, given his move from inside linebacker to outside linebacker in the final week of spring ball.
And tight end will bear a look. Aron White is the returning starter, but Orson Charles was working with the first unit much of the spring. Both are expected to have big roles.
If you missed it: Five things we learned from spring practice.
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203 comments Add your comment
Rabun Dawg
April 13th, 2010
6:35 pm
Monty,
Texas Tech is in Lubbock, Univ. of Texas in Austin. College Station is home of the Aggies, that be Texas A&M. Just wanted to let you know which city you might have been in! But I am quite sure that it was loud if it was in Lubbock.
Rabun Dawg
April 13th, 2010
6:38 pm
BPDawg, you are quite right, and don’t forget that the Masters was not that far away either, for those fortunate to get those tickets1
Harry
April 13th, 2010
6:42 pm
Real Dawg fans go to Gainesville State…..hillbillys
how2fish
April 13th, 2010
7:02 pm
Also the Dawgs spring game had free admission. At Bama they give a free ticket and fried chicken lunch, Bear Byant hat, Bama wife beater T-shirt and coupons to the local Walmart and D-Q , two Roll Tide bumper stickers and a case of Golden Flake potato chips.
midland Dog
April 13th, 2010
7:10 pm
Once again, no one wants to read more than 2 posts by the same author; am I right? It’s like listening to a couple of juveniles arguing over bs.
ckgator
April 13th, 2010
7:20 pm
You guys don’t need to be loud. Just wear new uniforms for every game. Worked for us in the SECCG.
gte268p
April 13th, 2010
8:15 pm
Seriously, this guy wants fans to be loud? Wow, what visionary leader!
Dawg Max
April 13th, 2010
8:17 pm
All the old people around me don’t want to stand up at all and don’t want anyone standing near them either. One old guy told my group to “keep quiet” because we were “being too loud” during the game! I told him where to take it. The dude needs to go back to the nursing home and drink milk and leave the game to the noise makers.
To all talkin' noise!
April 13th, 2010
8:23 pm
Dawg Max
Cosigned
TampaGator
April 13th, 2010
8:30 pm
JimboDawgs…maybe you should go back and re-read the article that you posted about Florida not having an offense, etc….and what the title really means, dude…that Florida is still changing and developing the offense to fit the current multitude of very talented players. If you want a good review of the Gators spring and what came out of it….go read the spring review story on: http://www.gatorsports.com
The Florida QB situation is just fine (and Brantley is very mobile and avoids the rush exceptionally well). And look out for Jalani Jenkins (top LB recruit in the nation in 2008 and a RS-freshman) at MLB. He is going to make everyone say, “Spikes who?? next year. Unbelieveable talent and unbelieveable strong and fast for a MLB (legit 4.4 speed and quickness and he will knock you head off). And he is backed up by other exceptional MLB talents in Joe Bostic (true soph) and Brandon Beal (RS-soph). Now you know why Luc went to FSU. He would be 4th string at MLB at Florida with not much of a future ahead of him.
Dare read if you will….but actually read more than the title next time!!!!
Dawgbreath
April 13th, 2010
8:33 pm
Maybe you need to bring the “loud” to Jax and stick around for more than 3 quarters to cheer your Dawg team on in another defeat.
superDawg
April 13th, 2010
8:40 pm
The more you win the louder it gets.HOW ABOUT THAT.
superDawg
April 13th, 2010
8:43 pm
tampongayter we are going to party in the endzone again this year.
ATL Dawg
April 13th, 2010
8:53 pm
TampaGator, we are not all going to go the Gator sports webpage to read about how the gaytors did in their spring game- I’m sure it’s truly an objective and independent opinion. Don’t be angry because you could not get into UGA and ended up at UF – just deal with it.
CTG
April 13th, 2010
9:01 pm
Gaytors? So let me get this straight, you have been getting dominated by Gaytors during my years as a coach? I count 3 Bulldawg wins since I began my coaching career at Virginia Tech……..I will try to do better.
superDawg
April 13th, 2010
9:17 pm
gayters new fight song BOO HOO.
Tech Sucks
April 13th, 2010
9:21 pm
Go to the Tech blog KimZ you Tech nerd.
Dawg Boy
April 13th, 2010
9:37 pm
I wonder if we’ll have enough players to start? Under the Mark Richt regime, it seems like a lot of the University of Georgia Bulldog players are getting arrested and/or sitting in jail.
Neda
April 13th, 2010
9:39 pm
No problem making noise with a stadium full of drunk rednecks.
AltamahaDawg
April 13th, 2010
9:47 pm
Max, I have been in every section in that stadium, sat with every age, type, kind of fan there is and been doing for 30 yrs. I believe that story about as much as every other story about a Phantom Old Guy that told folks to shut up at a football game.
Odd how some folks seem to have this trouble frequently while other folks never seem to see anything like it. Maybe there is some rational explaination.
harold
April 13th, 2010
10:03 pm
ALABAMA & FLORIDA. CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMS, GEORGIA FOOTBALL IS AVERAGE. DEFENSE LOOKS CONFUSED AS HELL TO EVERYONE ELSE!
Rabun Dawg
April 13th, 2010
10:05 pm
Maybe,just maybe, the fans will get loud when there is something to get loud about! This speaks mainly for the defense, which has not been the side of the ball to get too loud to cheer for. If the product on the field warrants it, I am sure the UGA fans can get very vocal. Agreed, our Stadium does not hold the noise level very well, but the open end makes the stadium somewhat unique, me thinks. I would hate to see it completely closed in, but that is just MHO. In the end, the allmighty $$’s will dictate what will happen with regard to the west end.
Big L
April 13th, 2010
10:09 pm
No different than 35,000 Zima filled tech nerds at the joke by the coke for a whipping of the mighty Wake Forest.
Jim
April 13th, 2010
10:10 pm
I still want to see Murray or Gray come out in a wishbone formation with our two fullbacks and Washawn in the backfield, Charles at tightend and Green wideout.
Big L
April 13th, 2010
10:24 pm
Hey Gayturworld. If UGA had run a cupcake schedule like Floriduh had the last two years, we probably woulda filled every game too. Know what though, no matter the empty seat, 85,000 show up and it is still a sell out.
D Fence
April 13th, 2010
10:25 pm
Just freakin beat Florida. Does Tech even have a spring game or do they just bus in fans from the unemployment line at Microsoft?
riverdawg
April 13th, 2010
10:28 pm
It’s not tennis make some noise . I think it’s a good idea to encourage fan’s to be loud on the feild. I am not a season ticket holder ,but have been going to games from Ray Goff , to Joe Cox. The fans are always into rivalry games. Although some of the noon games get a little sleepy. The coach knows that noise can be a factor. SICUM DAWGS!!!!,
TheItalianDawg
April 13th, 2010
10:32 pm
I must admit I really like Grantham before coaching a single game.his firing spirit is contagious
Deputy Dawg
April 13th, 2010
11:09 pm
We got a lot of work to be a good team. I don’t expect much this year or next but we should win the NC withing 3-5 years. I know a thing or too about football because I played for 4 years in high school in S. Carolina.
Stinger
April 13th, 2010
11:22 pm
Make some noise Dawg fans. Both of you.
Stinger
April 13th, 2010
11:25 pm
I can’t hear you dawg fans. Make some noise. Oh well, I understand why both of you won’t yell at such a weak high school looking product.
TampaGator
April 13th, 2010
11:57 pm
ATLDawg…I was just responding to a Dawg fan who went to the ESPN page to “read” about the mighty Gators….but I am not sure he can read because of his lack of comprehension of the main idea of the article. Also…..I went to Florida and then Northwester and ended up as Sr. VP of Marketing and Advertising for major corporation in Chicago and then Atlanta for the past 33 years, and I have personal homes in Atlanta and Tampa…and a condo in a city you might of heard of…Steamboat, Co. Nice place to visit several times in the winter months by the way. My sister, on the other hand, went to Georgia and flunked out of BullDawg land due to being bored by the professors there and partying way too much with drunks who “attended” your great institution back then. She then moved back to Florida (Gainesville actually) and began her own legal sec temp firm. She got the idea back in the 70’s from a Florida grad (who was a lawyer) who went into business with her(she made a lot of money and is now retired and living the good life in California). Nope. I made the right college choice and my sister made the right decision to leave Athens.
UGA Alumnus
April 14th, 2010
12:33 am
Kim Z’s package: Your complete lack of english composistion skills makes it apparent that you are one of the foriegn students studying at Tech. I’m sure you are excited to finish up there at the Trade School and go back to your terrorists training camp!
UGA Alumnus
April 14th, 2010
12:35 am
Tampa Gator: I’m sorry to hear your sister didn’t have what it took to be a Bulldawg but I’m glad things worked out for her. The world does need secretaries!
RED DOG 77
April 14th, 2010
1:26 am
Coach Grantham………You are going to get your noise my freind. UGA is loaded with experienced talent this year, and as you know [but are doing a good job of hiding] the 3-4 you are installing is going beautifully……..I understand, while others chatter about how hard the transition will be, that the 3-4 attack defense is alot of dadgum fun for the players………some have waited several years to get the opportunity to pin their ears back, and smack the living crap out of someone………So yes, Coach Todd Grantham, you will have your noise !!! Now lets………GATA !!!! GO DOGS !!!
Dawg'em out!
April 14th, 2010
5:03 am
bulldawg naion, get loud all game. i know i will be, when im at the games. sorry to the ppl who sit, join in standup and make some noise as the 12th man!
Dawg Vq
April 14th, 2010
6:42 am
This Dawg D will be loaded with talent! Grantham’s the best D coordinator in the SEC and with his 3-4, the UGA defense will shut down florida’s spread. The Dawgs will win the SEC east—bet the house!!!
G
April 14th, 2010
7:00 am
Bama doesnt have the Master’s
TampaGator
April 14th, 2010
7:07 am
UGA Alummus…at the time…my sister would have flunked out of Florida, too. Georgia is a good school.
AltamahaDawg
April 14th, 2010
7:15 am
Has Grantham announced yet the plan to stop any UGA student from ever graduating?
JaxGator
April 14th, 2010
7:35 am
TampaGator…Being a Gator who graduated from UGA last spring and I can tell you that no matter how much reasoning and logic you try to use with the Bulldawg faithful, only a few understand it.
GO GATORS!
Papadawg
April 14th, 2010
7:43 am
Replace the socializing could care less bout the game alumni with loudmouth rednecks like the Tide and you’ll get your noise
FORTY ONE POINTS to your seventeen points
April 14th, 2010
7:51 am
41-17
big city roller
April 14th, 2010
8:18 am
Pretty rare that a future college QB star goes O TD’s, and 1 Int in a Spring Game like Murray did, and goes on to do well in college football. Maybe Jacoby Harris of Miami before his big breakout, but 9 tmes out of 10, if you can’t at least throw a TD in the Spring game, usually means the person will not be a breakout QB.
Here’s how the last 12 college breakout QB’s did in their Spring game, BEFORE their big year, I challenge you to find QB’s who went on to greatness near what Murray’s stats were for Spring Game, Mettenberger and Logan similarities? Sure, plenty of those, but like Murray’s stats? Not a good sign UGA fans.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/10136/how-does-brantleys-big-spring-stack-up
big city roller
April 14th, 2010
8:22 am
Keep in mind, Murray’s stats for the Spring game were:
8 for 19, 96 yards, O Td’s, 1 Int
How many breakout QB’s did similar in accuracy, td’s, and int’s to Murray in the Spring game, then went on to greatness?
big city roller
April 14th, 2010
8:28 am
Only 1 out of the last 13 breakout QB’s had more interceptions than td’s in their Spring game. Murray had 0 td’s, 1 int, so a -1 td to int ratio. Miami’s Harris was the only other QB that developed into a great one who did that in the Spring game.
90% Murray doesn’t develop. 90% chance Logan Gray or Zach Mettenberger do, if you just look at that aspect.
Not 100% fail safe, but pretty good gauge with these 13 breakout QB’s.
louie the 15th
April 14th, 2010
8:36 am
Like that Gilbert kid from Texas, went 10 for 13 for 165, 3 td’s, o int’s in Spring game.
louie the 15th
April 14th, 2010
8:50 am
Zach Mettenberger’s 6 for 10 for 150, and 2 TD’s, and 0 int’s, nice day.
DawginLex
April 14th, 2010
9:13 am
how about David Greene going 2-12 in the spring game and ended up winning the 2nd most games in college football history?
Realist
April 14th, 2010
10:15 am
Noise won’t matter, this is a mediocre defense on an 8-4 team.
http://wuog.org/sports/2010/04/14/save-yourself-some-time-admit-that-georgia-wont-be-that-good/