Talking football with Todd Grantham: ‘We want to attack. We want to be relentless.’
ATHENS – Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham sat Thursday at the head of the long table in the large conference room in what used to be Damon Evans‘ office suite on the fourth floor of the Butts-Mehre building, talking football with a roomful of reporters:
- Grantham said junior DeAngelo Tyson will enter preseason practice as the likely starter at the nose position on Georgia’s defensive line, but that doesn’t mean Grantham sees Tyson as exclusively a nose.
“He’s the No. 1 [nose], but he’s a guy who can give us flexibility and play an end position, too,” Grantham said. “Based on how other guys come on at both nose and end, he can move.”
Grantham is looking for Kwame Geathers, a redshirt freshman, and Justin Anderson, a junior who is shifting from the offensive line, to provide options at nose.
Geathers had a good spring, and his continued development in preseason practice is “critical,” Grantham said.
Anderson missed spring practice with a shoulder injury, so Grantham has never seen him on the field. But the 6-foot-5, 330-pounder certainly has piqued Grantham’s interest.
“He’s obviously, from a size standpoint, a guy we feel like can command double teams in there,” Grantham said. “I know he’s worked hard in the offseason to try to learn the system. He’s going to be somewhat behind just because it’s one thing to learn it in a classroom, but then to go out on the field in 90-degree heat is totally different. If he can come on, that obviously gives us some depth. I’m excited about . . . seeing what he can do.”
- Building depth up front is a high priority for Grantham.
“I believe in playing a lot of guys on the defensive line because up there it’s a relentless approach to the ball each play,” he said. “They’re going to get gassed more than probably some other positions. Sometimes it’s harder, because they’re bigger guys, to get rejuvenated quickly. So rotation is important, and to rotate you’ve got to have depth.”
- Six months on the Georgia staff have reaffirmed Grantham’s view of this state as a recruiting goldmine.
“The talent in this state is everything I anticipated, and I feel like we can reach all the goals we want to reach -– well, I know we can -– if we just stay the course with what we are doing right now,” he said.
- Grantham is excited about the arrival of Jarvis Jones, the linebacker who transferred to UGA from USC. Jones will redshirt this season.
“It will be good to get him around the other players [and] get him introduced to our system,” Grantham said, “… because he’ll definitely make an impact in the future.”
- OK, I know you’ve heard these (or very similar) words from Grantham before. But I thought you might enjoy hearing them again:
“We want to be aggressive. We want to attack. We want to be relentless in our pursuit to the ball.”
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JB
July 16th, 2010
7:08 am
First
JB
July 16th, 2010
7:08 am
And second
JB
July 16th, 2010
7:09 am
Ok, third
JB
July 16th, 2010
7:09 am
This is too easy….fourth
JB
July 16th, 2010
7:09 am
Hello…………………..is this a real blog
UGA Ski Dawg
July 16th, 2010
7:10 am
The first game is a little over a month and half away….getting excited!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
July 16th, 2010
7:10 am
I like it!! Look forward to seeing the new and hopefully much better defense this year. Go Dawgs!!!
JB
July 16th, 2010
7:11 am
Ok, to hell with Tech……I know 2 or 3 of them are up ….LOL
GW
July 16th, 2010
7:11 am
The defense has nowhere to go but up.
jeff
July 16th, 2010
7:17 am
still sweet……THIRTY to TWENTY FOUR
renegade#1
July 16th, 2010
7:18 am
I would really like an in depth interview with the whole defensive staff what they are doing and where they are trying to go with this team. These are some really good coaches that no one know a thing about. Try digging a liittle deeper a little hard work never hurt anyone if done in small doses.
Asheville Dawg
July 16th, 2010
7:19 am
Hope the attitude hits the players, because we gave up way too many points last year.
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7:20 am
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Schleydawg
July 16th, 2010
7:21 am
I am excited about going to the 3-4 scheme, but one thing I am concerned about is a physical team running it right up the middle on us. All of the uncertainty about the all-important nose guard position is not alleviating my fears. Go Dawgs.
Steve Spurrier
July 16th, 2010
7:29 am
We ain’t skeered.
Kuwait Dawg.... HOOAH!
July 16th, 2010
7:30 am
I’m more excited about future years to come with recruiting along the defense side of the ball. I’m thrilled we are putting a huge emphasis on recruiting Georgia prospects. Hope we continue this approach as a building block for great things to come. I honestly believe we can do great things with the guys we have and the young men we are recruiting. All we have to do is wait and see and and continue to develop these blue chip prospects.
GO ARMY…. GO DAWGS!!!!!!
Destin Dawg
July 16th, 2010
7:31 am
I’m SURE this will get the players fired up… I’m FIRED UP !! Don’t forget Warren Belin a great LB coach.. he was also special teams at Vandy…where we need to improve too!!! and Scott Lagatos had super Dbacks at UConn… can’t wait.. We’ll win SEC in 2 or 3 years…
Scott W.
July 16th, 2010
7:31 am
GATA!
NC Dawg
July 16th, 2010
7:42 am
Can’t wait to see some actual cleats on the turf in Sanford stadium.
JB
July 16th, 2010
7:51 am
Preparation and attitude alone ought to be greatly improved……………I ‘ve been told ( by a player) that Willie over coached them…. way way to many alignments, movements, etc…..to much thinking and not enough GATA…… I know you need some of that, but here’s hoping we line up, hit and stop somebody.
Mikey in the SAV
July 16th, 2010
7:53 am
I am looking forward to this:
When an opposing QB throws a pass our cover guys will actually be in the same zip code as the receivers. This will absolutely lead to more INT’s and some jarring hits.
Thanks Coach Grantham, Coach Belin and Coach Lakatos. Its about time to GATA !
Tempered Reason
July 16th, 2010
8:00 am
Remember “My philosophy is velocity”? Kevin Ramsey said that prior to taking over as our d-coordinator. We got all jacked up expecting an aggressive, attacking style D. Next thing we know he’s sucking his thumb in a fetal position in the corner of the coaches box during the Auburn game. Just sayin’…
Jim
July 16th, 2010
8:01 am
Success to you UGA – Have a great season and by the way – GO DAWGS !!!!!!!!!!!!
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
8:02 am
WOW… already naming a depth chart= no competition , asst coaches speaking to press, no 2 adays, = long season. GOOD LUCK doggies .
Jazzman
July 16th, 2010
8:08 am
Grantham’s biggest concern should be how many of his defensive thugs will be arrested and suspended before the opening kickoff.
He should give them some red panties to chew on when he tucks them in at night.
Dog Dawg
July 16th, 2010
8:13 am
I sure hope we can hang with you this year, Yellow Hammer.
I like Grantham’s confidence. There will be a learning curve, but I think D will be better this year because of more discipline and better tackling. He is a stronger leader than Willie.
kaput
July 16th, 2010
8:15 am
Wow, talk about a quasi-orgasmic post.
Pathetic.
bamadawg
July 16th, 2010
8:16 am
BooYaaah! This attack defense vs a soft Willie Defense would have won us 3 games last year! People, I’m telling ya now…Dawgs in SEC Championship game! Take that to the bank! And by that time, Murray will be slinging the ball all over the field and we beat, Lsu, Ark. or Bama, maybe Auburn?
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
8:16 am
hey DOG, me to. would love to see a TIDE ,DAWG match-up in DECEMBER
Mick
July 16th, 2010
8:20 am
We’ll win SEC in 2 or 3 years…
Dream on. Change “years” to “decades,” and maybe there’s hope, but not while Mark Richt is head coach.
It’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t
been since the preseason #1 ranking two years ago.
Sit back and be grateful for the seven or eight wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 10-2 or even 11-1 occasionally, but Florida will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 10 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 25, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.
It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans, like Miami and Ole Miss fans, need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.
Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Bulldog Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many
blue chip high school plays go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama, to name two schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. AnIt’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t been since the preseason #1 ranking two years ago.
Sit back and be grateful for the seven or eight wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 10-2 or even 11-1 occasionally, but Florida will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 10 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 25, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.
It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans, like Miami and Ole Miss fans, need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.
Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Bulldog Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many
blue chip high school plays go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama, to name two schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. And that’s not going to change as long as Mark Richt is in Athens.
Get your heads out of the sand and face reality. And mediocrity and irrelevance.
Football mind
July 16th, 2010
8:21 am
Here are CTG (Coach Todd Grantham) 5 biggest mistakes…
5. Lining up a depth chart without knowing his players for real. (you have got to be kidding me)
4. Talks too much (Hey coach the cards face the other way)
3. “We are running the 3-4 eer I mean the 4-3…uuuh I mean”
2. His #1 agenda is not UGA…is NFL.
1. Installing the whole playbook in one spring….(this is a 3-4 defense not a 50). This defense should be installed in steps. We will stumble so much it will be an embarrassment in 2010-11 football season.
My advice to CTG:
Quit talking to the press so much.
Do not give away your game plan.
Slow it down dude! Let the players learn before you go balls out dawg!…. This is the SEC not the NFL. The competition on this level of ball is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. My guess is you will not take my advice and get embarrassed before you learn.
huffy
July 16th, 2010
8:24 am
Wow!! just what I wanted to hear!! We’re going to dominate the nation this year!!!! Aaron murray will by a heisman finlist and we are going to go undeeated!! Go DWAGS!!!!
TommyP
July 16th, 2010
8:25 am
If Richt would’ve made this move two years ago, what a difference. Stafford would also have a different legacy, not that he would’ve played any differently but we would’ve been more successful with a better defense.
atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
8:25 am
the dawgs 3-4 will look so much better than techs 3-4. tech will have a bunch of less talented guys trying to stop opposing offenses with better players while UGA very talented guys will be running around in the backfield of opposing teams executing the 3-4 defense like pros thanks to granthem and company. also you tech will finally see how far a gap you 2 and 3 star players are behind ugs 3 and 4 star players.
it wont even be close..
atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
8:31 am
football mind..coach hasn’t giving anything away. and nothing wrong with naming a depth chart they change all the time anyways so just relax. coach TG has been getting paid pro money for years for knowing how to coach football. and as good as the sec is the NFL is much better so you make no sense at all when you reference that.
he is doing everything right and getting everyone excited about the new defense UGA is running
1eyedJack
July 16th, 2010
8:34 am
I was wondering how many ways is it possible to spell Scott Lakatos?
Tim, maybe you could do an interview with him, so we could at least learn how to spell the man’s name.
SimpleDawg
July 16th, 2010
8:36 am
Grantham will prove that he’s worthy of his salary and of the excitement he’s created in Dawg Nation.
With a RS freshman QB, and an offense that will rely on running the ball, field position will be crucial. Great defense controls field position, and with our punter, we should win the battle of field position – as long as the defense is solid.
This season will begin with the anticipation of a kid at Christmas.
Dog Dawg
July 16th, 2010
8:37 am
Hey Mick,
Did you just say the same thing 3 times in the same post?
Hey Mick,
Did you just say the same thing 3 times in the same post?
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
July 16th, 2010
8:38 am
wow, judging by mick’s inferior advice, we should all just give up. what a tool/moron!!
Destin Dawg
July 16th, 2010
8:43 am
Mick is Sick !!!
Dog Dawg
July 16th, 2010
8:43 am
Football Mind,
Did you say “The competition on this level of ball is unlike anything you’ve ever seen”?
Your kidding, right? He coached in the NFL. Your stupidity is unlike anything I’ve ever read.
Paddy
July 16th, 2010
8:45 am
Renegade#1…no need to nitpick Tim. He will get around to giving us all we need and want in do course. My guess you would not call him lazy to his face!
JB
July 16th, 2010
8:48 am
Tech on here early bashing our D efforts…………… Georgia beat up just one team last year…………….And here’s a hint…..GT is the short spelling…… ACC champs I think
JB
July 16th, 2010
8:50 am
Oh , by the way, I say beat up because Tech defines a A$$ whipping as a 3 point win…LOL
Lane Kiffin seeking opponent for Georgia Dome- Any Volunteers?
July 16th, 2010
8:52 am
Yellow Hammer: about the depth chart, its not like it is written in stone, and not subject to change. Think of it as an author’s rough draft, there will be numerous tweaks along the way to the finished book.
Are you suggesting depth charts are uncommon?
Calhoundawg
July 16th, 2010
8:52 am
Mick, you’ve got way too much time on your hands. It’s morons like you who will have so much crow to eat you’ll choke on it. I’m amazed at the people who think they sound intelligent picking (and that’s what it is — picking) on Mark Richt. What’s ironic is that if CMR really did suck (like Spurrier at SC, Bobby Petrino, or Houston Nutt), you would have nothing to write about at all. There is simply no foundation for bashing the winningest coach in Georgia history whatsoever. The legendary Vince Dooley didn’t win his third SEC Championship until his 13th season and didn’t win his NC until his 16th season. Georgia fans have every reason in the world to believe that Richt will match or exceed those marks. You pathetic haters wish Mark Richt would go away, but it aint’ happenin’.
“Fancy stats aside, it’s hard to make the case that Richt has been anything other than a runaway success in Athens. He’s a genuinely good guy who generally runs a clean program. He also happens to have far and away the best winning percentage of any Georgia coach that stayed for longer than three seasons. The Georgia job is his for as long as he wants it, and it’s hard to see him going anywhere else. Mark Richt and Georgia are a near-perfect fit, and the two will be together for quite some time into the future.” Team Speed Kills
Get used to it. Go Dawgs !!!!!
KeithB
July 16th, 2010
8:53 am
I am very intersted in seeing how this new scheme works. I think it will benefit UGA against teams like UF, AR, AU, MSU by placing more speed on the field. I am not sure how good it will be against the heavy run, but there really aren’t too many of those teams left. I’m sure CTG has an adjustment for it.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
July 16th, 2010
8:54 am
“We want to be aggressive. We want to attack. We want to be relentless in our pursuit to the ball.”
Good to hear this! I want the Dogs to win, but I’ll settle for a good enjoyable football game with a great effort from both teams. I’m just tired of ugly wins and ugly losses. Lookin’ forward to watching the battles this fall! Go Dogs!
JB
July 16th, 2010
8:54 am
Football mind…….Do you think there’s a reason you’re at work Blogging and Grantham was a position coach for the Dallas Cowboys and now the DC at UGA for $ 750k a year…… Is everybody wrong…….and you, in your world at work, are all knowing, all seeing ? Just asking….
Dog Dawg
July 16th, 2010
9:02 am
Calhoundawg,
Your exactly right. I wanted Tech to keep Chan Gailey because he was awful. The same with Shula at Alabama. The only people who want Richt gone is our opponents.
KeithB
July 16th, 2010
9:03 am
I agree with the concept of the best defense is a ball control offense. Get back to the 3 and a third and a cloud of dust. UGA has a stable of backs…just turn around and hand it off. Bootleg every now and then just to keep them honest.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
July 16th, 2010
9:03 am
Wow. Thanks, Mick. I’ll go find another team to support, then. I didn’t know this. But, your illuminating collection of nouns and verbs strung together to represent sentences showed me the way.
Willie Martinez
July 16th, 2010
9:05 am
I am not familiar with the expression “aggressive”. What does it mean?
How2fish
July 16th, 2010
9:07 am
Football Mind you coached where? Unreal a specific recipe from a armchair DC to a man who has coached at the college and pro level..how could he NOT heed such wise advice..I mean really!
gadawgs
July 16th, 2010
9:08 am
Football mind…Did you say the competition at this level (SEC) is unlike CTG has ever seen? Really? Seriously? He was the defensive line coach for freaking Dallas Cowboys who play on Sundays in that little league called the NFL. As good as the talent is in the SEC is I believe in his time in the league he has seen and coach against better. I like our chances and your post lost all creditbility with that statement.
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
9:12 am
DOME, yes ,very un-common at this point of a season w/ a new coach. even with a returning coach . these kids need to compete to get better and by publicly announcing a dept chart and saying this guy is better than that guy. you are getting in their heads.sports are just as much mental as they are physical at this level.
How2fish
July 16th, 2010
9:21 am
YELLOW HAMMER with respect, I’m pretty sure there are dept charts already made up at most schools. I’d be shocked if that’s not the case at Bama, UF etc..getting in a kids head..really these kids have been dealing with dept charts since Pee Wee football..its nothing new. As long as he isn’t stating and I didn’t see it anywhere that the dept chart is locked this is SOP to my mind.
DawginLex
July 16th, 2010
9:22 am
I’m so glad I got on this blog today and read the insightful analysis of Mick and Football Mind. Two obvious experts on everything in life.
1 who can predict and tells us that we should not even bother to watch UGA football for the next few decades because he already knows the outcome.
Another 1 who must be an adviser to NFL coaches and college coaches since he tells Coach Grantham what to do, what to say and how to act.
I feel so enlightened.
In all fairness
July 16th, 2010
9:22 am
A Tim Tucker article with open comments! wow this is crazy…now I can finally say this. You are such a UGA blow hard…you and the AJC had no problem plastering the UT players all over the AJC and you left the comment section wide open for anyone to say whatever they wanted about those kids. When UGA embarrassed itself, shortly after, you closed the comments so no one could say anything negative about UGA. This practice is fine…as long as you do it for every school…including Georgia Tech and UT. Allow free speech in all situations or none…you cant play favorites and claim to be a journalist all in the same breath. Just my 2 cents.
puppydawg
July 16th, 2010
9:23 am
Yellow Hammer, I respectfully disagree. I believe it helps these kids in their development if they know how they stack up against the competition. That way, they can observe and understand what is expected of a # 1 on the depth chart.
JB
July 16th, 2010
9:23 am
These blogs are all fun and games and gives us something to talk about waiting on opening day…nobody knows what will happen. Dawgs could go 12-0….or 7-5…… Tech could do the same.
gotta play the games…….I think UGA AND Tech will be better on Defense….Groh and Grantham have been in the NFL and have been around the block. I look for both units to be improved, Of course, especially my Dawgs….
1eyedJack
July 16th, 2010
9:23 am
YELLOW HAMMER
Do you believe every participant should get a trophy?
Are you one of the Spockonians who think that spanking your child damages his self-esteem?
If you are 2nd or 3rd on the depth chart then that should be a signal to you that you have got to work harder and hustle more to impress the coaches and earn playing time.
Unless you’re playing behind the coach’s kid….but that’s a different story.
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
9:23 am
hey MOUSE, No matter what anyone says there bushes and almost everybody has them.
rogeriter
July 16th, 2010
9:25 am
Football mind–Please give us your coaching background and credentials! Surely, Florida, Geogia, LSU and Alabama are all fighting to get you on their coaching staffs!
Florida Dawg
July 16th, 2010
9:27 am
I second Calhoundawg’s post and JB’s post! All of these nay sayers are just a bunch of armchair QBs and Coaches who would NEVER make it in ANY sport at any level coaching or playing, but feel their text book study (watching and listening to a lot of ESPN analyst BS)of the game makes them experts.
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
9:27 am
MOUSE, JUST KIDDING,couldn’t resist . i’m just instigating now.
puppydawg
July 16th, 2010
9:28 am
Hey fairness, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome your head back from your a$$. With regard to DE and the 2 football players arrested recently, there have been MANY negative comments on AJC blogs from the haters out there.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
July 16th, 2010
9:28 am
Hey Mick, can you ask your Mom to bring down some more of those Hot Pockets? Those were awesome.
JB
July 16th, 2010
9:28 am
Yellow Hammer= no depth chart= redistribution of wealth= make it all fair for all who show up= weakness for all=Obama philosophy……………………people need to know why they are second string…….and we NEED second stringers……….
Mick ey Mouse
July 16th, 2010
9:30 am
Yellow Jacket…..Really……Your Momma Doesn’t Have Hedges…HEE ! HEE ! HA ! HA !
Hunker Down You Georgia Bulldogs………….Sic Um ! ! ! !
In all fairness
July 16th, 2010
9:33 am
puppydawg…did my idea go right over your head? I am suggesting that the AJC needs to at least try to appear unbiased. They dont need to protect UGA…because that’s exactly what they were doing by closing comments for days after each incident. However if they do this, they need to close the comment sections on every arrest story….including the ones about UT players and GT players when arrests happen in those programs. These are kids at the end of the day and we should not play favorites…they all deserve protection or none. Thats fair.
atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
9:34 am
yellowhammer. nothing wrong with getting into their heads..you want the best player playing and these guys at UGA are use to competeing by now and have no problem beating each other up competeing plus this defense will be sending in tons of def linemen during the game it doesnt really matter who is listed as a starter really..they all will have a chance to play and play a ton..
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
9:35 am
MOUSE ,yet again i will say, YELLOW HAMMER is the ALABAMA state bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not a georgia state pest.
Mick ey Mouse
July 16th, 2010
9:37 am
Yellow Jacket…..Just Fartin Around……My Apologies to You and Your Mom…….I wish all Georgia Schools Much Success ! I Think Georgia H.S.’s Produce The Most Impact Players In The Country….per ca pita. GO PEACH STATE………..WOOF ! WOOF!
Bride of Chucky Knapp
July 16th, 2010
9:38 am
Apologies Mick, didn’t know she was your wife.
JB
July 16th, 2010
9:39 am
AJC is based in Atlanta and is in Georgia and UGA is the STATE university and 90% of bloggers are UGA/Tech fans and they sell ad’s based on traffic on their web site ( ajc.com) and why would most not be about Georgia and not Tennessee, Florida etc…………………I have NEVER gone to a Florida or Tennessee or Bammer paper looking to blog……. And how many Georgia stories do you think you would find?…………………….class over
jerry
July 16th, 2010
9:41 am
Grantham, Lakatos, Belin. Still Tier 2 until proven otherwise.
St. Richt
July 16th, 2010
9:42 am
Hey Grantham, we get the picture. You guys are gonna play like a pack of hungry wolves.. Looks like the new coach is fitting in already in Athens- all talk, no walk.
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
9:42 am
guys , a depth chart is fine 2 weeks before the season starts,but to name a depth chart before fall camp starts . thats just crazy, why would you do that? maybe to give the fans something to talk about. as far as the poster asking about spanking my kids ,i dont have to tell them when they are going to get one,they already know
Huh?
July 16th, 2010
9:43 am
Was he supposed to say that he wants them to stand back and get smacked in the mouth?
JB
July 16th, 2010
9:46 am
jerry…..St richt…………………….30-24……………………..8 of 9………………even 2nd tier coaching taking care of the ACC champs………………….
In all fairness
July 16th, 2010
9:47 am
JB that does not make it right. Journalistic integrity should be defined by fairness and an objective mindset. If you dont have that your stories wont hold water and they will only appeal to other blowhards…such as yourself. That’s like saying the bias in North Korea’s media is ok because its news for only North Koreans…well its still bias bull crap that isn’t true. I think the AJC should be fair to all schools and student athletes…let due process handle everything. Thats why the UT arrest report should have been closed also….but it wasn’t. It was very funny watching UGA embarrass itself the day after though…and btw I am not a Tech or UT fan…just a person who believes in fairness and law for all no matter what.
dawgfan
July 16th, 2010
9:47 am
Well, he certainly knows what we all want to hear. Let’s hope they can deliver.
Nose tackle is the most important position in the 3-4, as Alabama will soon find out now that Cody is gone. Do we really have a guy that can clog up the middle like that? I just don’t know.
atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
9:49 am
the depth chart right now is not set in stone. it will change about 3 or 4 times before the first game. being a former player i would like to know where i stand on a depth chart. its not crazy to name a depth chart that is not set in stone..colleges do it all the time. breeds competiton which is always a good thing in sports.
JB
July 16th, 2010
9:50 am
in all fairness…………………….funny reading blowhard and integrity in the same paragraph……..
JB
July 16th, 2010
9:53 am
I don’t know who your team is, but at least I know you are a Dem……..Can’t discuss something without a personal attack……LOL……….
How2fish
July 16th, 2010
9:53 am
In all fairness really in all fairness are you truly saying there are no blogs on the AJC where people post negative things about UGA ? WTF do you need me to send you the links ? My understanding is that sometimes the articles are opened to comments or closed depending on if the blogger is available to monitor them..sometimes they can and sometimes they can’t it works or pretty fairly..but to come around saying you have no format to spew is just wack!
dawgfan
July 16th, 2010
10:00 am
In all fairness isn’t a Techie and I’m the freaking tooth fairy. LOL @ this clown. Nobody has embarassed themselves more than you have right now TECHIE. Are you really this upset over a closed comment section on an internet blog? Is this what it has come to for Tech fans? I’ve really never seen you idiots more desperate than I have since 30-24. Speaking of 30-24, your Techie AJC beat writer wouldn’t let UGA fans bring it up for a month after the game. How’s that for censorship crybaby? I’d file a frivolous lawsuit or something but I’m not an idiot or a crybaby. I just moved on with my life. I suggest you do the same.
Good grief.
Bulldog59
July 16th, 2010
10:00 am
Can’t resist this one.
Hey Mick…..”Dream on. Change “years” to “decades,” and maybe there’s hope….”
Follow your own advice please, change M to D and you have a more appropriate screen name.
SC Boy
July 16th, 2010
10:04 am
All you boys excited about how Lakatos performance against USC in the pizza bowl ought to go back and look at the film. USC’s receivers were wide open all day. 12 drops. Sorry but that’s lousy defense but good luck. Spurrier is going to rip that secondary.
Schmeckdawg
July 16th, 2010
10:07 am
Hey Huffy (8:24 a.m.), what did you do, sleep through spelling class in the 3rd grade!
Moron!!!!!!!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In all fairness
July 16th, 2010
10:08 am
No I know there are but the arrest articles were closed…thats my issue. I am just commenting on the arrest blogs and the fact that the UT arrest blog was open while the UGA arrest story was closed. Can we stay on topic please…of course there are negative comments about UGA….a lot of people hate the school and its fan base. I dont but there really are a lot of people who do for some reason…your comments are illustrating to me why. JB I am a Libertarian…but we are not talking politics at all. Just journalistic integrity and fairness to those who have not yet had proper due process…you know the whole innocent until proven guilty thing. I think all players no matter what school should be protected from public terrorism like this….at least from the journalists. Bloggers can say what they want…but a journalist should never chose a side. The AJC bloggers chose a side when they posted mug shots, ripped Darick, and left the comment sections wide open. They should have done the same thing to the UGA players to remain fair…thats my opinion. “class over”…. You had a sarcastic remark at the end of your comment. Whats wrong you cant take it but you can dish it out.
UWGWolves
July 16th, 2010
10:08 am
Yellow Hammer and Football Mind, they actually did have Spring Practice and a scrimmage so coaches should have an idea of a depth chart at this point. I have never coached at D-1 level but it does make sense to know by this point your players and some of their strengths.
Everyone talking about how bad a coach the CMR is is funny. All joking aside this is the most consistent 9 year stretch in UGA history or least since 1950 anyways. The dawgs have underperformed the last two years and coaches have been changed. I think understated is the respect that the LB coach and DB coaches coming in have from the ranks. Not counting wins and losses if UGA goes 9-3 this year and shows improvement in fundementals, less stupid penalities, etc, I will be pleased and feel we are back on track. Also the talent level is still there to the point we can compete with the Alabamas and Floridas of the league.
harold
July 16th, 2010
10:09 am
TOO BAD GEORGIA DOESN’T HAVE “THE WOW FACTOR” LIKE SABAN HAS AT ALABAMA AND MEYER HAS AT FLORIDA. GEORGIA FOOTBALL WAS 20-12 THE LAST 4 SEASONS AND 4-4 IN THE SEC. FOUR COACHES REJECTED BECOMING THE “D” COORDINATOR, INCLUDING KIRBY SMART.
GEORGIA IS JUST AN AVERAGE FOOTBALL TEAM. GEORGIA NEEDS LESS TALK & MORE WALK! REALITY—–NOT DREAMS!
jasont13
July 16th, 2010
10:11 am
Yellowhammer- Coach Grantham named one guy as starting nose guard and even at that it says will LIKELY be the starter at the nose position. If you really and truly believe your beloved TIDE doesn’t already have a pre-determined depth chart then you are seriously mistaken.
MonticelloDawg
July 16th, 2010
10:11 am
Don’t want to beat a dead horse, talking about the depth chart, but it would appear to be essential to avoid chaos. Without one, when it is time for the first August scrimmage, do the players draw straws to see who goes on the field first? Do they flip coins? Guess a number between 1-100, and the closest ones make up the first unit? The coaches will make adjustments as they learn more about the players, there will be many changes as constant re-evaluation takes place.
Evansdawg
July 16th, 2010
10:12 am
That critical depth that he speaks of is what troubles me THIS year. We are going to have a lot of “gassed” guys out there as the games and season roll on. Building that depth is going to be key. Personally, I think we are going to start the season very sloppy and tighten as it unfolds. This is not the year to demand that Mark Richt deliver a 10-win season. Another 8 or 9 win season with the usual Tech win with better defensive results overall may have to suffice.
In all fairness
July 16th, 2010
10:12 am
Dawg fan…promise I am no Techie. I moved here from New Hampshire….graduated from Dartmouth…and we could drink UGA under the table…I assure you of that…just an attempt at humor. But seriously I am no Tech fan or UT fan…30-24 doesn’t mean anything to me. So your attempts to dilute my argument are to no avail.
DAWGS 2010
July 16th, 2010
10:12 am
Finally UGA plays agressive,attacking defense.CTG has lots of talent on defensive side of the ball and Justin Houston is going to have a monster year.CTG’s defense will give up somr big plays but they will create havoc and many turnovers for opposing team.Love our CB and LB,feel sorry for opposing QB like Garcia of South Carolina,he will lose the game to UGA because he will not be able to handle pass rush.Dawgs win in Columbia on way to playing in the Dome for SEC championship. GO DAWGS
Bassey
July 16th, 2010
10:13 am
Grantham makes immediate impact qwhen he comes on to a new team. Colts went from 3-13 to 13-3 in Grantham’s 1st year. Browns went from 4-10 to 10-5 in his 1st year. Colts, Browns, & Cowboys ALL had best year in 15 years when Grantham was on staff. Grantham was offered 2 times the defensive head coach by Nick Saban, at Mich St, and later at Miami. Grantham also has been training Alabama in the off-seasons.
Grantham is an excellent teacher. He keeps things simple, doesn’t overload his players, and doesn’t run a big playbook. He reps over and over so guys master what they’re learning. He rotates a lot so if he gets an injury, it doesn’t effect his year. He cross-trains so guys know what the other guys are doing.
People are going to be surprised at how much better the Dogs play, especially how well they play in the first 3 games.
Belin and Lakatos are 2 excellent coaches too. Gonna be fun.
Joe Hamilton's Designated Driver
July 16th, 2010
10:15 am
Is this the blog about the GT/clempson game?
I just wanted to make sure we gots there on time.
Is that in North Carolina or South Carolina?
jasont13
July 16th, 2010
10:15 am
Harold-Way to go!!! Nice copy and paste job. I see you have changed your alliance from Tenneessee to Alabama and Florida. Funny but Alabama is 22-10 minus the SEC Championship Game. WOW they have only won 2 more conference games than UGA in the past 4 years.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 16th, 2010
10:15 am
QUESTION:
Has Kwame’s Unlce, Jumpy, taught him the Forklift move? If he can execute that move, man he will be a beast!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 16th, 2010
10:15 am
*** Uncle***
Barack Dawg
July 16th, 2010
10:16 am
Mick – thanks for that useless and boring speech. Based on your comments all of college football should just stop because Florida and Alabama are the holy grail. Let me remind you…Alabama has been gone for 10 freaking years because they sucked. Saban will leave and they will suck again. Florida had Meyer come and he has gotten it done but he had Teebow as well. Teebow is gone and Meyer will leave as well.
UGA is improving their recruiting and improving their focus and aggressiveness. It is funny how 1 8 win season has all of a sudden made us irrelevant. I think we are going to be back on track and look to whip Florida’s ass this year, not that it will be easy but it can be done.
If we continue to recruit well and improve coaching as we did in the offseason this year, I think we are fine and the only thing irrelevant is your opinion. Now the it is almost 10:30 so you are going to have switch out the breakfast food to start preparing for lunch and practicing your lines….’You want fries with that….’
Delbert D.
July 16th, 2010
10:17 am
Now, the Lakotas are an American Indian tribe.
atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
10:17 am
spurrier won’t be ripping anything but that visor off his head and flinging it to the ground. = )
sc will do the usual 7-6 record with losses to UGA and Fla.your defense is not as good as it was last year and UGA hung 41 or so on you guys.
DawginLex
July 16th, 2010
10:18 am
The only thing Spurrier is gonna be ripping up after losing to UGA again is his contract as he announces his retirement.
The loss will make it 1-5 vs Richt and UGA.
atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
10:21 am
redneck lover haha..i never said i played at georgia. just that i was a former player. unlike you my nerdy little friend. have fun playing warcraft
Careless about Fairness
July 16th, 2010
10:22 am
in all fairness – you did not go to Dartmouth, I know for sure. If you did, you would not be commenting on college football. You would be on a financial blog bitching about a trust fund. Trust me – I have quit a few friends from Dartmouth and they could care less about college football and would not be caught dead on a blog about college football in the South. So step up, be a man, and say Yellow Nerd.
Nevertheless we could careless about your opinion you R$@$#%# Yankee yellow nerd fan in hiding.
harold
July 16th, 2010
10:23 am
THIS GRANTHAM GUY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTACKING AT CLEVELAND AND HE MIGHT HAVE STILL HAD A JOB. MORE WALK LESS TALK!
so ga dawg
July 16th, 2010
10:25 am
JB is a spanker
Damon Evan's Lawyer
July 16th, 2010
10:27 am
” I refuse to answer that question, next question”? ” Red panties you ask? ummmmm…………next question”?
Berzerk8dawg
July 16th, 2010
10:29 am
Yellow Hammer- Grantham has been in the NFL over a decade he is a very good judge of Talent. That being said the depth chart is not set in stone at all but he has one because he needs that to start installing and organizing his defense. Thats why he is the coach and getting paid so much. Does that mean they are not still going to compete? Hell no. ALot of coaches name starters after spring but there are going to continue to compete still. He knows what he is doing.
Bassey
July 16th, 2010
10:30 am
If Bill Bellicheck couldn’t turn about the Browns, loserville USA, then nobody else could, including Grantham. But improving the Browns from 4-10 to 10-6 was impressive, ask Bill Billacheck.
In all fairness
July 16th, 2010
10:31 am
What does college football fandom have to do with anything???that’s like saying all people of a certain race are a certain way…same principle. You must be a bigot of some sort with that kind of mentality. My degree has nothing to do with what sports I like or anything like that…its just a place where I took classes and graduated. Last year was my first full year in Georgia…but I dont really have a team that I like. Your absolutely right when you say Dartmouth doesn’t have many sports fans…but it doesn’t mean I cant learn to like the game. I used to follow ND and Ohio State as a kid…but I was never a huge college fan. I like the NFL better…. Wow you guys are close minded idiots. I sure as hell wont be supporting UGA football…Your the one being a ignorant fool….but I wont get in an argument with someone who probably never even went to UGA…I am not a Tech fan at all.
Are you serious
July 16th, 2010
10:40 am
journalistic integrity. How long have you been reading the AJC? You have many more journalisitc let downs coming your way. Destin Dawg you gonna be at crab island this weekend?
Go Dawgs
Bama Dawg
July 16th, 2010
10:44 am
Destin Dawg, you are right on. Unfortunately some of the idiot, supposedly Dogs fans, posting on here will be calling for CMR’s scalp if we don’t go undefeted this year. Hopefully the era of the Junkyard Dogs is on the horizion.
How2fish
July 16th, 2010
11:22 am
harold we are still not listening..
O'Keefe Gym Strangler
July 16th, 2010
11:28 am
Really hoping the Dogs can win the East this year…would love to see an Auburn/UGA rematch for the SECCG a mere three weeks after the first game.
But first Florida and Alabama must be dethroned…
GO JACKETS!
AltamahaDawg
July 16th, 2010
11:28 am
I’ll give him credit for one thing. He has known from day one, the key phrases to use to excite the Georgia faithful. Lets hope it translate to the field.
BTW, football mind……..telling everybody that he wants to put pressure on the opposing team as a strategy to help win football games, is hardly showing his hand. Good grief. And our roster is not a secret. I don’t think letting on that the guy that are on scholarship at a particular position are actually GOING to be the guys playing at that position. I fell comfortable with Grantham announcing to the table that he does not have any hidden aces under his chair.
I’m pretty sure that SC, Ark and everybody else is not going to refer back to the quotes from the summer about who he is excited about to derive at their game plan. I wish!
Just curious, have you actually ever played poker? There is this very annoying aspect of that game where folks arent always honest about thier intentions. (please refer to the G-day game footage)
How2fish
July 16th, 2010
11:29 am
In all fairness sorry but your not reading all the blogs if you think the blogger are fair or unbiased did you read the Bradley rants about Damon..not saying he was wrong but he wasn’t even trying to come off as unbiased. There was one blog closed about the DUI issue but heck there were 2-3 more going at the same time that were open to comments…really its a blog and not journalism…its yellow journalism , rabble rousing , pot stirring etc call it what you will but don’t think its going to be unbiased..just my 2 cents thanks for keeping it civil by the way.
FRED
July 16th, 2010
11:29 am
WHAT A CHANGE FROM THE OTHER GUY WHO RUINED OUR DEFENCE.
TardDawg
July 16th, 2010
11:32 am
In all fairness, UGA is AVERAGE AT BEST.
Burdell
July 16th, 2010
11:37 am
Fred…did CWM run through it with decar?
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
11:54 am
JB— GEORGIA has been in all the papers across the country,,,red panties and all… just sayin
kevin
July 16th, 2010
11:58 am
Mick,
Yeah, it’s really far-fetched to think of UGA winning the SEC in the next 2/3 years when we have won it 2 of the last 10 and been in the game 3 times. You’re a moron.
Hunker Down
July 16th, 2010
12:10 pm
Who made it to Dawg Night?
TardDawg
July 16th, 2010
12:18 pm
Kevin, just because your boss at the Athens Wal-Mart has been talking up the dawgs this year, it doesn’t mean that they’re going to be good – you are delusional. They may be a lock for 3rd in the east…at best.
Jackson
July 16th, 2010
12:23 pm
The D will be much upgraded versus the last few seasons. Martinez’s Defensive Philosophy centered around Defensive Ends getting great penetration in order to pressure the QB. Occasionally blitzing LBs/DBs to create pressure. The problem that got created was our linebackers had too much responsibility and not enough edge speed. We just didn’t have the right skill position players to make the D work and Martinez didn’t have the ability to adjust. In comes coach G…. the 3-4 is premised on having the linebackers create a delayed pressure. It forces teams to account for all 4 linebackers versus 3… at the second tier you are having to trap 2 linebackers vs one and therefore it becomes a more aggressive D. It will have the potential to struggle against run heavy teams. Having said that, this defense allows more flexibility and doesn’t center around requiring certain players to win on every down. Our D won’t be a top SEC D this year… Alabama, Auburn and LSU will probably be ahead of us. What you will see is fewer roughing the QB plays and late hits. You will see an uptick in DB calls – holding and pass interference – but you will get that with more aggressive play and quicker ball release from the opposing QB.
The D will fundamentally be challenged by how efficient we are in the number of plays our Offense is able to produce. Unfortunately, watch the game tapes over the last two seasons and we ran less plays than our opponents. I love the air it out and score the deep play action bombs… but if we have a shot of having a lights out D it comes from keeping the D fresh. If we start seeing a lot of 3 and outs, we are again in trouble. Murray scares the crap out of me because he doesn’t show great accuracy. It is very difficult to teach that and it is critical. Hopefully, Booboo puts together a better run package (i.e. NO MORE quick toss sweeps) than last year. I mean we have the beasts to run the ball…. we are Running Back U…. get back on that horse.
Pat
July 16th, 2010
12:49 pm
Todd Grantham is good at football.
MaDDAWG72
July 16th, 2010
12:51 pm
Way to go To the Statesboro Georgia BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tyson and HOUSTON
GO DAWGSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
bitter harold aka thugs inc
July 16th, 2010
12:52 pm
i have this ability to talk out of my bottom and have no idea what im talking about because i grew up in LA (lower alabamma) its great to be stupid, go bammer, ps maybe bamma gets da slick from tennersa when he is forced to transfer!!!
wsewell525
July 16th, 2010
1:09 pm
I don’t mind losing, but I don’t like losing how we did last year. The team just looked like it didn’t care. Too many players playing off of talent, instead of team. in 07, we had the team working together, and that’s the difference. 3-4, and todd’s passion will do good in UGA. Win or lose, we just need to get more sacks, and pressure the recievers. There going to make a mistake somewhere in there.
Milburn Drysdale
July 16th, 2010
1:13 pm
SC boy. Spurrier and/or the Chickens have not been a factor in the SEC since he got to Colombia, and quite frankly he will not this year either. Try beating UCONN before you talk smack.
ReedHallRat
July 16th, 2010
1:32 pm
I used to room with a freshman named “Mick”, at UGA, in 1956…When he graduated, he became a Sports writer for the Atlanta Journal..Hmmmm…I wonder if maybe..?
ReedHallRat
July 16th, 2010
1:38 pm
Also…I read, quote: “We want to attack and be relentless..” Wow… How novel…What a unique approach to SEC defensive football…Wonder why someone didn’t already think of it before NOW?..I can’t WAIT to see if it works..Imagine, sidestepping blocks and getting in the QB’s face, and actually HITTING a receiver or a running back, “making them pay”…Dang…
bitter atlxmen
July 16th, 2010
1:39 pm
you have to love me because i never have the courage to make a comment without using the word redneck or cracker or some race bs, see im a bamma fan with a very small brain so forgive me that im stuck in the 60’s era and can’t try to fit into a world free of the race card, hahaha
Damon Evans
July 16th, 2010
1:51 pm
Relentless? Is that the same as low rent rendezvous ?
jack bull
July 16th, 2010
1:57 pm
just what i thought, all that talk when CTG came into town about the nose not having to be a large guy, total BS!! we may be dumb, but we’re not stupid..anyone who knows just a little about the game of football knows that when you run a 3-4 defense you have GOT to have a 300+ pounder at the nose to take on all the double-teams that are come that way to be affective.
Football mind
July 16th, 2010
2:08 pm
Hey idiots,
NFL compared to NFL.
SEC compared with college football.
Not even in mighty Dallas will the wins be so tough a scrutinized.
No other football level or league is tougher than the SEC…get a clue idiots of course I wasn’t saying SEC vs. NFL….. will CTG be coaching vs. NFL teams? Did he coach vs SEC teams at Dallas? Then how could you possibly draw that from what I had said.
By the level he is currently on it will be tougher to win than the other level he was at….there I broke it down to the third grade level for you guys.
I’m a mother fu****king football genius
ugakev
July 16th, 2010
2:41 pm
To those that say were irrelevent . . Number two in football sales behind only big texas after an 8-5 season. Suck on that one for a while i know it stings! Go dawgs
meh
July 16th, 2010
3:08 pm
I can’t wait til the season gets started. GATA!!!!
first
July 16th, 2010
4:21 pm
notice how Richt is not sending any defensive players to SEC media Days…?
He’s a smart guy…doesn’t want the defensive players peppered with questions and to give up any info inadvertenly…!
ReedHallRat
July 16th, 2010
4:22 pm
I’m curious…I know the origin of the cry, “GATA !” But the reason I know, is that I’m OLD..All those youngsters out there who have NO IDEA as to its origin or its meaning, raise your right mouse…Don’t be ashamed…’Fess up.
ReedHallRat
July 16th, 2010
4:27 pm
It’s probably prudent, to not send anyone to SEC Media Days who can’t spell “inadvertently”. I learned to spell at UGA, contrary to popular belief..
dagnabit
July 16th, 2010
4:55 pm
Bring it on ,Grant.
tt
July 16th, 2010
5:50 pm
Thank God we are in a new era. my expectations are in check, but where the dawgs were taking two steps back this should be a big step forward. Season is around the corner…slow down on the booze boys..this could be fun.
tt
July 16th, 2010
5:54 pm
Shut up Tiger…no one cares. Arent you late for a date…or do they not have Morrisons Cafeterias to cruise at St Andrews. Damon Evans and Tiger should get together…..so long as Damon is doing the driving. Hey Mark Richt ARE YOU AWAKE? Just checking.
BUZZ SAWYA
July 16th, 2010
6:35 pm
Enter your comments here
Brainiac(Dawg for life)
July 16th, 2010
7:52 pm
Jazzman: We all know those red panties belong to yo mama so next time we come over we wll return them……………………….(.30 – 24)
Hotel Shreveport
July 16th, 2010
9:25 pm
Enter your comments here
Ga D Rules
July 16th, 2010
10:09 pm
Georgia’s new 3-4 D will dominate the SEC east—UGA beats Florida and wins the East—mark it down! These dawgs are the real deal. florida’s run is over.
AltamahaDawg
July 16th, 2010
10:30 pm
That did indeed sound like somebody on a third grade level.
YELLOW HAMMER
July 16th, 2010
10:40 pm
i wish our coaching staff was half as talented as UGA’s.we are irrelivent in every possible way.we lost to u guys last year and will most certanly lose this year.no matter what i say it will not change the harsh truth.I am a gay and a hell of an engineer.But mostly a gay.
John Ohms
July 16th, 2010
10:43 pm
Learn how to communicate with the written word and people might find it easier to understand what you’re trying to say…you’re quite a tool ya retard
John Ohms
July 16th, 2010
10:45 pm
Have you figured it out yet? Yeah, it was aimed at you Football mind…
12-2
July 17th, 2010
12:45 am
If we could just do the same on Offense, we would have something.
I still see no reason why, even with this lousy offensive product we have put on the field the last 4 years in a row now, that this team cannot win 12 games this season with 12 unranked teams on the schedule.
Of course, it has been an off-season of distractions now hasn’t it ?
I mean we are # 1 in the Fulmer Cup Standings for the season and # 3 Fulmer Cup Standings All-Time now for UGA.
Let’s see July 17. I am predicting our next arrest / suspension to be August 17.
Glenn
July 17th, 2010
9:27 am
If the Dawgs gel and play like they can they are going to be awesome. If the gel and are lucky which teams that make it to the big one seem to always be lucky they can win it all. Go Dawgs
MadDawg
July 17th, 2010
10:40 am
I didn’t really see that in the spring game, especially on third and long Grantham always went into Martinez’s patented prevent/retreat/surrender D, so at this point we can only hope he means it…
TERRY
July 17th, 2010
11:20 am
Agree with everyone here, the defense looked MUCH improved on G-Day, going up against an experienced offense, and just mandhandled them, shut down AJ, stopeed the run, no long plays given up against the #1 D, better tacking, forced 2 turnovers. Bodes well.
Grantham's the Man
July 17th, 2010
1:33 pm
This georgia D may be the best in athens in 20 years. The attacking dawg D will wreak havoc on SEC offenses—tons of top shelf talent, great coaching. This is the year of the Dawg!
UGA can play some D ball
July 17th, 2010
2:57 pm
The UGA new D side coaches seem to have a plan and they have an attitude. In time, with more position specific recruiting and coaching, it will put UGA back where we want to be.
UGA is the ONLY SCHOOL TO lay claim to having won 8 games or more for 13 years and soon to be 14. Not Fl, not Alabama, not UT not LSU, not Ohio Sate and not Oklahoma nor Texas can say this. Tech? They lose 13 games over two years, historically, since the late 1950s and 60s. . AAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA zzzzzzzzzz
Let the nay sayers giggle, they know that they never ever attended ANY school, beyond some sad Atlanra public HS and so, they bang away on the mom’s PC, eating Cheetos and slugging down copious amounts of big urange drinks.
Let the Big Dog eat.
Go Dogs
cadawg
July 17th, 2010
8:44 pm
@maddawg: you’re right but i think it’s customary not to give too much away in the spring game, especially if you’re installing a new system. we were actually in a base 4-3 for a lot of that game. i expect CTG to keep his word as far as attacking and being aggressive.
like a lot of you, though, i’m worried about depth across the front 7 and especially up the middle. i suspect we’re going to be a little soft on the run early in the year. fortunately, our toughest opponents in the early part of the year (SC and Arkansas) don’t run the ball especially well. a couple of our freshmen are going to need to contribute up front (garrison smith, and maybe morant or stripling in passing situations). houston and washington are going to be terrors off the edge, and the secondary has a chance to be very, very good. i believe it’s going to be an exciting fall for the dawgs!
Fire Dawg
July 18th, 2010
9:06 am
It will be a challenge this year. Go Dawgs !!!!
ugaclassof2004
July 18th, 2010
11:50 am
Blah Blah Blah…. let’s see it on the field. I want to see the desire and the will to make a play. I want to see a team that can respond to being hit in the mouth and comeback. I want to see sacks. I want to see INT’s. I want to see a QB that isn’t careless with the football. I want to see competent play calling on a regular basis. And until I see these things, I will keep my expectations low.
I’m tired of this half a$$/finesse approach to football that this team has played the last few seasons. And I’m REAL tired of the hands off blase approach to coaching that Mark Richt has adopted the last few seasons. Either take an active role in this team’s success, or hit the road! I’m sick of it. UGA has one of the best revenue generating athletic departments in the nation, has one of the best college towns in the nation, and has some of the best in state recruits in the nation. There is no reason why our program can’t be just as good or better than LSU’s. It’s time to step up our game and be nationally relevant, and if Richt can’t do that for us anymore then it’s time to look in another direction.
EAZY E
July 18th, 2010
2:04 pm
Does anyone know where these former Bulldogs will be playing this year?
Zach Mettenberger
Dontavious Jackson
Dexter Moody
Montez Robinson
dawg_central
July 18th, 2010
6:57 pm
Football_mind…….guess your title doesn’t fit you at all. You said “the competition is unlike any thing Grantham has seen”….he coached in the NFL numb..nutts !! And as far as the depth chart….Tyson has played, he has seen him in the spring……how long should he wait??…. until Thanksgiving turkey is done…..anyhow…..very funny to see guys talk about what a coach should do…..funny, cause these are the same guys that have never even played two hand touch in the back yard…lol….Go Dawgs!!!!!!….oh yea, I almost forgot…..Who is your daddy Tech fans……you got it…UGA!!!!!!
Dawg Trainer
July 19th, 2010
9:10 am
UGA is the ONLY SCHOOL TO lay claim to having won 8 games or more for 13 years and soon to be 14. Not Fl, not Alabama, not UT not LSU, not Ohio Sate and not Oklahoma nor Texas can say this. Tech? They lose 13 games over two years, historically, since the late 1950s and 60s. . AAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA zzzzzzzzzz”
Since this piqued my interest, let’s look at these 13 years. In the span from 1997-2009, Tennessee is 7-6 against Georgia.
The 7 wins: 1997 (38-13), 1998 (22-3), 1999 (37-20) 2004 (19-14), 2006 (51-33) 2007 (35-14) and 2009 (45-14). The ONLY game you can consider close is the 2004 game.
The 6 losses 2000 (21-10), 2001 (26-24), 2002 (18-13), 2003 (41-14), 2005 (27-14) and 2008 (26-14). Two nailbiters, 3 comfortable wins and ONE blowout, the 2003 game.
So, winning at least 8 games yearly during this time frame is nice and all, but losing 7 games to Tennessee mostly by blowout ain’t good. I’m sure a Florida fan can post THEIR record against you in this timeframe, and THAT won’t be pretty either.
So this Vols fan hopes Coach Richt sticks around for a LONG time. We look forward to many more wins against the Dawgs!
patrckmartinsulley
July 19th, 2010
5:32 pm
1st….”football mind” is an idiot
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2nd….GATA
patrckmartinsulley
July 19th, 2010
5:35 pm
1ST “DAWG TRAINER is an idio.
2nd…11 bowl wins in 13 of those years….. name another team that has gone 13 str8 times WINNING11 of them
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3:05 am
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Dawg Trainer
July 20th, 2010
9:00 am
“1ST “DAWG TRAINER is an idio.”
Idio what exactly? Idiometric? Idiosyncrasy? Idiomuscular?
Can’t be idiot, because I’m not a Dawg fan.