Grantham returns Spurrier’s barb
ATHENS — Todd Grantham took note of Saturday’s barb from Steve Spurrier –- and returned the volley Tuesday night with a reference to Spurrier’s lack of success in the NFL.
Spurrier, the South Carolina coach, poked at Grantham, the Georgia defensive coordinator and long-time NFL assistant, after Gamecocks running back Marcus Lattimore had 182 yards rushing against the Bulldogs by saying: “That little inside zone play, the NFL doesn’t run that play. That’s a new scheme, I guess.”
Grantham was asked after Georgia’s practice Tuesday if he saw Spurrier’s comment.
“Yeah, that was texted to me,” Grantham replied with a grin. “I appreciate his assistance, you know. But we actually knew what plays they were running. And they actually run that play in pro ball, and our offense actually runs that play, too. So we’re kind of on top of our game.
“It was kind of an out-of-left-field comment,” Grantham added. “I kind of took it more as a shot at the NFL. I really wasn’t sure if it was because of his lack of success there or what. So I kind of took it more like that than anything.”
Spurrier was 12-20 in two seasons as coach of the NFL’s Washington Redskins.
Grantham coached in the NFL for 11 seasons before being hired as Georgia’s defensive coordinator this year.
South Carolina beat Georgia 17-6 on Saturday.
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LARRY M.
September 14th, 2010
10:12 pm
17-6! ONLY THING UGA WINS THIS YEAR IS THE FULMER CUP!
1980 was so long ago
September 14th, 2010
10:12 pm
Looks like Grantham is a little thin skinned, he better be ready for a long season.
BTW, Dallas defense only gave up 2 FGs in his absence against the Skins, so it looks like he may not be missed there.
Maybe the reason Dallas didn’t counter offer to keep him – as what happened to ugas first 5 choices.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:13 pm
bgdawg what does the 2nd game have to do with a new defense when the opposing offense keeps running the same play and they can’t stop it
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
Buzzed
17-6 last Saturday.
Nuff said, try again next year
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:15 pm
Buzzed I guess you need some glasses cause Mark Richt just lost too south carolina
bgdawg
September 14th, 2010
10:15 pm
haha dan mullen shut up…after ARK win or lose, you can bet that UGA is gonna show up and show who the real big dawgs of the sec is. lol i neva even knew that miss st. fans talked trash, i learn new things every day…
Van Halen Rocks!
September 14th, 2010
10:16 pm
Ok, let me splain it to ya.
Georgia’s defense in sec better than sc’s in:
sacks, int’s, tackles for loss, pass defense and total defense.
Spurrier needs ot be jacking up Ellis instead of Grantham, because Grantham’s kicking his DC’s butt.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
Dan Mullen- Now , now, Grantham knew the play was coming and was on top of his game.
WOW, took the second game of the season for this D-Coord to lose it and let Spurrier in his head.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
BGDAWG Our offense only needs one play too beat Georgia
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
Dan Mullen,
I guess we can talk about anything we want.What get’s me
is your obsession with this Georgia Blog,internet hasn’t made it to Starkville yet,so cow college team can have a blog?
Robert
September 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
This coming from a guy that was an assistant on Wade Phillips staff…Never been a head coach and after last Saturday I doubt there are any schools knocking on his door…I bet I know one person that is laughing with Spurrier…..Willie Martinez
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:18 pm
Willie Martinez>>>>>>Todd Grantham
Disturbed Dawg
September 14th, 2010
10:18 pm
Just sounds like a sore loser! Get rid of Richt and let him take Grantham with him! There’s a reason he was fired by the Browns.
Lars!
September 14th, 2010
10:18 pm
SC–home of 7-6.
Elliot Garcia
September 14th, 2010
10:19 pm
I wonder if Richt will ask Todd WWJD……
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:19 pm
Van Halen,
Good ID, but SC’s defense has been one of the top defenses in the country and SEC over the last three years.
Your defense stats might be a little skewed when you play Lou Who care U, just like SC playing Furman this week, let’s check the stats after the season.
The Ole Ball Coach
September 14th, 2010
10:19 pm
Got you boys again and I’m already in the head of your new DC
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:20 pm
Mike T. We have internet in Starkville and we spend our time watching south carolina run the same play against the georgia mutts cause its so funny
bgdawg
September 14th, 2010
10:20 pm
oh really?? do you have 6′3+ receivers? do you have a top ranked freshman running back? nope, all you have is dan mullen and your cow bells. lol
Bass Fishin'
September 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
Po Spurrier. He can’t talk smack about Georgia’s defense, because Grantham’s beatin his guy n almost every category. He can’t talk offensive passing, because his experienced QB got outthorwn by Georgia freshman QB. He can’t talk field goals, because georgia’s field goal kicker whooped his rear end. He can’t talk about any past success at South Carolina. He can’t talk about any big wins. He can only talk about his rushing game. And so he does.
robdawg08
September 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
Richt will be on the hot seat if he loses to Arkansas at home.
Can Grantham’s defense stop the pass ? It couldn’t stop the run…
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
Lars,
GA – Home of the 7-6 defense ( new scheme by Coach Grantham, let’s see if 13 players can stop the same play being ran over and over )
Rick
September 14th, 2010
10:22 pm
Richt’s 7-3 against SC. He’s in Spurrier’s head.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:23 pm
Bass,
Spurrier can also talk about his win over GA, which they did
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:23 pm
BGDAWG whats funny is south carolina only has one top ranked recruit and how many does georgia have and they can’t even score a touchdown. Georgia’s MVP Blair Walsh
robdawg08
September 14th, 2010
10:24 pm
The trouble with losing to SC is that Arkansas,Auburn,Tech,& Fla. are all likely better than SC is. That’s 5 probable losses.
bgdawg
September 14th, 2010
10:24 pm
i love it. after giving up only two TDs to a loaded SCAR team, people are already saying that WM is better than CTG. lol. last year a worse scar team put up 40+ points. sooooo are you people really serious, or are you just hating?
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
10:25 pm
Well we got HD here in Georgia,and we watched Auburn
beat ya’ll’s butt.Ya’ll need to start getting ready for what
Captain Nutt is gonna do to ya.
Bentley
September 14th, 2010
10:25 pm
It’s 1 play, a fumble, or Georgia is 2-0. Not much to be swaggerin about. Georgia gave the game away.
Disturber Dawg
September 14th, 2010
10:26 pm
Hey Grantham, maybe instead of worrying about what Spurrier said you should work on shoring up that run D and get ready for Arkansas! Talking only gets you so far in this league and what was your record as an NFL head coach or even DC? Just saying, we already look like a bunch of clowns! Richt sees to that.
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Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:27 pm
bgdawg we will see how long you love that 3-4 defense, especially with rambo taking plays off just watching what happens
robdawg08
September 14th, 2010
10:27 pm
SC’s loaded ? Maybe on defense. 17 points ain’t loaded. They have an average QB with avg. WR’s.
Disturber Dawg
September 14th, 2010
10:27 pm
Bass Fishin, that’s the dumbest most ignorant post I’ve ever seen. They beat us on the score board where it counts!
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:27 pm
Bentley,
Typical Ga fan, no credit for anyone, we just gave them the game.
By the way, Lattimore just ran for another touchdown against Ga
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:28 pm
Mike T. after Bobby Petrino and Ryan Mallet puts up 50 points against that defense, we will see how long you watch that game in HD
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:28 pm
Distuber Dawg,
My comments arent meant at you. You sound like an intelligent GA fan
Reality
September 14th, 2010
10:29 pm
Bentley
September 14th, 2010
10:25 pm
It’s 1 play, a fumble, or Georgia is 2-0. Not much to be swaggerin about. Georgia gave the game away
HAHAHA!!! YOU got BEAT!!! OK! Deal with it!
bgdawg
September 14th, 2010
10:29 pm
damn straight. im not gonna argue with you on that one, mullen. our offense was TERRIBLE. mainly because murray wasn’t allowed to do anything vs. SCar. i mean when i was watching the game, it was if murray was playing in handcuffs. O-line didn’t block well at all, running backs fumbled in key situations. all around poor job by the coaching staff and players on O
Danny
September 14th, 2010
10:30 pm
Richt should ask Spurrier what it feels like to go 7-6 so many times in his career.
Cause Richt ain’t never gne 7-6 in 24 years of coaching.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:30 pm
robdawg,
SC has the former number one in the nation WR ( Jeffrey) and former number one RB in the country.
That’s talent, what we dont have a is good starting QB, but Conner Shaw will take care of that soon.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:31 pm
bgdawg we will save you a seat on the real bulldogs bandwagon, you finally see that georgia coaching staff can’t coach
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:32 pm
Danny,
That’s because Richt was an assistant coach before coming to GA, so he hasnt been a head coach for 24 years.
Next
Disturber Dawg
September 14th, 2010
10:32 pm
cctusc, just calling it how I see it. Coulda, woulda, shoulda, but didn’t. It’s become all to common around here with Richt (and now grantham).
Vinnie
September 14th, 2010
10:32 pm
Let’s see if the Ole Ball Coach can go better than 7-6 before he starts takin shots at Georgia, where 7-6 ain’t happened in a long, long time.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:32 pm
Let’s see if Richt is a head coach for 24 years
bgdawg
September 14th, 2010
10:33 pm
again you are right mullen, i was confused as to why Rambo our supposed playmaker has been loafing around? gave up a TD 1st game and was loafing around this game? maybe alec needs some PT
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
10:33 pm
Danny georgia will be lucky too win 7 games total this year
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
10:33 pm
Disturber,
Wish more GA fans could be like you, you’re a class act.
The Ole Ball coach
September 14th, 2010
10:34 pm
Danny, and how many National Titles has Richt won? Thanks for playing loser!