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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cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:03 pm
Dan Mullen-
Grantham saying that they were on top of their game is like Custer saying ” We had them right where we wanted them”
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:04 pm
Mike T. Did Tennessee beat Georgia last year? I can remember that game being a blowout but who won?
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:04 pm
Mike T- I’d be more concerned about the offense that Coach Grantham is going up against Sat, not what SC is going to do.
I’am, however I just thought I throw out that out there
since your someone who don’t when to shutup and move on,
and want’s to keep gloating.
Carolina17 UGAy6
September 14th, 2010
11:04 pm
Hey Grantham if you read it then why didn’t you stop it?! Do us all a favor and stfu.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:06 pm
Mike T- I’m someone who don’t when to shut up?? wow, you did go to GA.
One more comment GA fans,
Lattimore stepped on you with a hobnailed boot and broke your nose
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:06 pm
Did Tennessee beat Mississippi State last year? Or the last time they played?Who has won the most out of the last
ten times they played?
Saint Richt
September 14th, 2010
11:07 pm
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-fire back AFTER you get ran all over, good job UGAY coach………DB
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:08 pm
We can beat Tennessee but can Georgia can? With a defense like that you guys barely can make that a good game, maybe Tenn coach will call coach spurrier too learn that one play that you guys can stop
Chuck
September 14th, 2010
11:09 pm
Well, geez, Todd, if you knew what play they were going to run, why couldn’t you stop it? They ran the zone read to Lattimore seven straight times on their last drive in the fourth quarter. I knew it was coming. You knew it was coming. Everyone in the stadium knew it was coming. No one stopped it.
Talk trash when you win.
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:09 pm
Lattimore stepped on you with a hobnailed boot and broke your nose
That’s alright it will heal, in time for us to choke
the chickens next year.How long has it been since ya’ll
had two in a row over GA? Maybe never.
SLim
September 14th, 2010
11:10 pm
Georgia’s D will be tested again this weekend and like last weekend they’ll fail. Georgia won’t win more than 4 games this year….
Chuck
September 14th, 2010
11:10 pm
And another thing. If you spend your time responding to Spurrier after you lost to him, then he just beat you a second time.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:10 pm
Once again and South Carolina put the dirt on the grave, R.I.P Georgia’s Defense
Ron
September 14th, 2010
11:10 pm
Too bad! Barbs between coaches doesn’t count in the win/lost column. UGA lost the game Saturday without scoring a touchdown
Carolina17 UGAy6
September 14th, 2010
11:10 pm
Mike T…you better keep living in the past because that is all you got. Now I believe it’s past your bedtime.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:11 pm
Mike T. can Georgia beat two good teams in a row, but I guess that team you guys played in the opener was a top 25 team
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:14 pm
Everyone in the stadium knew it was coming. No one stopped it.
Talk trash when you win.
Every team around has a game like Georgia’s last week.
Florida once got killed by Nebraska.
Alabama got ran over by UTAH
Mississippi State about every game they play
SC the second half of every season.
aladawg
September 14th, 2010
11:15 pm
It is very obvious that all the people on this blog come from a bunch of looser schools. They have nothing to brag about on their own blog. Besides, they way you all spout off at the mouth only proves that you are a bunch of TN, SC, FL inbreds. I live in the state of Alabama which has the most monoric inbreds in the world but you people are right up there with them. And FL fans, although you have beaten us 17 of the last 20 the DAWGS still has the lead in the overall series. All of you go back to your mothers er sisters you simpleton retards.
Carolina17 UGAy6
September 14th, 2010
11:17 pm
Aladawg….were you alive for all of those wins against UF? Typical mutt fan at there finest.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:17 pm
Mike T- The times they are a changin
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:20 pm
Chuck- Great point, that’s what I’ve been trying to get most of these GA fans here to understand.
By responding to Spurrier, Grantham looks bad, and will lose to Spurrier again.
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:21 pm
The times they are a changin
Yeah, like Spurrier drawing social security.
Maybe Willie Martinez will take the job after that.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:21 pm
Mike T. So I guess losing too vandy, kentucky, and tennessee are all good loses. All three of those teams are better than georgia
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:22 pm
Carolina 17, He did say he was in inbreed, so there you go
AugustaPearl
September 14th, 2010
11:22 pm
Wow, UGA fans cry harder than a dumped 16 year old girl when they lose to Spurrier. And their coaches can’t even make up a decent retort. Grantham got owned and he needs to sit in the dog house and learn it.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:22 pm
Mike T. After Richt gets fired maybe the true head coach can be hired. Willie Martinez
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:23 pm
No I think the next coach for SC should be Vince Dooley.
Then we can just run, run, run, over GA AGAIN
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:24 pm
Spurrier won two battles with Grantham.
The game and the mind game.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:25 pm
cctuc with a stud running back like lattimore why throw the ball, those scary mutts didn’t wanna try too tackle the guy at all
AceDawg
September 14th, 2010
11:26 pm
Tucker – Don’t be so harsh on Grantham. Frankly, UGA and USC are close enough in talent that all along we expected USC to be capable of some big plays against the Dawgs. In fact, that didn’t so much happen. Maybe Grantham can reinforce tackling more with the defense, which Lattimore physically abused, but Grantham did have guys in place schematically to contest Lattimore, so his scheme wasn’t garbage. Rather, Mike BoZo, that offensive coordinator guy, limited a talented freshman QB that played well, and is the biggest reason UGA scored 6 points. Bozo = worst performer. Ealey = worst mistake. Grantham = not perfect, but good enough that UGA could have won if the offense played average football.
I believe UGA will be better this Saturday and hope they smash Prick Petrino’s team, but let’s keep the heat on Richt and Bozo, not Grantham as far as coaching goes.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:27 pm
Dan Mullen
When you have the best freshamn RB in the country, I agree, why throw the ball( especially since I’ll agree with GA fans here about Garcia not being very good )
But we dont have to have a great QB when we have Lattimore ( and we have several more good RB behind him )
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:27 pm
By responding to Spurrier,
Oh my word, he responded to the evil genius.
Spurrier isn’t a good coach,he is 2-5 against Richt,(not counting the losses he had while Richt was at FSU)
he’s lost every where he’s been expect Florida, and the only
reason he won there is because the talent was so good,even
Zook could win there.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:28 pm
Ace Dawg get off this blog rooting for you lazy mutts, everybody knows who the real bulldogs are
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:29 pm
Lattimore made Ga miss tackles and he broke several tackles on Sat, that’s what stud RBs do folks
Carolina17 UGAy6
September 14th, 2010
11:29 pm
Mike T…do I need to remind you what Spurrier’s overall record is against Georgia???
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:30 pm
Mike T
2-4 record not 2-5 andwhy bring up his record against FSU when Richt want the coach at FSU??
Apples to apples
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:30 pm
Mike T. After Richt gets fired maybe the true head coach can be hired
Maybe will get Dan Mullen’s cause you damn sure ain’t him.
He can come to school that can give him a parking spot and
not have to play in a high school stadium.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:31 pm
carolina 17, the evil genius’s overall record against Ga is why GA fans hate him so much.
Couldnt agree with you more
jaxdawgfan
September 14th, 2010
11:33 pm
Someone on here said that, on Saturday, Georgia was guilty of holding, too. If we had so much trouble tackling, how could we possibly have been holding?
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:33 pm
Yeah and I’ll reming you of Bill Stanfill and Spurriers record when he was REALLY facing Georgia,not just the games when he was standing in street clothes, throwing
his visor.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:34 pm
Mike T. After Mark Richt get some balls too say something then maybe you guys can beat a team like kentucky who beat georgia at home
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:34 pm
The only real player georgia has is blair walsh
Pago Pago Dawg
September 14th, 2010
11:35 pm
Oh man, please don’t get Capt. Superior even madder at UGA! He’ll just run up the score next year….
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:35 pm
carolina 17, the evil genius’s overall record against Ga is why GA fans hate him so much.
And Georgia costing him the SEC championship in 66 is why
he don’t like Georgia.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:35 pm
Mike T- Spurrier also won the ACC title at Duke, so again you’re wrong with your facts about Spurrier.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:36 pm
Mike T- He got the Heisman, so I think he got over it.
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:37 pm
When is the last time Georgia won the SEC East, its been a while
Dan Mullen
September 14th, 2010
11:38 pm
A high school team can beat georgia with those 10 offensive plays that they run and that defense
MIke T.
September 14th, 2010
11:38 pm
Oh man, please don’t get Capt. Superior even madder at UGA! He’ll just run up the score next year….
He hasn’t run it up yet since has been at the poultry
plant.
cctusc
September 14th, 2010
11:38 pm
Dan Mullen
It will always be 1980 to DAWG fans.
Too bad it’s not.