Georgia’s Todd Grantham focusing on Kentucky, not contract extension
ATHENS — Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said Tuesday he’s focusing on nothing this week but preparing his unit for Kentucky’s offense and leaving contract negotiations to his agent.
Grantham has 14 months remaining on a three-year contract he signed to become Georgia’s defensive coordinator in January of 2010. His annual salary of $750,000 ranks among the highest in the country for assistant coaches.
Grantham’s agent/attorney, Michael Harrison of Stevenson Ranch, Calif., told the AJC on Sunday that Grantham wants a contract extension. Harrison said he has already “gotten inquiries” from some NFL teams about the possibility of Grantham returning to that league and that he has “gotten feelers” indirectly from colleges gauging Grantham’s interest in becoming a head coach. Ultimately, however, he said Grantham wants to remain in Athens.
Grantham was asked about his agent’s comments on Tuesday.
“You hire people to do a job for you and I let him handle that part of it,” he said. “My focus is on getting the defense to play well and getting us ready for the Kentucky game and getting ready to win the SEC East, truthfully.”
Grantham’s defense has climbed to No. 4 in the nation statistically as the Bulldogs have won eight straight games. A win over Kentucky on Saturday will clinch a berth in the Dec. 3 SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome.
Grantham, 45, admitted he would like to become a head coach one day. But he said playing in the title game is dominating his thoughts at the moment.
“I think everyone wants to become a head coach,” he said. “First of all, I have a very good job. I was excited to come here because of the vision I had about what I felt you could do with the type of players you can get at the University of Georgia. I’m very excited to be here. Truthfully, I just focus on every situation that’s coming up. For instance, after I leave here I’m going to a third-down meeting to figure out how we’re going to get off the field on third down and then what we’re going to have to do to win the game this week.
“We’re in a championship game this week. There’s a lot of time, energy and study that has to go into each week that honestly you don’t have time to focus on anything like that. You just focus on the next task at hand.”
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TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:13 am
Flat tire, have you actually heard of any team going after our DC? Doubt it, and you probably won’t especially at this point in the season. So it only stands to reason that you won’t hear about it regarding the OC either.
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:14 am
So you disagree with something in that post, Flat Tire?
BTW, I don’t “hear” of people wanting to hire the overwhelming majority of assistants in the country. You need some new material, that one is worn out.
Spaceman Spiff
November 16th, 2011
10:16 am
@ Flat Tire
Go back to your technerd blog, please. They are in desperate need of your incredible football knowledge…
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:17 am
Who is to say Coach Bobo wants to leave? Have you ever heard him say he is ready to be a HC right now, come see me? What OC job in the country would possible be better than the one he has right now?
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:19 am
But please don’t offer up any “game plan” analysis over there, they will laugh you out, even in the technerd blog.
what of it?
November 16th, 2011
10:21 am
focused on the game while he has asked his agent to actively shop him around. sounds perfectly reasonable.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
10:21 am
AltamahaDawg
Spaceman
If Bobo was that good he would be talked about for a promotion just like Grantham but everyone knows what he has done with talent we have had in the past
Grantham has shown what he can do with talent. Thats why he is getting offers
This is not incredible knowledge; maybe for you 2 it is
SickandTired
November 16th, 2011
10:22 am
this guy is letting his mouth piece agent run that mouth and he should never have done that. He’s a mercenary and should be run out of town on a rail. He cares only about furthering his career. Hey Mark, can you feel that knife in your back from this two bit NFL jack leg?
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:22 am
I am waiting for the Charlie Weiss references to come out. A classy gator fan once said on here he would rather have Murray than Brantley if he could have him with Weiss. Now, I am not so sure. Has Weiss EVER accomplished anything without Brady? Nope.
Spaceman Spiff
November 16th, 2011
10:30 am
@ SickandTired
You, sir, have just qualified for today’s “Do you just say stupid sh!t?” award. Now please go back to your technerd blogs so we can talk football.
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:37 am
what Kind of “promotion” is Grantham being considered for? What does that even mean.
Your constant drumming that nobody is publically getting turned down for offering Bobo a job that doesnt exist at a college that he doesnt want to be at……is at best, not very well thought out.
again I ask: what about my post this morning did you disagree with?
Spaceman Spiff
November 16th, 2011
10:38 am
@ Flat Tire
Really, have you seen the numbers? Might want to go back and check stats before you spew your technerd filled info… The nerds are calling you back.
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:46 am
I think if you looked up “shows what he can do with talent” in the book of coaching, Bobo’s picture would be somewhere on that page. It’s been his “shows what he can do to work around it when the talent is not clicking” that has been his issues.
Spaceman Spiff
November 16th, 2011
10:49 am
@ Altamaha
The way I see it is this: his offense has put up great numbers, especially this year. The only ones calling for his head are the technerd trolls who don’t have a real team to support. No way that he is replaced as OC.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
10:52 am
Spaceman
Why dont you check the numbers and see how he did against AL and FL in 2008 when we had superior talent on offense and couldnt even score a field goal, Aub last year in the second half. UCF couldnt even score a TD. OK ST, Boise St,
The games we have lost he never makes adjustments, he has been talked about on every national sports station as predictable.
You might want to check your numbers against good teams how he did throughout a game before you act like he is some kind of guru.
For example his numbers look great in that 2008 AL game but take a closer look and you find he couldnt even get the offense close enough to kick a field goal in the first half. in the second half being down 31-0 he was able to do something even though AL had their 2nd and 3rd stringers in and Saban had called off the dogs
Anyone can have numbers Spaceman its calling a game to put you in position to win
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
10:55 am
Altamaha
You would find an excuse for the person not putting toilet paper in the bathroom at Sanford Stadium because they are an employee of UGA
Spaceman
Can you please something different than you must be a Tech fan comeback
LCDawg
November 16th, 2011
10:57 am
His agent need to STFU until the season is over THEN McGarity should sign him and Mark Richt to 5 year extensions.
SickandTired
November 16th, 2011
10:57 am
Het spaceman. Keep it classy.
Georgia:The Purdue of the SEC. Not championship caliber but not the worst.
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
11:04 am
I have said all along that THIS was the year that Coach Bobo had to secure his job, as it figured the other side of the ball was going to be more settled, and his side needed to do the same. That appears to be exactly what will happen. I was wrong in this respect. I had said that the reason Bobo could never have been fired last year is that Richt could not afford to have learning curves 2 years in a row. But the guy fooled me and did what I think is brilliant. He took the advantages of keeping the o-staff in place (except the RG co-ordinator that, lets face it, had to go) till made the change “equavilant” to a new OC. It cost us the Boise game, (which probably would have been lost with the old style anyway) but I’d say we are in good shape now and going forward.
And BTW, kuddos to our guy JOEY, for calling that change to be more fast paced. I don’t know if we are quite the Oregan style he was talking about but definetely a different philosophy out there.
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
11:07 am
So that’s a NO on finding anything to disagree with in my earlier post? Some banilities about toilet paper in lieu. Ah.
Not sure what “excuse” I am making. What I am making excuse about?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
11:09 am
We’ll be in good shape going forward if we see the play calling we saw against Auburn
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
11:16 am
And if you read my original post it was geared toward the people saying we dont need an OC. I never did put your name on it
KB
November 16th, 2011
11:18 am
Flat Tire, In the 2008 Bama Game Georgias offense had 2 times in the first quarter, bama ahd 11 minutes TOP, in the 2nd quarter Georgias offense had 3 possessions and AJ fumbled on the 2nd one, Stafford had an intentional grounding call on the 3rd possession Stafford threw an interception. Poor execution and turnovers led to Georgias offensive woes in the 1st half. As for bama playing 2 and 3rd team again I disagree. At the start of the 4th quarter Georgia was down 31-17. I doubt Saban was throwing in the scout team with 15 minutes to go and a 14 point lead.Georgia had the ball with the chance to cut lead to 10 in the 4th quarter I doubt Saban is putting his 3rd team defense was on the field in that situation.
Spaceman Spiff
November 16th, 2011
11:19 am
I will agree with you, Flat Tire, on the last post. Seems that you don’t take into account increasing numbers instead of going back to 2008. But its all good. Since you bash the Dawgs on a regular basis, what opinion am I supposed to have?
AltamahaDawg
November 16th, 2011
11:21 am
He didnt call a thing against Auburn that he hasn’t called all year long. You don’t have a clue what you are talking about saying that was some kind of different gameplan.
Even worse, you are willing to contradict yourself from earlier comment to say it was.
Knowall Moreno
November 16th, 2011
11:25 am
All of a sudden our OC & DC are great coaches? Always rolls with the latest results, what a joke, Kentucky game is a gimme, lets see what happens with GT (Yes, they could beat us) & see what we do vs. LSU before we say these guys should get a raise, if we lose to Jackets & Tigers then everyone will be saying fire both of them & throw in CMR!!!
Terry
November 16th, 2011
11:40 am
What kills me, is that in College, if the Offense doesn’t perform, its the Coaches fault, but in the NFL, if the Offense doesn’t perform, its the player. Which is it the coach or the player?
Terry
November 16th, 2011
11:42 am
Enter your comments here
KB
November 16th, 2011
11:44 am
If the players continue to execute as they have in the past 2 games it will not matter what play he calls against Kentucky or Tech. Hopefully fumbling will not be an issue this week with Murray and Crowell.
WDE
November 16th, 2011
11:56 am
@Knowall Moreno it is with the utmost respect that I have to disagree with UK as a “gimme” seems the last time we thought that they kicked our butts. My hope is that the coaches and players are not looking past them or they might again.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
11:57 am
Spaceman
Please show me a post where I have based the dogs
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
11:59 am
bashed
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
12:01 pm
Altamaha
So your telling me the play calling in the Boise game was what you saw in the Auburn game
LOL
Please dont try to defend that please; because if you do, you should think about investing in a TV instead of a radio so you can watch a game or two.
Oh and Bobo called almost every run in the I-Formation against Auburn, something he hasnt done all year
Preston
November 16th, 2011
12:18 pm
CTG shouldn’t be concerned about an extension. CMR has proven that he doesn’t even run bad coaches off easily. His job is safe as long as CMR’s is. My concern is that he’ll take a head coaching job somewhere soon. Nature of the business.
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:22 pm
For you Spaceman,
“Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 9th, 2011
11:18 am
Jborodawg and DawgNation
So both of you think after watching the last 3 wins that this staff will beat FL 2 yrs in a row and win the East both yrs
Because Im not seeing it on offense
The defense looks much improved but I realize much improved against 5 inept offenses but at least it has shown improvement
The offense is still the same sputtering along like usual with the “Lets hope we can run the clock out Mentatilty”
That wont cut it against good teams and we saw how well our offense performed against a decent team in Boise”
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:24 pm
THAT BEING SAID, I really hope you read this next post Flat Tire. You see, I distinctly remember you debating on here with a guy named TampaGator. It was a debate on CMR, his Faith, and Christianity as a whole. I nearly stood up and applauded your comments and gained a new respect for you as a result.
Reason being is this. We can all cheer and jeer a bunch of 18-22 year olds, but fact be told, we have NO outcome on the team winning or losing no matter what we say. But in life, our “wins and losses” are of our own choosing more often than not. And your comments and sentiments to me stood for something FAR more important than any football game. Thank you for sharing them.
59bulldawg
November 16th, 2011
12:25 pm
Nice article today about Will Friend and the O-line. Anybody know how the Texas line has fared thise season under Stacy Searels. I know the Longhorns are down this year but I haven’t seen them play. Anybody know if they’re happy or not with their new O-line coach? Just curious!
WDE
November 16th, 2011
12:27 pm
Hey I would just like to remind the crowd that UGA so far this year has beaten UT,Auburn and the gators…man I never get tried of saying that !!!!
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:29 pm
WDE, I never get tired of saying or reading it either.
Spaceman Spiff
November 16th, 2011
12:31 pm
@ Tampa
Thanks…looks like he can’t remember what he has even said or he may just be a technerd troll..
WDE
November 16th, 2011
12:32 pm
TampaDawg I have admit it puts a smile on my face everytime..
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:34 pm
I tell all my UT, UF and AU friends about it still. Beating them all in one year will be perfectly capped off by a win over GT.
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:35 pm
Flat Tire is a good guy, but he does bash the Dawgs quite a bit. Maybe he doesn’t realize that every time you bash the HC, you are bashing the team. The HC is the face of the team, especially in college football. But there are more than enough comments on AJC blogs where he is bashing, even agreeing with Thomas Brown, the Dawgs.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
12:44 pm
TampaDawg
And what is your point
I still stand by what I stated in your copied post
So you got me??? How is that I might ask
Have we beat FL 2 yrs in a row
Have we won the east 2 yrs in a row
Now as bad as FL and Tenn are looking right now they are looking to be bad next year so its possible that we win the east
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:49 pm
Flat tire, it’s just a matter of when you said “show me a post where I bashed the Dawgs” .. I didn’t say anything about the accuracy of the statement. I just merely pointed out that it happens .. and if I really go there, it happens often since the beginning of this season. Again, it’s nothing personal, but it does happen. You have your opinion, I have mine, Spaceman has his. But as for this season and next, a more mature offense and even more experienced defense makes the Dawgs look like the heavy favorite next year no matter what happens to SC, UF and UT.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
12:50 pm
Tampa Dawg
An example of
Bashing a program is calling UGA the Cesspool of the South. Not giving an opinion on the offense
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
12:51 pm
Again please show me where I have bashed the program
TampaDawg
November 16th, 2011
12:56 pm
When the media gives a negative opinion of Tim Tebow, everyone, including non-Gator fans, say they are bashing him. Even other media types admit to that. They aren’t bashing him as a person or calling him the big dummy from Florida. They are stating an opinion on his playing ability, but it’s called bashing. You stated an opinion on the offense. It was negative which is known as bashing.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 16th, 2011
12:58 pm
I guess Bill King has bashed the program as well since he has brought up why
Bobo keeps running Carlton Thomas up the middle and
Why when he gets down inside the redzone he goes away from the plays that got us there
ole yeller
November 16th, 2011
1:01 pm
let’s put things in focus. Coach ‘TG’ PROBALBY saved a lot of the UGA coach’s JOBS. I Really think he wants to stay at UGA for another 3-5 years. This will give him the time to get ready for the head job. I think “TG” is a little smarter than most. He’s seen the rat race at the next level (pro’s). He does’t want to make a mistake like a lot of want-to-be. I think Fla’s head man “WM” may have moved too soon. To keep”TG”, and keep him happy until he see what he can do with this team is has started, it’s gone to take more money and a 3 yr extention, If Aub. “O” man “GM” is worth a million a year, so is coach “TG”.I think Coach “MR” would agree. It’s his call according to the “AD” I will wate and see what happens.