Grantham shoots down rumors, wants to ‘be at UGA a very long time’

bardawg

January 11th, 2012
8:23 pm

Am I 1st?

UGABUGGA

January 11th, 2012
8:26 pm

Yep Bar, you are.

bardawg

January 11th, 2012
8:26 pm

After what CTG has done for our defense, maybe a three year contract extension isn’t enough. Well anyway , love the way he finished his press release ! GO DAWGS!

Bigdsel

January 11th, 2012
8:27 pm

Good. I love the way he coaches. The junk yard dawgs are back

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:28 pm

Georgia’s defense is only going to get better and better and better.

kenr

January 11th, 2012
8:28 pm

Everyone in the world knows Kirby is looking for HC job and it does not seem to effect the BAMs recruiting anyway I hope Grantham stays for a along time.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:31 pm

We are about to head into the Glory days again. I can feel it. Our team has that attitude, that swagger. Our defense is playing lights out. It’s gonna be just like the Erk Russell days again. He’s gonna have this defense bleeding from the mouth and wanting to attack every offense they face. This past season was only YEAR TWO. Just wait. It’s comin.

Dawglasville

January 11th, 2012
8:31 pm

We have a great combination with Richt and Grantham. That is great news. Go Dawgs.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:33 pm

Doesn’t it seem like every offense we faced just couldn’t do anything against our defense? It seems that way. If we can just finish we’d have a dominant defense. Alabama style. Yes we can be that good. Why? Because of the coaching. We have the coaching in place on the defensive side that can give offenses nightmares. It’s the offense that troubles me.

the old coach

January 11th, 2012
8:33 pm

Georgia has won more games Defensively than offensively. If the Offense had not put the Defense in so many situations of defending a short field the past two years the record would be much better. Todd Granthman brings more than knowledge on the Defensive side of the ball to the Dawg program. Pay him for his worth, and we better hope he stays. He is the only hope of getting to the next level.

Inlet Dawg

January 11th, 2012
8:34 pm

Do what it takes to keep him doing what he’s doing and doing it in Athens.

Gainesdawg

January 11th, 2012
8:35 pm

Chuck & C-off are the kings of rumors affecting UGA. Homers of Aub. &Tech.
You guys need to find better topics to spin vs. BS rumors affecting the dawgs. Buck & Kincaid blow you guys away. You both are a joke!

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:35 pm

To you GT fans, read it and weep. You’ll never beat us again. See now Grantham knows how to beat GT’s weak offense. Year 1, he had no clue, yeah you got your yards but we won. This past match we owned your offense. You could do almost nothing. Why? Because Grantham has figured you out. Seems like everybody figures Tech out at some point huh? 0-4 in your last 4 bowl games? Give any defensive coordinator ample time before they play Tech, and they’ll shut it down and beat you. Tech has no defense, and has a weak offense to boot.

Here’s to 11-1 vs. Tech since Richt has been here!!!!! Woooo hooo!

WE RUN THIS STATE!

ugakev

January 11th, 2012
8:36 pm

year 3 under Grantham is going to be very exciting as we add more and more 5 star depth to the defense!

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:37 pm

I know you Tech fans are envious of UGA and it’s ok. You wish you had Grantham huh? Doesn’t matter. Georgia Tech could never attract the type of talent UGA does. So it wouldn’t matter at all. To the GT fans that love to pose as fans of other teams to get the “superior” feeling, to the GT fans that troll on our boards, 11-1. Suck on it. Please. And watch the nut.

pj

January 11th, 2012
8:38 pm

Let’s counter with our own rumors. Kirby is headed the Falcons! Jimbo Fisher is taking over as the Raiders coach! Come on recruits, ditch your schools and head to Athens!

Voyager Dawg

January 11th, 2012
8:38 pm

Dooley had Russell, Bowden had Andrews – Richt has Grantham. Coach Grantham is a competitor and hopefully going to stay for a long, long, time. I love his passion for the game, the players, the team, the university. Hopefully our offense will adopt some of Coach Granthams spirit and toughness and play to WIN! Go Dawgs!

Dawg58

January 11th, 2012
8:38 pm

Very glad to here how devoted Coach Grantham is to UGa. Go Dawgs!

Eaassyy

January 11th, 2012
8:41 pm

With our schedule next year we will be the number one defense in the land STATISTICALLY. He would be leaving money on the table leaving now.

Jock Smelley, IV

January 11th, 2012
8:41 pm

CTG, welcome to the NFL!!! I’m sure it gets tiring having to babysit! I know you’re not explaining Quantum Physics or Differential Equations! I’m sure Awtie, Dimitroff and Smitty are grabbing for their ankles for your services!!! You DAWG you!!

beachside bulldawg

January 11th, 2012
8:43 pm

CTG has done an outstanding job and represents the “fire” in the UGA program. Electing to stay in the face of having to bail out the “2nd and 8 lets take a knee offense” shows his dedication to his players, as well as his belief that the offense will, somehow, complement his superior defense. As a UGA fan living in Florida, I hope CTG’s dedication serves as an example for his fellow coaches, his players and UGA fans everywhere.

kerryb

January 11th, 2012
8:43 pm

I bet Nick Satan started those rumors because he was ticked at Grantham for locking up Jordon Jenkins.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:45 pm

It’s not looking good for Tech football vs. Georgia football next season. We have 9 out of 11 starters returning on defense, Murray back, Crowell back, new kid Marshall sharing carries with Crowell, 2nd year under the new strength and conditioning program, PLUS we get you nerds in Athens for the game. So Tech fans…will you beat Georgia in 2012? 2013? 2014? Which year?

Jock Smelley, IV

January 11th, 2012
8:46 pm

CTG, lickety split!!

Finkle is Einhorn, Einhorn is Finkle

January 11th, 2012
8:47 pm

I am excited to see what Grantham can do with some of his recruits in the system.

dawgs2004

January 11th, 2012
8:50 pm

I think he’s the best coach we have. Like the fire he brings. Offense needs some fire brought to them like CTG does the defense!!!

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:52 pm

If we let Bobo go, we’ll win a national title.

Falcon Fan #1

January 11th, 2012
8:53 pm

If Mr. Blank wants Grantham he gets him that simple…

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:54 pm

Mark Richt seems to be picking up the steam. He’s getting tired of every SEC team that means anything win an SEC title but him. Even Auburn has a national title and we beat them like a drum 45-7. So we have what it takes. Can we put it together?

Birdhair

January 11th, 2012
8:54 pm

I wonder why the falcons aren’t calling bobo?

his second year it was

January 11th, 2012
8:57 pm

CTG inherited most of his players from CWM and we know how that turned out in 2010. This year, after ONLY ONE YEAR OF COACHING THESE SAME KIDS, he turned out a high quality product, and we know that there is far more to come. LSU saw that in the first half of the SEC CG and we performed far better in the first half than did Alabama vs LSU BOTH TIMES.

He is a HIGH QUALITY D coach player now in the SEC and the HS coaches will be aware of that and will be far more comfortabl in steering their kids. Same is true of the kid’s uncles and men in their lives, like pastors,etc.

CTG is THE REAL DEAL.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dogs.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:57 pm

Cuz Bobo sucks!

Cdpridg

January 11th, 2012
8:58 pm

Todd Grantham is a DGD! looking forward to years of JYD Defense!

reality DAWG

January 11th, 2012
8:58 pm

Coach TG is doing an outstanding job and I’m thankful he will continue to be around. The D is looking fine and with Rambo coming back great things are ahead.

Go DAWGS!

Paul's Johnson

January 11th, 2012
8:59 pm

Nothing can stop my spread option DERP offense. I am a genius with big fish to fry. Once all my Mars Hill-caliber recruits are in place after 4 years I will be unstoppable. Nothing can stop my triple spread option DERP attack.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
8:59 pm

Good point @ His 2nd year it was….the first season we had Grantham (2010) he was dealing with Martinez recruits trying to transition from the 4-3 to the 3-4 and we still were respectable on defense in our 1st year under him. Now we’ve gone dominant. A few more years recruiting the type of bodies he wants (Linebackers weighing 250+ that can run) and corners that are 6′0+ that run in the 4.3’s-4.4’s. He needs to keep recruiting his body types. He’ll have a monster.

reality DAWG

January 11th, 2012
8:59 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Kirby Smart headed to the Falcons!

suwanee dawg

January 11th, 2012
9:02 pm

Only concerns for next year – O line and no more conservative play calling when we get ANY lead.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:03 pm

My only concern for next year is our run game and our special teams coverage units.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:05 pm

@ reality Dawg, nice try. Only way Smart leaves Alabama is for a head coaching gig.

Rick James

January 11th, 2012
9:06 pm

@reality DAWG

If Kirby Smart comes to the Falcons he will need to bring Saban with him to tell him what to do.

BG

January 11th, 2012
9:06 pm

GATA Coach Grantham!

kybodawg

January 11th, 2012
9:07 pm

talk about junkyadr dawgs would like to have seen whart erk could do with players with this size and speed or maybe he just got the most out of players with a big heart. go dawgs

AugustaDawg

January 11th, 2012
9:09 pm

Renewed commitment to defense. Thats how u win championships. Ask Bama and LSU. We are close. Very close. Go Dawgs

4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash

January 11th, 2012
9:14 pm

I wondered how long it would be until Arthur Blank and Mike Smith contacted Todd Grantham about the Defensive Coordinator position in the NFL. Obviously, anyone can pony up $ 750,000 in the NFL or in The SEC to pay any DC.

Or, OC.

Chip Towers, you make your last sentence seem like it is a good thing that Greg McGarity, tennis player and not a good one at that, is not in a rush with Signing Date just a couple weeks out now.

?

buzzDawg

January 11th, 2012
9:16 pm

Loved and respected Erk Russell. Liked Van Gorder. Disliked Martinez. Love and respect Grantham. Hope he stays a long, long time. Go Dawgs! Next year is already looking good.

DIT

January 11th, 2012
9:18 pm

Yeah, I’m excited about the defense, but what about our offense. Need to score points and not turn the ball over. Of course we need an OC that is not so predictable.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:20 pm

…..wonder if UGA will EVER beat a ranked team again….

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:20 pm

All our offense has to do is put up anywhere between 20-25 points and we should win most ballgames if not all. We don’t have to have a great offense with the kind of defense we have. @ the tide is rolling, your an idiot…we didn’t give up 45 to SC. Check up on how they scored.

Dawg4life

January 11th, 2012
9:21 pm

Jerome…….Right on!!!!!!!!

1-11 vs. UGA

January 11th, 2012
9:21 pm

Wonder if Tech will EVER beat UGA again

GATAHATA

January 11th, 2012
9:22 pm

Good! Because Dawg nation wants Grantham! Much love!!

In Atl

January 11th, 2012
9:23 pm

Fire in his belly? The guy is a deluxe jerk. I doubt many programs would want him. You can keep him.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:24 pm

I can’t stand Tech fans that want to point out any flaw they can find against Georgia. Just because your pathetic excuse for a football team can’t beat us. Don’t hate. Please. I can feel this team heading in the right direction. We will be the next SEC team to win a BCS title. Our defense will carry us if they have to. I can just feel it. CTG is creating a monster.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:24 pm

It’s gotta be Tech fans coming on here. What other team would waste their time? Hey, Tech who would you rather have? Groh or Grantham? You’d LOVE to have Grantham. Too damn bad!

BigC

January 11th, 2012
9:28 pm

Good, now they can get rid of Bobo

dcfrom conyers

January 11th, 2012
9:29 pm

Thanks Coach G, Go Dawgs

kevin

January 11th, 2012
9:33 pm

Hey Tide is Rolling, Why are you on a Georgia blog? Your team is a winner but you’re acting like a loser. You can’t just look at points given up in a game and put them on the defense. Are you that unintelligent when it comes to sport? You can go back and check the BOX SCORE of any of Georgia’s losses and see who gave up the points. Usually, it was special teams or the offense, not the defense. Boise St. did score on the D, but that was Game 1. Do some homework and don’t just check the score to make your conclusions. Or better yet, stop commenting on a Georgia blog because you obviously didn’t watch any Georgia games or you’d know better. At least, a smart person would.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:34 pm

@ Kevin, dude that guy is NOT a Bama fan. He’s a Tech fan. Don’t be fooled. He’s pretending to be a Bama fan to seem “superior”. He knows he can’t come on he being himself (tech fan) and not get blown outta here. So he hides. Typical.

Techster

January 11th, 2012
9:36 pm

I have to agree. Bulldog fans are the dumbest.

Man, did you see the beat down the dog basketball team took against Florida?

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:37 pm

Hey 1-11….I’m a UGA fan. Beating a mid-level second tier “rival” is expected, you dope….not something to be overly proud of!!!

10 wins against mediocre and/or bad teams were sandwiched by 4 bad losses to teams that should be your peers!!!

My my, how far our standards have dropped…..

4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash

January 11th, 2012
9:38 pm

buzzDawg January 11th, 2012 9:16 pm

“Next year is already looking good.”
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Based upon what ? That the 3 Seniors on the OL were our best 3 OL and Orson Charles was our best Tight End and all left ? That our schedule is even weaker than this season ? That we didn’t beat any team in any of the polls released today for the 2011 season, and did not last season either ? That we play 1 team 2012 who is in any top 25 poll this season ? That there were 27 teams who finished with 10-Win Seasons and we beat none of any of them either ? That of the 27 teams who finished with 10-Win seasons 2011, we had the worst 10-Win record at 10-4 ? That Mark Richt said no personnel changes including no new Offensive Coordinator ? That Mark Richt said that this 2011 season was a Good Season ? That Mark Richt said that he is not hiring a Special Teams’ Coach either ? That Mark Richt said that Aaron Murray is great yesterday ? That the Starting QB at UGA has lost 41 percent of his Starts ? That Missouri has averaged the # 31 recruiting ranking the last 6 seasons and has done Better than Mark Richt who has averaged the # 7 recruiting class instead ? That Isaiah Crowell is still on the team ? That January 15 is not here yet, so you have no idea who will Declare and who will not ? That Aaron Murray averages 7 rushes a game for 27 games at 1 yard per carry with 21 fumbles ? That Aaron Murray is 0-9 vs teams finishing in the top 25 ? That Aaron Murray has 22 Interceptions in 27 games ? That Aaron Murray has thrown 75 percent of his Touchdown Passes against teams not one of whom ended any season in the Top 25 ? That neither Todd Grantham nor Mark Richt have gotten their Extensions only a couple weeks before Signing Date already ? Just what is it about 2012 that already is looking good ?

JB

January 11th, 2012
9:39 pm

D will be loaded next year and with the schedule, Dawgs will be in top 10 nationally defensively, thus Grantham value rises even more. McGarity is way of head of us on that, and he’ll have a stiff buyout clause in the deal in return for a nice fat raise. It’ll take 1 mil+ to hire him away after the new deal is inked I bet.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:40 pm

Grantham a “deluxe jerk”????

……how has the “nice” Mark Richt worked out for us the past 5 seasons??

GO DAWGS

January 11th, 2012
9:42 pm

The Tide is Rolling and Nothing can Stop it (ur a dumba$$)
ALL OF THOSE POINTS ARE FROM A BAD OFFENSE!. ENJOY THIS CHAMPIONSHIP, CAUSE IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE BAMA WINS ANOTHER ONE. THEY WILL BE DROPPING OFF BIG TIME FOR NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND SABAN WILL BE IN DALLAS OR AUSTIN!!! TODD GRANTHAM BEFORE KIRBY SMART ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. NICK SABAN RUNS THAT D AND U EVERYBODY KNOWS IT!! KIRBY SMART LOOKS LIKE A GROWN GERBER BABY!

In Atl

January 11th, 2012
9:42 pm

Richt would never give a college kid the choke sign when he’s about to kick for a field goal or almost start a riot while yelling F-you to the other coach after winning a football game. Classy guy, that one.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:43 pm

10 wins is 10 wins, I don’t give a damn how you slice it. You play the game to win. You don’t play the game to see how many tough teams you can face in a row. Besides LSU and Arkansas, who did Bama play that was worth any substance? Same for South Carolina? The only team I give credit to for working through a tough schedule is LSU. They beat Oregon, West Virginia, Alabama, etc. all on the road.

Oh, Brother

January 11th, 2012
9:43 pm

Jerome January 11th, 2012 9:24 pm

“We will be the next SEC team to win a BCS title.”

major

January 11th, 2012
9:44 pm

Congratulations on keeping Coach Grantham.

But……………..here lies the problem.

Either a head coach is an offensive guy or a defensive guy. Mark Richt is an offensive guy. Unless he gives Coach Grantham and his defensive more than half of the recruiting class each year it will not be an ideal situation for Grantham in the long run. I hope it is, because we want to see every SEC excel.

Good luck gentlemen, you have a little more catching up to do.

major

January 11th, 2012
9:45 pm

Unless he gives Coach Grantham and his defensive STAFF more than half of the recruiting class each year it will not be an ideal situation

corrected.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:45 pm

“You created this monster, you deal with it!”

-Todd Grantham’s wife

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:46 pm

Todd Grantham’s wife on the defense….

“You created this monster, you deal with it!”

ugadawg1980

January 11th, 2012
9:47 pm

Glad he wants to stay!! I’m a little surprised, as it doesn’t seem like he and CMR get along very well?

Oh, Brother

January 11th, 2012
9:47 pm

No, JB.

His contract reads that he can return to the NFL at will.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:48 pm

@In Atl……so you’re saying you would rather have “nice” Willie Martinez instead of “jerk” Grantham??

I want to see my Dawgs win tough games against tough opponents…..not win first place in “Mr. Congeniality” contest……it is football, afterall

Oh, Brother

January 11th, 2012
9:48 pm

10-Wins Jerome, is one of 27 teams who got 10-Wins and we had the most losses of the 27 teams with 10-Wins.

Now, what is it you are saying ?

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:50 pm

10 wins is 10 wins. Who is your team @ Oh, Brother?

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:52 pm

@”Go Dawgs”……while I appreciate your UGA loyalty and support, to think Bama will have a significant dropoff next year is ludicrous…

So long as CMR is here, UGA will never be spoken in the same breath as LSU, ‘Bama, and maybe Ark

….just look at how we fared against ranked teams this year

Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)

January 11th, 2012
9:53 pm

CTG wanting to stay at UGA a long time is great news. Now we need to get the offense going. A 10 – 4 season is a big improvement and it could easily have been 12 – 2. No way should we have lost to SC and to MS and who knows how it would have ended had the 2 sure TD passes not been dropped in the first half against LSU.Those 2 td passes would have given UGA a 21 – 0 halftime lead which surely would have made a big difference. Of course every team out there could come up with a number of it’s own “ifs”. Just pointing out how close we actually came and at least half our season happened without any semblance of a running game. Hopefully we can use another “soft” schedule to work our way into something great in the near future but no one knows if the “soft” schedule will really be soft because every team changes and usually comes up with a game or 2 where they “upset” the favored team. Other than the 2 dropped “sure td” passes @LSU the biggest problem I saw was our OL who had several pretty good games but almost got Murray killed in the bowl game. The performance of our OL and Murray holding his “bad” games to a minimum will determine how we perform in the 2012 season. Congratulations to CTG and may he continue to impress the college football world from Athens, Ga.

In Atl

January 11th, 2012
9:54 pm

“@In Atl……so you’re saying you would rather have “nice” Willie Martinez instead of “jerk” Grantham??”

Are those the only choices? How about someone who’s a good DC and a good person. They don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:56 pm

@Brainiac…….coulda, woulda, shoulda…..

we still lost all 4 games to top 10 teams

mark of loser/apologist? coulda, woulda, shoulda

Saban Never Sleeps

January 11th, 2012
9:57 pm

Check back when you can hold a team to 5 first downs, 92 yards total offense and take home the National Championship

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
9:58 pm

@ In Atl, oh my gosh, grow a pair man. “How about someone who’s a good DC and a good person.” Grow some nuts! I want someone who puts fire into our defense’s belly and he’s done that and will continue to do so and we’ll get better. Stop being a woman.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
9:58 pm

@InAtl. Is Saban known for his niceties?

I’d rather have a jerk NC coach than a nice non-NC coach……you??

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:00 pm

@ugadawg1980

of course CMR and CTG doesn’t get along well…..Richt is still seething that he was forced to fire his “nice” friend Willie Martinez!

Oh, Brother

January 11th, 2012
10:01 pm

Alabama beat :

# 2 LSU on the road at LSU 21-0
9-4 Penn State on the road 27-11
# 5 Arkansas 38-14

Alabama beat two (2) Top 5 teams in Blow-Outs, one clearly on the road at LSU, and beat a 9-4 team in a Blow-out on the road too.
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Jerome January 11th, 2012 9:43 pm

“Besides LSU and Arkansas, who did Bama play that was worth any substance? The only team I give credit to for working through a tough schedule”
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Your statement here is that Alabama didn’t beat any good teams, any tough teams. This is your statement.
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In the same post you also say :
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“10 wins is 10 wins, I don’t give a damn how you slice it. You play the game to win. You don’t play the game to see how many tough teams you can face in a row.”
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(1) Which is it ? Alabama did NOT beat tough teams ?
(2) Georgia did beat which tough teams, oh yeah right two 8-5 not ranked teams as our best wins over tough teams.
(3) Were I you, which I clearly am not, I would not run in here in one post and say both points that Alabama did NOT beat tough teams (like we did) and in the same post, state that the measure for us doesn’t matter that any ole 10-Win season like 27 others all better than us with 4-Losses and beat no one, no matter what.
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WHICH IS IT ?

In Atl

January 11th, 2012
10:02 pm

I AM a woman, thank you very much. And fire in the belly in this case is a euphemism for being classless. If winning is more important to you than principles and sportsmanship, then there’s no sense in arguing with you about it. Just don’t complain about the Nick Fairleys of the world anymore.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:02 pm

@The Tide….

dude, we get it. You guys are NC, congrats. Now go back to your double wide and wait for Saban to bring the Crystal trophy to you nearest Wal-Mart again

this is a UGA blog

major

January 11th, 2012
10:05 pm

Oklahoma State

90th in rushing defense
107th in passing defense
107th in total defense
Gave up 365 yards rushing and 33 points to Tulsa
Gave up 34 points to Louisiana-Lafayette
Gave up 507 totals yards, 45 points, and gets dominated in time of possession against Kansas State
Gave up 471 total yards to Texas A&M
Gave up 439 total yards to Arizona
Gave up 231 rushing yards to Texas
Gave up 248 rushing yards to Missouri
Gave up 376 passing yards, 192 rushing yards, and 568 total yards to Iowa State
Gave up 38 points and 590 total yards to Stanford

Just to let those of you know what Oklahoma St and their GREAT Defense allowed. And yet Mike Gundy thinks they could compete with the top 2 teams in the SEC. He has a few screws loose.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:06 pm

@In Atl……OK, let’s get together and sing Kumbaya, pray for world peace and end hunger…all noble and good things

…but this is big time, big pressure, big money college football. Just ask Mark Richt as he cashes his $3 million/year paycheck every other week.

Me? I’d just like to see a UGA National Championship in my adult lifetime

sports

January 11th, 2012
10:07 pm

Coach Grantham will probably have one of the top three defenses in the country next year. Defenses win titles…check ‘bama. With 9 starters returning and the great players that redshirted, plus the recruiting class, Georgia could very well be loaded.

Saban Never Sleeps

January 11th, 2012
10:07 pm

@3-12…Dude dont get offended, we are just here to help you little puppies learn how to play Big Boy Football. First order of business is to get you a Big Boy Coach and OC.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:08 pm

@major….totally agree on Ok St

daggone

January 11th, 2012
10:08 pm

Falcons don’t want him..false rumors. Just some dawg fans worried he might fly the dog pound.

Oh, Brother - Not a DISNEYdawg.com who thinks fans like you are bringing my UGA football program DOWN

January 11th, 2012
10:08 pm

Pretty well tired of your crudola already Jerome. One day posting and you have stated that we will win the next BCS Title for The SEC. That Alabama did not play tough teams beating 2 teams everyone in the nation ranked in the top 5 this season. That it doesn’t matter who we play here at UGA, any 10-win season like the other 27 teams all with 10-wins this season too is great no matter if we didn’t beat any tough teams or not.

What is your team ?

Please don’t tell me this is how you think you Motivate our players and staff to beat a team finishing in the top 25 for the 1st time in 3 years, is to tell them that they will win the next BCS Title for The SEC, and to state outright that Alabama did not beat the tough teams while of course we did, and then say with only us, not Alabama, it doesn’t matter who we beat as long as we get to 10-Wins like the 27 teams who in fact did.

DISNEYdawgs.com

Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)

January 11th, 2012
10:09 pm

@4.29 GPA wiyh 4.35 speed:

You omitted one rather obvious factor. That UGA consistantly thrashes BUNGLEGEE butt at will and there is no end to the butt thrashing in sight. It also appears you misplaced a decimal in that GPA number.

daggone

January 11th, 2012
10:10 pm

With Bobo nothing is safe….42-10

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:12 pm

@Saban……enjoy while you can pal…..what goes around comes around.

Saban is pushing 60 and maybe eyeing the Cowboys job. Then you’ll be back to the days of your head coach drunk at a strip joint!! All good things come to and end, and all bad things eventually get better

But again, congrats and enjoy.

major

January 11th, 2012
10:14 pm

Jeff Sagarin Final SOS vs 10 vs 30

21 Georgia A = 84.01 10 4 75.01( 23) 0 3 | 1 4 | 83.92 21 | 83.64 20

SmyrnaGuy

January 11th, 2012
10:16 pm

Jerome, you sure are drinking the kool aid. Tide is rolling is correct. You state all we need is to give up 20-25 points and we should win all our games? The problem is at the end of the games: 35 pts to Boise, 45 to USC, 42 to LSU, or 33 to MSU, these are real scores. UGA lost to every team they played which was ranked at the end of the year.

I do like CTG and hope he stays a long time, but UGA’s problems elsewhere are too big for his defense to overcome.

Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)

January 11th, 2012
10:17 pm

@JEROME:

CMR has already won 6 SEC East titles and 2 SEC Titles in 11 years. Pretty damn impressive in my opinion.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
10:19 pm

@ Smyrna Guy, damn right I’m drinking the kool-aid. Ever since Bama won a title Monday BANDWAGONERS have come aboard. You guys have no true loyalty, and no true team. Your just on the team that’s winning AT THE MOMENT. If UGA is ever lucky enough to win another title, you’ll become Dawg fans all of a sudden. You guys are too easy to figure out.

Saban Never Sleeps

January 11th, 2012
10:20 pm

@ Jerome, big talk from a mediocre school when you have to admit that U of Florida is your Daddy.

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
10:20 pm

To all you haters and non believers, CMR has won 6 SEC EAST titles in his 11 years here at UGA. that’s more than half the time he’s been here we’ve been in the SEC title game. 2 SEC titles. We’re getting there. You haters just hold on.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:21 pm

@Braniac….what’s CMR done since ‘05?

the game has passed him by…..

Saban Never Sleeps

January 11th, 2012
10:22 pm

A hint for you uninformed…lack of talent is not uga’s problem. It really does not matter who you recruit.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:25 pm

@Tide….hey, I would enjoy it if you post a picture of you standing next to the Crystal trophy at the Tuscaloosa Wal-Mart as you are buying your next deep fryer

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
10:25 pm

And your wife is the best I’ve done since high school.

SmyrnaGuy

January 11th, 2012
10:25 pm

In Atl…. there are too many classy guys at UGA and that’s the problem. It’s gotten the nothing but some hollow SEC trophy’s when everyone else had down years. UGA needs more folks like CTG over there.

By the way, how is it working out with all the classy folks at the Falcons… Mike Smith, Matt Ryan?

Last time I checked football was one of the most physical sports played, it’s not tea time.

3-12 Against Ranked Teams

January 11th, 2012
10:25 pm

enough fun….I am out

Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)

January 11th, 2012
10:26 pm

@Saban never sleeps:

You obviously are a product of the State of Alabama Education System. Why not leave that state and learn how to spell and how to put together a sentence?

Jerome

January 11th, 2012
10:26 pm

ATTENTION ALL “BAMA FANS” I KNOW YOUR TECH FANS WANTING TO ROOT FOR A TEAM YOU CAN’T!!!!! YOUR ACTING LIKE BAMA FANS…YOUR TECH FANS!!!! GET OVER YOURSELVES AND REALIZE UGA OWNS YOUUUUUUUUUUU….

Saban Never Sleeps

January 11th, 2012
10:27 pm

even the SEC schedulers treat you like a middle tier team. No LSU, ARKY, BAMA. Come on..are you guys still dumb enough to keep showing up for games when you do not even get any decent home games. What a joke. Meantime, Bama plays, Auburn, LSU, ARKY, Mizzou and T A&M. Once of the few schools to play both A&M and Mizzou to showcase to their fans what the SEC is all about.

T'Town

January 11th, 2012
10:39 pm

CTG has got defense headed in right direction no doubt…but until we can play the fourth quarter like the 1st quarter we will not be great…hopefully another year of S&C, and more depth will keep us fresh for the 4th quarter…all our losses and all the points given up were 2nd half breakdowns….

BKbroila4224

January 11th, 2012
10:40 pm

Saban Never Sleeps….Mizzou, TAM are not going to make your schedule tougher….trust me…Mizzou loses 12 seniors this year and TAM have proven that they can not beat SEC schools and were a mid-tier Big-12 team….LSU is a cyclic team, dependent upon how good their in-state allotment of players are in a given year….they will not always dominate…up and down, up and down….Hopefully, CMR has learned his lesson in letting top tier in-state talent leave…looks to be latching on to some of these kids in Georgia….the problem with UGA is not Bobo, even though his playcalling is questionable at times in the game….It is the fact that Richt treats special teams as an award to walk-ons and true freshmen….yes, they gain experience…but they also make crucial errors while gaining that experience….Look at Vtech, Florida, Bama, LSU….they have their starters on Special Teams….Look at UGA….there is a reason Kosta Vavlas led special teams in tackles this year…because Alec Ogletree, Bacarri Rambo, Shawn Williams, Cornelius Washington, Jarvis Jones, etc. didn’t participate in Special Teams enough….that needs to change….has to change…special teams alone cost UGA 2 games this year….Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!

Techster

January 11th, 2012
10:41 pm

Meanwhile the Yellow Jacket basketball team is on tobacco road tonight and is about to take down NC State.

SmyrnaGuy

January 11th, 2012
10:42 pm

Jerome… dude I am a UGA fan, alum, and legacy. I’m not even going to ask if you are, and frankly don’t care either way. I don’t go to games, don’t buy season tickets, and don’t contribute to the Hartman fund. I do watch every game possible and feel that I have a pretty good idea of the difference between reality and and wishful thinking. I like no other team and don’t latch onto UA, AU, UF, or LSU winning NC’s or any other SEC bowl victories. It does nothing but show a looser’s mentality when one flatters themselves with the company they keep.

I too have drank the kool aid at times, but the reality is UGA would have been no better than 8-5 this year if they had an average strength of schedule.

T'Town

January 11th, 2012
10:43 pm

It would help in the 4th quarter if Bobo and Richt would not be conservative and run some creative plays…keep some drives alive to run out the clock…so as not to put the defense in game saving positions….mentality has to change on offense, even Nick Saben put LSU away with his offense this time, long drives in the second half and to end the game, and his defense is no doubt #1!

Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)

January 11th, 2012
10:49 pm

@3-12 against…………: I don’t normally correspond with trailer dwellers directly but you seem to be a Special Needs person so here goes. CMR is ranked in the Top 10 best winning percentage by active coaches in the nation. No other SEC coach can make that claim. No active coach in America has a winning record against CMR and he is a great human being who will never get UGA in trouble like Miami, North Carolina, Ohio State, Penn State, etc.
Now, when your simple mind has grasped that we can come up with some more like maybe CMR won the SEC East Championship in 2011 but maybe you are too old/young to remember that.

Now, what have YOU done done since 2005?

Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)

January 11th, 2012
11:02 pm

@Saban never sleeps{

Please see my 10:26 pm post.:

Former Dawg Fan

January 11th, 2012
11:30 pm

“Most of the time these rumors are generated by opposing teams just trying to blunt recruiting momentum.”

And UGA fans do this more than anyone. Look at this site alone. Hypocrites. Most recruits know it though. They’re not as dumb as UGA fans think they are.

wins-by-a-link

January 11th, 2012
11:31 pm

McGarity has not mentioned extending Bobo’s contract, Guess he’s not woried about someone hiring him away from Ga, Still not sure Bobo will be OC next year, New blood needed on offensive staff but no one at UGA will acknowledge this fact, Lets see if McGarity has the stones to make the changes that Richt refuses to make.

RED DOG 77

January 11th, 2012
11:34 pm

I don’t see a repeat of a top ten recruiting class for this year, however, that said, wait until the 2013 kids get a load of the 2012 edition of the University of Georgia Junkyard Dawgs on the football field!!!!!…………Alabama’s days will be over, as will LSU…………All the top defensive players in the south will want to come to Athens and play for Todd Grantham………….That my friends is not hope, That is FACT…………………RED

Timmy Dog

January 11th, 2012
11:36 pm

Jerome, calm down dude. You sound like a high schooler punk. It’s not the Falcons I’m worried about. The rumor is the Jags are ready to throw a ton of cash at Grantham. I hope we can keep him. He seems like a good fella.

bitter dawgs fan

January 11th, 2012
11:50 pm

ask the question?????are clubs looking to hire richt and bobo away from georgia

——————uh–uh——-NO—————–coach gratham rocks

————-john rambo and the OAKTREE and all dem jenkins cats will rule de sec dis year

brad

January 12th, 2012
12:08 am

Y’all are f*cking hilarious.

Reddog

January 12th, 2012
12:36 am

Will somebody please offer Bobo a job? Please?? No contract extension talk for him? I guess that is a start in the right direction.

Preston

January 12th, 2012
1:31 am

Just wondering why VanGorder moves around so much. He’ll do very well with the level of recruiting he’ll get at Auburn just as he did at UGA, so the war eagles are gonna be very good defensively. What’s intriguing is his resume’ the last 11 years. Athens to JAX, JAX to Statesboro, Statesboro to Columbia…no, changed my mind, ATL, ATL to Auburn. This looks more like a coach that gets fired a lot (or works under coaches that get fired a lot) rather than a coach that excels. Does he get bored with his location quickly or does he simply have loyalty issues? Makes you wonder. Don’t get used to having him around long Auburn fans. HA HA! Wouldn’t it be funny if he went to work for Petrino? LOL!

slobodan

January 12th, 2012
2:12 am

Defense is shaping up; I’d still like to see tackling improvement; and more tackles by DLs. We also need heftier middle LBs. Different approach is sorely needed for the rest of the team. OH; and the short field excuse – it’s still legal to prevent the other team from scoring; or hold them to a field goal.

UGADAWGS2011

January 12th, 2012
2:43 am

kevin

January 11th, 2012
9:33 pm
Hey Tide is Rolling, Why are you on a Georgia blog? Your team is a winner but you’re acting like a loser. You can’t just look at points given up in a game and put them on the defense. Are you that unintelligent when it comes to sport? You can go back and check the BOX SCORE of any of Georgia’s losses and see who gave up the points. Usually, it was special teams or the offense, not the defense. Boise St. did score on the D, but that was Game 1. Do some homework and don’t just check the score to make your conclusions. Or better yet, stop commenting on a Georgia blog because you obviously didn’t watch any Georgia games or you’d know better. At least, a smart person would.

What we also tend to forget, is during that first game against Boise St., on I believe the first defensive possession or the second OF THE GAME, we lost our starting (star player IMO) Linebacker Alec Ogletree, and he was replaced by a former WALK-ON (DGD!!!!) Mike Gilliard, who series, and then on. And I am NOT bashing this kid at all, because the loss was a team effort, but I remember after Ogltree went down, the announcers even qouted Richt about how we couldn’t afford to lose anyone in that position BEFORE the game, then it happened. Up to that point, we had gotten three and outs on Boise, but after that, they started systematically tearing us apart with those slants to the TE. I want to say I saw at least 5 straight.. Gilliard was thrown directly into the fire, and it showed, but then for the next five weeks, he filled in ADMIRABLY. Ogltree doesn’t go down, I honestly believe would have been undefeated going into to SECCG. Believe this, next year a single injury shouldn’t hurt us so much, because with our returning starters, our redshirts from last year, and our new top recruits that Grantham is going to land (not saying more, but Jordan J. is NOT the last big recruit for our defense this year!), we will be working on our TWO DEEP D, the kind that LSU and BAMA have. We have the talent. We have the coach. Hell, we even have the schedule. NOW is time to BELIEVE

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they're great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

January 12th, 2012
4:13 am

Georgia Bulldogs 2011 season in review :
# 81 Turnovers Lost, Aaron Murray really the only culprit
# 94 Being Tackled for a Loss, Aaron Murray only culprit
# 85 Our QB being sacked, Aaron Murray not OL culprit
# 61 Red Zone Offense, AM & Off Coaching Staff culprit
# 48 Pass Offense, Aaron Murray great passer, really ?
# 62 Fumbles Lost, Aaron Murray main culprit again
# 42 in 1st Downs by Offense, Aaron Murray & play calling
# 68 in Penalties for us all season long, not disciplined
# 43 in 4th Down Conversions by Offense, play calling
# 42 in 3rd Down Conversions by Offense, play calling
# 86 in nation throwing interceptions, Aaron Murray only

# 88 defend Kick-Offs don’t hurt good players, walk-ons
# 65 Kick-Offs don’t hurt good players, walk-ons again
# 79 Net Punting don’t hurt good players, walk-ons
# 116 Net Punt Return Defense, walk-ons can’t tackle

This despite the facts that the Defense handed the football to the Offense all season long and despite the facts that the only teams we beat were teams who are not top 25 teams for the 2011 season. 74 teams have the opportunity to play 14-game seasons in 2012. 27 last season in 2011, ended up with 10-Win Seasons, and of those 27 teams, we had the most losses with 4. All this despite the fact that Mark Richt had The

Easiest Schedule of all The SEC Teams 2011
Easiest Schedule of all The SEC Teams 2012 too.

Do you think it is possible, just possible now, that you could look at the rankings of where we actually are for the 2011 season, and see any areas where the coaches and players could use some Motivation to Improve, or should we as a fanbase tell them they are great and have no pressure by the fanbase to improve in any of these areas ?

You’d have to be a Blind Homer to think that there is any summary of our Offense and Special Teams’ Play for the 2011 season, that surmises that we are great in any way, shape or manner on Special Teams or Offense.

7576DAWG

January 12th, 2012
4:13 am

Grantham is on record as saying that what he want’s is to be head coach some day of a great college team. I think he will be satisfied in Athens for the next 5 to 10 year’s. That will get his kid’s in college and by then will have enough success that he will get that head coaching job he want’s. Grantham already has the passion and knowledge to teach our defense to be dominate which is great new’s for us.
Grantham also get’s a great benefit, other than money , being at Georgia which is being influenced by Mark Richt concerning integrity, ethic’s , moral’s and other values that a lot of head coaches don’t have , the intangibles that Grantham will need to help him be able to coach and make college kid’s into men by the time they leave.

RMikel58

January 12th, 2012
4:57 am

Todd Grantham’s Georgia’s Defense im telling ya will be in the top 5 next year. He may be the 3rd. best DC
in the country.
Its our OC that kills Georgia because Mike Bobo is ranked 113th nationally. Its must be damn frustrating to Grantham knowing how bad Bobo is when youre trying to win games at Georgia.

BubbaDawg

January 12th, 2012
5:17 am

Hey Falcons, Bobo would make you a good offensive coordinator!

RedandBlackDAWG

January 12th, 2012
5:30 am

This is great news for the DAWG nation. The coach teaches these kids well, they like him and I am darn glad he brings fire to the game. These kids know their coach has got their back, and his intensity can’t help but rub off on the other coaches at UGA. Arthur Blank would be foolish to mess around with him, because he knows how DAWG fans would react, and then he would have trouble filling the stadium for home games. I read the ESPN article that states that Atlanta is already the worst city in terms of support for their professional teams, so he doesn’t need to alienate the fans even more. I am not surprised about Atlanta fans though, since they don’t even support their home town college team.
Coach Grantham will continue to coach at UGA for quite a while longer, and the UGA defense will be a work of beauty this fall. He has been getting the kids he needs through recruiting, they are motivated and he knows how to coach them up. Just think, in his second year at UGA, they finished in the top 5 in defense. Imagine what he will be able to do this year, with his returning troops, having had a year under him and the recruits UGA is getting on defense. If you are a true DAWG fan and not some troll making rude remarks on this blog, you have to feel pretty darn good about the defense UGA will have this year. Alabama showed once again that defense wins championships, and the DAWGS are capable of doing that as well, if our offense steps it up a little. The key to them being successful this year, is the OL being ready to go, the RB’s doing their job and cutting down on mistakes and the OC needs to stop calling a conservative game plan. If we can bury some of our opponents instead of expecting our D to preserve the game, we could give some serious nightmares to a lot of our opponents. If the offense plays consistently, there is no reason why we can’t bury more opponents like we did Auburn last year.

GO DAWGS and GATA

Notso Fast

January 12th, 2012
5:40 am

I was not a fan that approved of his hire but he has grown with the job and show a passion for the game. Sometimes that passion can get you in trouble such as the “choke sign” he gave the Gator kicker just before he beat the Dogs last year. I have found it’s better to try and control your passion than trying to find some. I am beginning to like him.

robertussen

January 12th, 2012
6:14 am

the falcons run a 4-3 and have drafted for the 4-3. theyve stated that they will not seek a 3-4 dc, this is not news to me

mayorbob

January 12th, 2012
6:14 am

Let’s see what kind of AD McCarity is when it comes to having a big time OC. Will he make the decision after recruiting to realign BoBo…and bring in a $750,000 dollar OC that will take that side of the ball to a new and productive level. If McCarity sits on this OC issue another year…then I have no confidence in his ability to run this program.

Sopwith Camel

January 12th, 2012
6:18 am

Did anyone else see yesterday where Willie Martinez is leaving Oklahoma? Guess they decided we were right.

North Georgia Dawg.

January 12th, 2012
6:26 am

I became a coach Grantham fan two minutes after the Vanderbilt game.

Please C.M.R. demote Bobo to Q.B. coach and bring in a REAL offensive coordinator.

dmr

January 12th, 2012
7:08 am

Is this Georgia’s second “bite at the apple” in history? FUTURE HEADLINE: Mark Richt, after 20 years as head coach at the University of Georgia steps down. He does so after winning 11 division titles, 7 SEC titles, and two BCS titles. He will be succeeded by long time D.C. Todd Grantham.

Don’t let the “ERK” curse bite you in the rear end a second time around.

Fair and Balanced

January 12th, 2012
7:13 am

Good for CTG and good for GA. Now move Bobo to QB coach only and get a real OC.

TampaGator

January 12th, 2012
7:18 am

Reminder:

Grantham’s great defensive coordination against top 25 teams:

Lost to Boise State – they scored 35 points

Lost to South Carolina – they scored 45 points

Lost to LSU – they scored 42 points
(and I know, Georgia played great against LSU for 2 quarters. But ask yourself, how many points did
Bama’s defense allow LSU in 8 quarters……9 points….and 0 points in the NC game).

Lost to Michigan State – 33 points

Even Vandy score 28 points on his defense.

But I am sure, all the above points were caused by the poor play calling of Mike Bobo…..and had nothing to do with the great defensive play calling of Mr. Grantham. Yep….they looked great against the above top 25 teams…..and Bobo’s offense was directly responsible for that 38.75 point average against those 4 teams. FIRE BOBO.

I would not be so eager to crown Mr. Grantham as the next great DC…not yet. He does seem to be able to talk fishing with recruits very well, however.

TampaGator

January 12th, 2012
7:27 am

And so you know……

Florida’s defense against top 25 teams:

Lost to Bama – they scored 38 points

Lost to LSU – they scored 41 points

Lost to Georgia – they scored 24 points

Lost to South Carolina – they scored 17 points

An average of 30 points a game against top 25 teams.

And….I believe……Georgia had a much better offense than Florida did this year.

TheBigCat

January 12th, 2012
7:29 am

Why would the Falcons want him? Any good team that GA has played in his two years has demolished his defenses. The Falcons don’t play Ole Miss, Coastal Carolina, Ga Tech, Tennessee, etc

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they're great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

January 12th, 2012
7:31 am

RedandBlackDAWG January 12th, 2012 5:30 am

If you are a true DAWG fan and not some troll making rude remarks on this blog, you have to feel

our offense hasn”t stepped it up
the OL has not been ready to go
the RB’s are not doing their job
the Offense makes too mistakes
the OC needs to stop calling a conservative game plan
we cannot bury our opponents
we expect our Defense instead to preserve the game
the offense does not play consistently
there is no reason why we can’t bury more opponents
________________________________________________________
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“You’ll quit criticizing this team. I am the only person around here who is allowed to do that, not you, and not anyone else other than just I and just I alone – even if I didn’t say anything about our # 80 Special Teams.”

RedandBlackDAWG

January 12th, 2012
7:55 am

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they’re great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

And you are a true DAWG fan? I think not, so go peddle your B.S. where you can have the most influence for your negative comments. I hear the Metro. Downtown Atlanta has plenty of rest room stalls.

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they're great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

January 12th, 2012
7:56 am

RedandBlackDAWG. Yes, that is what you just said. You did too. Spot on. Exactly precisely. In particular. To the word, accurately. Faithfully. Unerringly. Just so. On the dot. Exactly so. Specifically. Correctly. Completely. Strictly. Every word.

Sess Pool

January 12th, 2012
7:58 am

A few facts about your UGA that you might consider:

1. UGA is the nation’s #1 party school. That means that UGA has the highest number of drunks on campus of all the colleges and universities in the U.S. These drunks keep the Athens-Clarke County jail full, and provide full employment to law enforcement personnel, bail bondsmen, and attorneys. Really something to be proud of, isn’t it.

2. UGA athletes are some of the most illiterate morons in the country. Most of them take remedial studies, which is the stuff that most kids learn by the seventh grade. But not your dummies, who you laughingly call student-athletes. The very few who actually graduate have worthless diplomas in worthless studies that no employer is looking for.

3. Even your fans are trashy, stupid drunks. Take a look at what your campus looks like after a home game, and check the number of DUIs the police issue between Athens and Atlanta after a game.

4. UGA athletes must think that ankle monitoring bracelets are bling, they see so many of them in the locker room.

A really miserable, sorry place, and a huge embarrassment to all Georgians.

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they're great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

January 12th, 2012
7:59 am

RedandBlackDAWG, Mr. Negative on our Offense. Nothing about Special Teams.

Mo money

January 12th, 2012
8:02 am

Grantham’s agent keeps floating these rumors to get UGA to give him more money. It’s a common contract trick—UGA falls for it, and will pay grantham even more cash than his current obscene salary.

Jeff

January 12th, 2012
8:06 am

If we can just figure out a way to keep Murray and special teams for giving 14, 21, 28 points to the other team…we might just be onto something………HMMMM……Murray- perhaps you can “study the film” and figure it out?

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they're great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

January 12th, 2012
8:09 am

He studies the film. What he doesn’t do is go to the weight room, or run. He’s a wimp.

ole yeller

January 12th, 2012
8:15 am

Cut the “DC” pie anyway you like. Coach “TC” and Coach “BVG” are tops in their field, COACHING “D”. It will be fun to see two top “DC” going after each other. “TG” at UGA and “BVG” at Auburn. Coach “TG” is happy at UGA, not going anywhere. Coach “BVG” is looking for security at Auburn. He is like Coach “TG” he’s fed up with the poltics of the NFL. Good “DC” in collage ranks are hard to find and keep. SOOOOO if the $$$$$$$$ is right you will see both men after each other for a while, and I’m not sure either one is looking for a head job at this time. Coach “BVG” has already given it a try at Ga. Southern, lasted one year. Coach “TG” getting experence at the college level so if the right thing happens he coulf go but not right away.

Joe

January 12th, 2012
8:29 am

Wow, if Aaron Murray is so bad thank goodness we had Joe Cox his freshman year to start so we could have an 8-5 record. So he went 6-7 as a red shirt freshman, we won 10 games with him this year. Oh yes since we were the worst 10 win team this year the only reason for the fourth loss was we played the NO.1 TEAM IN THE NATION AT THE TIME for the conference chamionship…One reason that we did not beat anyone in the top 11 is we did not play but four of them..Three were close games. If they are not on your schedule you cannot play them… From 6-7 as a starter to 16-11 is a fairly good improvement…Maybe it was the defense who knows…We were 10-4 and except not being prepared for the first game and not thinking they could beat SC the year turned our good.

JY

January 12th, 2012
8:32 am

Do not get your hopes up too fast about the Grantham Vangorder matchup..He has not been there two weeks yet.

EllenDawgwood

January 12th, 2012
8:32 am

We are headed back to the Glory days when teams feared our defense! GO DAWGS!!!!!!

DawginLex

January 12th, 2012
8:33 am

Tampa

you were not watching or paying attention, AGAIN

We gave SC 28 points from a Murray pick 6, a murray fumble returned for a TD, a Crowell fumble and a fake punt for a TD.

layinlow

January 12th, 2012
8:34 am

Grantham’s done a terrific job not only recruiting but bringing the UGA defense back to prominence. Too bad our offense is the 1990’s florida state version.

Joe

January 12th, 2012
8:36 am

GA was loaded on defense when Van Gorder arrived and he was a poor recruiter. Left the cubbard bare for Martinez. Changing the defense and recruiting shows how good TG is. VG should never ever attempt to be a Head Coach again. He destroyed two programs as a Head Coach and basically slapped the tradition of Erk Russell in the face at Ga Southern.

JT

January 12th, 2012
8:40 am

I wonder if Bobo knows the technique to coach the QB to hit the ground on a run before he gets hit as the Alabama QB did Monday night. He slid five yards before the defender was even close. Murray has to be coached to get on the ground before he gets hit and fumbles the ball when he has to run. Was he coached to do so or just stubborn?

RedandBlackDAWG

January 12th, 2012
8:40 am

So many tech fans and so little substance when it comes to real football.

Dawg Fud

January 12th, 2012
8:41 am

Grantham is a helluva coach and so in Van Gorder.

This will fuel the fire of an already intense rivalry.

GO DAWGS!

GT/GS

January 12th, 2012
8:46 am

Georgia Tech will never get the recruits that Georgia does because their recruits can’t pass the entrance exam….next year will be no different,Crow-l will go back to Columbus for the summer and work at the piggly wiggly and either get arrested or hurt. He’ll be on the sideline by the second game. And as far as running the state, you were no better than #2 this year. Luckily it was Alabama’s turn with Georgia Southern and no the dogs, or it would probably have been another Central Florida melt down…

nerd

January 12th, 2012
8:47 am

I wish paul johnson would shut the hell up.My nose can smell my own farts.

WDE

January 12th, 2012
8:50 am

Good news here, and with most of the D back we should be an even stronger unit. Rambo and JJ back as well as most of the D line…this could be a really good unit.

Big Points

January 12th, 2012
8:50 am

what gives–grantham gets a huge raise but his D gives up big points in big games. What a country!

SJJ

January 12th, 2012
8:51 am

LOL to the comment that anyone in NFL or College Football could pay him more than $750,000. Maybe NFL but the article clearly states that he was the second highest paid DC in the nation. So obviously only one other school is willing to pay more for a DC. Good call my friend.

VADAWG

January 12th, 2012
8:56 am

He wants a championship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can deal with that…….at least he has a big picture attitude!!!!!!!!!!

Dawg4

January 12th, 2012
8:57 am

If Aaron Murray is so bad why can Bobo not coach him up. I though he was the greatest QB coach of all times. Why has he made so many errors in the two years he has started. Is it coaching or lack thereof? Can Bobo coach QB’s or does he have to have stars like Greene, Shockley, or Stafford? Why are we in such dire situations with our qbs every year. Why have we lost them to other teams in the past. Why did he not coach up the likes of Cox, Tereshinski, Gray and others.

Joey

January 12th, 2012
8:57 am

Techies ripping Grantham is beyond hilarious. TG made the brilliant PJ look like a middle school PE teacher, and makes Groh look 3rd-rate.

tony

January 12th, 2012
9:04 am

What a breath of fresh air because the last thing the dawgs need is losing this guy. You can tell the way the defense plays that it is a much better defense compared to Martinez defense. Good job coach Grantham.

Joey

January 12th, 2012
9:08 am

Techies pretending to be Tide fans now. Last week the littles sissies were Tiger fans . . .

BulldogBen

January 12th, 2012
9:10 am

CHIP, I’m not sure where to go for this info so maybe you can help if you read this. Had Bobo or Richt ever moved a player from his natural position, put him on offense, and had success?

ie- Donnan moving Robert Edwards to RB.

Evansdawg

January 12th, 2012
9:13 am

Coach Todd Grantham for ‘Head Coach In Waiting.’ Pay the man!

CTG's Hand

January 12th, 2012
9:18 am

Is Todd Grantham gonna have to choke a beeotch?

UGA Insider

January 12th, 2012
9:22 am

I told you guys this exact same thing YESTERDAY.

Karl

January 12th, 2012
9:26 am

I think his players love Grantham. Going after the Vanderbilt coach like he did showed them he is going to stick up for them and support them all the way. In hindsight, it’s probably the best thing he could have done for recruiting.

BigTimeTechFan

January 12th, 2012
9:39 am

I think Grantham has done a pretty good job at UGA. I would rank him as one of the top up and comeing DC’s in all of football.

I think he need to do away with the trash talk to other teams players, most of the time you see fired up DC’s they are yelling at their own players, yet Grantham seem to yell and cuss out other teams players.

Sparty

January 12th, 2012
9:43 am

Grantham’s defense did not attack MSU in that game-tying drive in the last two minutes.

Thank God for Reggie Ball

January 12th, 2012
9:46 am

WOW… how long ago was my last post lol

TGRBs way too early top ten

1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Oregon
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. Michigan
7.Virginia Tech
8. Arkansas
9. Georgia
10. Clemson

Thank God for Reggie Ball

January 12th, 2012
9:51 am

this defense is going to be nasty!

Rambo, Jenkins, Jones, Smith, Williams, Ogletree, Gilliard, Washington….

there’s 8 NFL players on this defense

Thank God for Reggie Ball

January 12th, 2012
9:52 am

@VADAWG

I applaud you good sir…

sonny

January 12th, 2012
9:53 am

Grantham took a 1959 Renault and made a 2011 Mercedes out of it, now pay the man his worth and let him take the Mercedes and make a 2012 Rolls out of it!!!!!

You Ain't-Know Gaily Whacker

January 12th, 2012
9:56 am

A lot of you guys are Funny Bunnies. With Georgia’s 2012 schedule they will be equal to Boise State.

Missouri might win the East.

Thank God for Reggie Ball

January 12th, 2012
9:58 am

@YAKGW

we whacked Gaily, we are in the process of whacking Johnson, and we’ll quickly whack any other coach you bring.

CPJ’s offense is the only reason you have been even competitive the last 3 years. but we’ll soon send him out

concern

January 12th, 2012
10:02 am

Kirby is looking for a job. Lets send him to the Falcons.

BigTimeTechFan

January 12th, 2012
10:13 am

@Thank God for Reggie Ball

Washington is the best of that list

RiffRaff

January 12th, 2012
10:15 am

Great news on Grantham. Now go after a proven OC. Go Dawgs!

Grantham dispels rumors, wants “to be at UGA for a very long time”

January 12th, 2012
10:18 am

[...] department stating his desire to remain at Georgia. UGA athletic director Greg McGarity also told the AJC that he and Grantham have agreed in principle on a new three-year [...]

Simply Dustin

January 12th, 2012
10:18 am

Here in about 3 years after his contract expires, someone will be getting on heck of a head coach.

Mike Porterfield

January 12th, 2012
10:18 am

Send Bobo to the Falcons and we’ll throw in a signing bonus!!!

TOO TOUGH44

January 12th, 2012
10:31 am

Coach G! All right! Go DAWGS!

Why Georgia is nicely positioned to make real hay in 2012 | Mark Bradley

January 12th, 2012
10:31 am

[...] They could have lost Jarvis Jones, who’s their best player, and also Bacarri Rambo, who’s one of their five best, but both have said they’ll return to school. And coordinator Todd Grantham, whose name has already surfaced as an Atlanta Falcons’ possibility, e-mailed esteemed colleague Chip Towers and confessed a desire “to be at UGA for a very long time.” [...]

jonkdawg

January 12th, 2012
10:53 am

Mel Kiper just predicted Uga is 5th, top 5 teams for 2012.

aw

January 12th, 2012
10:55 am

He needs to leave. He is freaking CRAZY!!!! I predict Grantham is fired at some point for either striking a player or at least an opposing coach!

JDawg1785

January 12th, 2012
10:58 am

Definitely a good thing for UGA. Coach Grantham is a tremendous asset to the program and should be given everything he wants to stay in Athens for a long time.

Bo Duke

January 12th, 2012
10:58 am

Georgia Put your money where your mouth is!! Let’s just see you play Alabama!!! But you droped that game!!!!

Stewart G. Griffin

January 12th, 2012
11:11 am

This is great news. They are moving in the right direction. Couldn’t be happier with Rambo’s decision, the guy will be the best Safety in college football next year. Cut back on some key turnovers and a BCS game could be in the cards.

Bulldog18129

January 12th, 2012
11:11 am

Grantham is staying great!!! Now we need to address the offensive coordinator position. You send messages to your team through your play calling; the message last year was I hope this work.

the dude

January 12th, 2012
11:12 am

it is very simple, BO BO HAS TO GO. EVERYONE KNOWS OUR PLAYS BECAUSE HE TELLS ALL IN HIS FORMATIONS. LET HIM WORK FOR OBAMA NOT US.

Bama Mike

January 12th, 2012
11:16 am

The only person making this news worthy is Grantham.

DawginLex

January 12th, 2012
11:19 am

bo duke

go back to sleep son

The SEC office changed the schedule, not UGA

**********

Bama mike

Grantham responded because of the same idiots posting rumors over in alabama just like the ones about richt. Tried to damage recruiting. Saying crap like “sources close to the situation” to make it sound real.

DawginLex

January 12th, 2012
11:20 am

Anybody notice it took Bob Stoops only 2 years to figure out Sweet Willie Martinez can’t coach?

Stewart G. Griffin

January 12th, 2012
11:21 am

Bo Duke,

Georgia did not drop the Bama game, the SEC did. They had to make room for incoming Missouri on the schedule. Blame the SEC schedule makers, not UGA.

SteveDFWdog

January 12th, 2012
11:27 am

Will not matter until CMR mans up and sends Bobo back to QBC. This is so maddening to see.On defense you pay a proven talent big bucks and your team gets better in two years. On the offense you take a guy from the Grad Assistant pool pay him peanuts and your offense stinks. Help me.

WDE

January 12th, 2012
11:32 am

Well we have a couple of hours for the Bama fans to hold their collective breath seems Coach Saban has called a press conference for 1pm today. No other explanation was given as to the nature of the announcement….hmmmmm.

BornADawg

January 12th, 2012
11:32 am

Couldn’t have said it better myself Steve. Are WE, the fans, the only one’s that can see such mediocrity coming from our OC?

docdawg

January 12th, 2012
11:37 am

Great coach, great recruiter, Van Gorder a distant second in my opinion, look out for next year SEC!

Dawg Tired

January 12th, 2012
11:43 am

It would not be a good thing to lose the best coach on the entire staff.

GimmeAbreak

January 12th, 2012
11:47 am

First of all, has anyone confirmed or dispelled the rumor that the Falcons were interested in CTG? A lot of Dawg fans saying they’ll never pull for the Falcons again….
And yes, the D was ranked #5. But why does the Boise State argument over the high ranking not apply here? You know the old “They didn’t play anybody!”. Who has UGA beaten in the last 3 years that was ranked in the top 25? Let’s see… 15 games against ranked opponents and the Dawgs beat AU once and Tech twice! The “trademark victory” this past year was against…. Coastal Carolina! OMG the opponents are shaking in their cleats! And did the latest bowl fiasco have a 7-point lead, our opponent on its own 15, a minute and a half in the fourth quarter AND NO TIME OUTS and this mighty defense gave up the tying score?
I love Dawg fans… dilusional at best!

jaxdawgfan

January 12th, 2012
11:51 am

BVG was a great DC at UGA. He should do well for Auburn and make them more competitive. All the more reason for us to continue to seek the kind of change at OC that we’ve had at DC.

Yes we’ve scored some points and won some games but you can’t tell me we are anywhere near as good on offense as we could be if we had the right OC.

MB is a DGD but, by now, he should be a good fit for his job and he just isn’t. I truly wish he was.

Anyway, thanks for your commitment Coach Grantham and for your work with the D. Keep it going.

Go Dawgs

NorthGaDawg

January 12th, 2012
11:51 am

Great news! CTG is the man. He has turned the defense around and is now even bringing in the recruits! Everything is in place for some good times except BooBoo calling his run it up the middle plays all the time………

azdawg

January 12th, 2012
11:52 am

CTG is outshining his boss, CMR and the rest of the coaching staff. Thats what happens when you inject new blood into the system. He’s got the D playing the best level its been since the BVG days. He’s a good recruiter and GA’s signing some of the states best D players. His D may just carry Bobo and Murray in close games. Glad he’s staying.

KOOL AID DRINKERS

January 12th, 2012
12:20 pm

who is going to do the CHOKE SIGN to the opponents’ kickers is fatboy leaves? OMG what a tragedy, N O T

SteveDFWdog

January 12th, 2012
12:25 pm

I love how the tech nerds get on here and rag on us yet never realize the simple fact that if we suck so bad little bee, how bad are you? Tech and Coastal Carolina our two patsies.

daggone

January 12th, 2012
12:29 pm

AJC makes front page report of coach saying he’s not interested in job Falcon never offered. HAHAHAHA what a joke!

News | MrSEC.com

January 12th, 2012
12:44 pm

[...] to Georgia’s defense next season.4. Their coach — Todd Grantham — says he wants to be at Georgia for “a very long time” despite rumors that the Atlanta Falcons might come calling.More to [...]

NFL Insider

January 12th, 2012
12:50 pm

Yes…Kirby Smart will be with the Falcons any time now!

aw

January 12th, 2012
12:50 pm

BVG had the 6th best defense in the country with top 10 recruiting classes yearly. Am I the only one that thinks he is way overrated. Hell South Carolina had almost that with their defense and only solid recruiting. Alabama and LSU defenses would run circles around ours.

1eyedJack

January 12th, 2012
12:51 pm

Coach Richt contacted Coach Smith of the Falcons, however, it was a mistaken case of pocket dialing.
Coach Fishfry recieved a call from the Coach Smith, but, come to find out…it was just a wrong number, and when Fishfry answered the phone Smitty busted out laughing.

Coach Johnson

January 12th, 2012
12:52 pm

Paul Johnson will coach one more year at Tech and lose his job!

Saban

January 12th, 2012
12:52 pm

Let` see. 42 to LSU and 33 to Michigan State.

Keep him.

SteveDFWdog

January 12th, 2012
12:56 pm

UGA would not let Paul Johnson be our joke strap coordinator. What would the tech score have been? The score boards do not have three digits.

1eyedJack

January 12th, 2012
12:58 pm

Let` see. 42 to LSU and 33 to Michigan State.
Keep him.

Thank you we will, and if you were half a whole moron you’d know that most of those points were due to special teams, turnovers, and OT. Techies….sheesh.

new rumor

January 12th, 2012
1:00 pm

next year, grantham’s agent will start another rumor that some team is “interested” in him, so he can get another raise. Mcgarity will fall for it again.

Dawg D Rules in 2012!

January 12th, 2012
1:02 pm

In 2012, the Dawg D will dominate the SEC. UGA is loaded all over the D and will shut down weak offenses at fla, usc and tennessee to win the East again!! 2012–the year of the Dawg!!

SawThat1nce

January 12th, 2012
1:05 pm

I agree, GA’s. AD, needs to get their DC, looked down if a new contracts ASAP.

Vince Doodly

January 12th, 2012
1:09 pm

Grantham is a scumbag. He will embarrass Richt again next year…just watch. Not with on the field play but by his personal behavior.

SawThat1nce

January 12th, 2012
1:09 pm

I truly believe that GA will go undefeated all the way to the SEC Championship game.
The only real threat in the East is S.C., and they are and were in 2011, highly overrated.

tony

January 12th, 2012
1:13 pm

FIRST 2 SEASON @UGA

2001 BVG Total Defense Rank 49th
2002 BVG Total Defense Rank 15th

2010 CTG Total Defense Rank 23rd
2011 CTG Total Defense Rank 3rd

Coach Grantham’s defense will shutout most of their opponents next season.

ole dawg

January 12th, 2012
1:18 pm

BOBO must go from OC now let grad-asst mix up the calls not so predictable
Crowell is still enrolled?????transfer to junior college

71 Dawg

January 12th, 2012
1:18 pm

Best Dawg news I’ve heard in a long time – CTG is the best and we should give CMR a chance to continue to improve (he deserves it). Now, let’s close the deal by taking care of Richt and Grantham, and replace Bobo with a quality offensive mind – this will convince fans, recruits and opponents that the Bulldog Nation is serious about contending for a National Championship. . .

GDAWG65

January 12th, 2012
1:22 pm

If the Dawgs had a quality offensive coordinator that knew more than a half dozen plays and could motivate the players they could take the SEC title next year. As long as Bobo stays, we lose chanpionship opportunities. BOBO MUST GOGO NOW

Tommy

January 12th, 2012
1:22 pm

Money talks,BS walks.

Derwood

January 12th, 2012
1:23 pm

Contract extesnions sounds great, but we need to remember. The defense will be o the field 75% of the four quarters as long as we have that idiot BOBO calling plays.

Chris Snow

January 12th, 2012
1:49 pm

@ Gimmie a break, We beat SC, ARK, and Gt all in 09. Was SC and Ark not ranked in 09?

Chi-

January 12th, 2012
1:52 pm

Enter your comments here

Just Saying

January 12th, 2012
1:59 pm

Probably best. Arthur and Mike would not put up with his sideline antics anyway

Chi-Town

January 12th, 2012
2:01 pm

Funny, one of my co-workers is a huge UGA fan. I laugh at him because he puts himself though this misery every year. He calls me stupid because I tell him that the CFB bowl system is the dumpiest thing in the world and no other sports fan would accept a system like that. I played basketball, he never played a sport…..enough said.

tony

January 12th, 2012
2:04 pm

The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it

January 12th, 2012
1:23 pm

Are any schools posting openings for coordinators who average 37 pts to ranked teams? Of course he’s staying. You idiots think he’s good.
_____________________________________________________

Poor performance and turnovers on offense killed the defense momentum against Boise St, SC, LSU and MSU. I do not believe coach Dooley dawgs would of won the national championship in 1980 if his offense couldn’t move the football consistently and turn the ball over like Murray? Coach Russell’s defense actually fed off of HW and their offense.

As long as Richt’s offense continue to perform poorly the defense will continue to lose momentum at some point in the game.

bucket

January 12th, 2012
2:06 pm

You will never hear Kirby Smart’s name rumored to take an NFL job because they all know that he has much to do with the defensive scheme at Alabama as I do. Kirby is a nice guy and a great recruiter, but Nick Saban is the defensive coordinator at Alabama.

bucket

January 12th, 2012
2:08 pm

@ Just saying – I guess you don’t watch much Falcons football. Coach Smith was mixing it up with an ex-Falcon on the sidelines a couple of years ago.

Techster

January 12th, 2012
2:26 pm

Hey dog fans! The GT basketball team got a big win on the road in the ACC. How did your team do against Florida?

hahahahahahahahaha

Evansdawg

January 12th, 2012
2:38 pm

Techster, your football team is a joke and your stadium is a toilet.

hahahahahahahaha

GatorNation19

January 12th, 2012
2:59 pm

Coach speak. No NFL guy wants to stay in College. Once you get a taste of the coffee you want it again. 1010 Sports Radio Jax claim New Jax HC Mike Malarkey has Todd G as his top target as DC.

Big Jacket

January 12th, 2012
3:15 pm

Grantham’s D gave up over 1 point a minute in 2nd half vs LSU. Bama’s D gave up zero points
vs LSU in 60 minutes. Now which team should be looking forward to 2012?

Chris Snow

January 12th, 2012
3:54 pm

Seriously Big Jacket? We gave them the ball at like the 20 after Murray’s fumble, they ran a INT back for a TD, and had another huge PR. Plus I do not think we had a 1st down in the 2nd half period.

Half Century Dawg

January 12th, 2012
3:58 pm

Big Jacket

January 12th, 2012
3:15 pm

Not Tech, thats for sure

tape worm

January 12th, 2012
4:01 pm

Which coach made the biggest impact in the SEC this year?

Big Jacket

January 12th, 2012
4:10 pm

Chris Snow has a point. Maybe the Dawgs should refuse to go on Offense against ranked teams.

Big Jacket

January 12th, 2012
4:13 pm

Half Century Dawg needs to concentrate on your own conference, the SEC. If you want to compare with ACC teams, then make application to join.

Chris Snow

January 12th, 2012
4:27 pm

Here’s to hoping we are not having the same conversation about UGA’s offense this time next year! lol

bucket

January 12th, 2012
4:29 pm

Ok Big Jacket, let’s make a deal. You stay off the Georgia blog and stop making lame comments about the SEC and UGA and I’ll continue to stay away from the Tech blog.

Steve

January 12th, 2012
4:56 pm

I will be the first to admit that early on I did not think that Grantham was a good DC. I have had to eat my words now that he has time to get his “guys” and we all have seen a turn around in our defense. Heck I am starting to think he might just be better than BV. Now if only we could get rid of the clown that runs the offense what’s his name again??? BOBO the Clown!!!!

How do you Motivate our Players and Coaches ? Tell them they're great ? Or, put EXCUSES aside and tell them what they actually are so they can work on it ?

January 12th, 2012
4:56 pm

Joe January 12th, 2012 8:29 am

“the year turned our good.”
_________________________________________________________
Just how exactly did you figure out that, Joe, sir ?

We lost to a South Carolina team we should have beat. We lost to a Boise State team, in a blow-out we should have beat. We lost to a Michigan State team we should have beat. And, we got blown-out by LSU. We beat no team who finished in ANY top 25 poll. Of the 27 teams who had 10-win seasons, yes we were the worst with 4 losses and beat none of the 27 teams with 10-wins either. Our Special teams were # 80 in the nation and our offense was # 62 in the nation, this despite the fact that we alone had the easiest schedule of every single SEC Team this 2011 season.

Maybe the defense beat the 10 cupcakes, you say, Joe ?

Duh.

It sure wasn’t the offense, or the special teams, now was it by your own admission, sir ?

Joe

GulfShoresDawg

January 12th, 2012
5:42 pm

CTG we love ya man, and I won’t ask for your Bud Lite! Stay at UGA and let’s win Championships! Go Dawgs!

GulfShoresDawg

January 12th, 2012
5:44 pm

All u haters, and energy vampires…UGA back in the SECCG in 2012…we may not win it, but you got to get there to have that chance! Book it!

GimmeAbreak

January 12th, 2012
5:47 pm

So sorry, Chris Snow but GA Tech was #13 (one of the three games that I mentioned) but neither SC or Ark were ranked. Trust me, 3 out 15 ranked opponents. Sorry I took so long to respond but I have a job too.

this dawg want hunt!!

January 12th, 2012
6:04 pm

Big Jacket, maybe you should do a little research, WOW, you would think a Ga.Tech nerd would be able to do that. It’s very simple really. The top 3 defenses in the country at the end of the season were Bama, LSU, and UGA. Bama loses 7 starters from their defense, LSU loses 6 starters from their defense, UGA loses one starter from the defense that started against LSU&MichSt, and neither of them scored on the UGA defense in the 1st half. So maybe you should go brag about your pathetic defense on the Clemson blog, that is the only team Tech can ever beat.

Richt and Grantham are laughing all the way to the bank!

January 12th, 2012
6:07 pm

I seem to recall only a few seasons ago when Georgia was ranked #1 in all the preseason polls. How’d that work out for you?

That investment in Kool-Aid stock is looking better every day. Dwagtards are such a weakminded, gullible bunch.

Pupwud Smiff

January 12th, 2012
6:09 pm

In the 1986 Jan Kemp trial, O. Hale Almand Jr., a lawyer for UGA, offered a justification for the favorable treatment accorded the athletes, citing a hypothetical player. “We may not make a university student out of him,” he told the jury, “but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbageman when he gets through with his athletic career.”

That trial exposed UGA for the football factory that it was, and exposed Vince Dooley as a fraud and a sleazebag. It also derailed Dooley’s plans for a political career. That’s why we see the decrepit old fraud doing TV commercials even now.

Mark Richt is just the latest in a line of sleazy UGA coaches who coddle athletes and discard them after four years of football. He recruits illiterate morons he knows aren’t smart enough for college, but he doesn’t care, as long as they help him line his pockets with millions of dollars each year.

Suntanned Saint Mark isn’t all he appears to be, is he?

Christmas in January

January 12th, 2012
6:26 pm

The guy can flat coach defense and now he is grabbing top quality recruits that see what he can do for them. Call me HappyDawg

ole yeller

January 12th, 2012
6:34 pm

I wish some of our blogers would stop whinning like a little girl about the schedule the Dawgs have this season. The coaching staff didn’t make it up. The SEC schedule it that way to accomodate Texas Tech and Missouri. UGA will play Bama in 2013 so PLEASE stop whinning.

TampaGator

January 12th, 2012
6:40 pm

DawginLex…..

Using your analogy, Florida gave Georgia 21 points this year. It does not work that way. If you turn the ball over, the defense is supposed to stop the other team from putting the ball into the endzone. Anything else is just an excuse. No excuses. Georgia won. No excuses. South Carolina killed Georgia with all those points. Plus….what are your excuses for the LSU, Michigan State, and Boise State points…..oh…..I forgot…..the refs.

Big Jacket

January 12th, 2012
7:03 pm

This dawg want? hunt – All I am saying is which team has more to optimistic about in 2012 ——
UGA or Alabama ?

Bulldawgman49

January 12th, 2012
7:23 pm

Our defense next will be better we will miss Boykin of course but we have some good ones behind him . I think when you see the Swain kid playing you will here that name alot , Nick marshall he has some good wheels too,

Bringing the truth

January 12th, 2012
7:59 pm

@Pupwud Smiff

You should know that UGA’s graduation rate last year was 65%, which is 10% higher than GT (who was at 55% if you can’t do the math).

Maybe you should think before you vomit your slanderous and factually faulty opinion…

Sincerely,

BtT

Stinger

January 12th, 2012
8:15 pm

Why would he leave UGA? He gets fed too good to leave.

85 yard drive

January 12th, 2012
9:26 pm

with the game on the line, Grantham’s D let a mediocre mich state offense drive the field, tie the game and then win. Give him a big raise! If not, he may leave!!

Cuz

January 12th, 2012
9:38 pm

Give him a raise or bring back Willy Martinez.

PANSYTECHIESCHEDUAL

January 12th, 2012
10:21 pm

wonder if techie will ever play a team in the top fifty

I can't believe Aaron Murray BLEW THAT GAME to go to 0-9 vs teams ending top 25. 3 sacks, fumble, 2 interceptions, 9 rushes minus 14 yards, 1 reception blocked pass minus 3 yards - all with 16 point lead.

January 12th, 2012
10:38 pm

GimmeAbreak January 12th, 2012 5:47 pm

“Trust me, 3 out 15 ranked opponents. Sorry I took so long to respond but I have a job too.”
______________________________________________________
You are discussing ranked teams at game time. Like the 6-6 South Carolina team in 2007 was a ranked team at game time, when studied for the entire season, the South Carolina team in 2007 did not even play in a bowl game.

Since beating a highly suspect Georgia tek team who ended up ranked # 13 in 2009, we have gone a 0-9 against teams who ended up that season ranked at all in any top 25.

0-9.

Next season, since the 2009 season was 3 entire seasons ago and Georgia tek was the only team who ended up ranked we beat in 2009, we play at most 1 team who ends up ranked in the top 25, and South Carolina may not end up ranked at all next season. 2008, of course, we played 3 teams who ended up ranked all regular season long, giving up 29, 42 and 31 consecutive points to lose all 3 games; then, we played a Michigan State team who beat no team who ended up ranked at all, all 2008 season either, and ended up # 25.

Mark Richt is 3-13 vs teams finishing top 10 all 11 seasons.

Mark Richt is 17-28 vs teams finishing top 25 all 11 seasons.

Mark Richt has lost to 17 additional teams, who had they not beat him, none of the 17 would have ended up ranked in any top 25 – and, 10 of those 17 still did not end up ranked at all in any top 25 even with their win over Mark Richt.

(1) We don’t beat the top teams we’ve played all 11 yrs
(2) We don’t beat the ranked teams we’ve played all 11 yrs
(3) We’ve lost to 17 teams who don’t end up top 25 if they didn’t beat Mark Richt all 11 yrs

At least we are consistent.

We’ve, in fact, lost 25 games the last 6 seasons.

25 losses the last 6 seasons.

We’ve haven’t done diddle-e-squat.

BUCCDAWG

January 13th, 2012
12:24 am

Thanks coach Grantham this member of the DAWGNATION just cant wait till 2012. G.A.T.A.

Techster

January 13th, 2012
12:30 am

Doggie fans, in case you haven’t figured it out yet, your team has been exposed. We just don’t buy your B.S. The dogs football team’s 2011 won/loss record was a facade in that it was built on a very weak schedule. Any defense can look tough on paper when you play the Coastal Carolinas, New Mexico States, Boise States, Kentuckys, etc. Watch, next year they’ll probably add Gardner-Webb to their schedule. It came home to roost when the doggies played a really good team like LSU. In this way the dogs are like the 2011 Falcons who had a good looking won/loss record until you looked at who they actually played. Then when they had to play a good team like the Saints, they were exposed.

Preston

January 13th, 2012
12:46 am

techster, just hush up with your nonsense until your team can beat the team you’re trying to talk smack to. lol

I can't believe Aaron Murray BLEW THAT GAME to go to 0-9 vs teams ending top 25. 3 sacks, fumble, 2 interceptions, 9 rushes minus 14 yards, 1 reception blocked pass minus 3 yards - all with 16 point lead.

January 13th, 2012
1:15 am

Mark Richt vs teams who ended up top 25 AP Poll all 11 yrs :

09-14 Loss Sakerlina 2001 # 13
26-24 Win vols 2001 # 4*
10-24 Loss Crocodiles 2001 # 3*
17-24 Loss Allbarn 2001 Unranked**
31-17 Win Georgia tek 2001 # 24
16-20 Loss Boston College 2001 # 21**
27-25 Win Alabama 2002 # 11
13-20 Loss Crocodiles 2002 Unranked**
24-21 Win Allbarn 2002 # 14
26-13 Win FSU 2002 # 21
30-00 Win Climpsum Farmers 2003 # 22
13-34 Loss LSU 2003 # 2*
13-16 Loss Crocodiles 8-5 in 2003 # 24**
41-14 Win vols 2003 # 15
10-17 Loss LSU 2003 # 2*
34-27 Win Purdue 2003 # 18
45-16 Win LSU 2004 # 16
14-19 Loss vols 2004 # 13
06-24 Loss Allbarn 2004 # 2*
24-21 Win Wisconsin 2004 # 17
10-14 Loss Crocodiles 2005 # 12
30-31 Loss Allbarn 2005 # 14
34-14 Win LSU 2005 # 6*
35-38 Loss West Virginia mountaineers 2005 # 5*
33-51 Loss vols 2006 # 25**
22-24 Loss Vandie 4-8 in 2006 Unranked**
14-21 Loss Crocodiles 2006 # 1*
20-24 Loss Kentucky 2006 Unranked**
37-15 Win Allbarn 2006 # 9*
31-24 Win Virginia Tech 2006 # 19
12-16 Loss Sakerlina 6-6 in 2007 Unranked**
14-35 Loss vols 2007 # 12
42-30 Win Crocodiles 2007 # 13
45-20 Win Allbarn 2007 # 15
41-10 Win Hawai’i 2007 # 19
30-41 Loss Alabama 2008 # 6*
10-49 Loss Crocodiles 2008 # 1*
42-45 Loss Georgia tek 2008 # 22**
24-12 Win Michigan State 2008 # 24
10-24 Loss Okie State 2009 Unranked**
19-45 Loss vols 7-6 in 2009 Unranked**
13-20 Loss LSU 2009 # 17
17-41 Loss Crocodiles 2009 # 3*
30-24 Win Georgia tek 2009 # 13
27-34 Loss Kentucky 7-6 in 2009 Unranked**
06-17 Loss Sakerlina 2010 # 22**
24-31 Loss Arky 2010 # 12
12-24 Loss Missy State 2010 # 15
31-34 Loss Crocodiles 2010 Unranked**
31-49 Loss Auburn 2010 # 1*
27-29 Loss Colorado 5-7 2010**
06-10 Loss Central Florida 2010 # 21**
21-35 Loss Boise State 2011 # 8*
42-45 Loss Sakerlina 2011 # 9*
10-42 Loss LSU 2011 # 2*
30-33 Loss Michigan State 2011 # 11

**without the win over Mark Richt, opponent ends up not ranked
* Mark Richt vs teams ending up AP Poll Top 10 all 11 yrs

I can't believe Aaron Murray BLEW THAT GAME to go to 0-9 vs teams ending top 25. 3 sacks, fumble, 2 interceptions, 9 rushes minus 14 yards, 1 reception blocked pass minus 3 yards - all with 16 point lead.

January 13th, 2012
1:33 am

Mark Richt all 11 years :

>was 3-6 vs teams finishing in the AP Poll Top 10
>lost the last 7 in a row since win over # 9 Auburn 2006
>3-13 Mark Richt all 11 yrs vs teams finishing AP Top 10

I can't believe Aaron Murray BLEW THAT GAME to go to 0-9 vs teams ending top 25. 3 sacks, fumble, 2 interceptions, 9 rushes minus 14 yards, 1 reception blocked pass minus 3 yards - all with 16 point lead.

January 13th, 2012
1:37 am

Mark Richt all 11 years :
>Lost 16 games to teams who would not have finished in the AP Poll Top 25 without their win over Mark Richt
>10 of those 16 Losses to teams who even with their win over Mark Richt still did not end up AP Poll Top 25 teams

I can't believe Aaron Murray BLEW THAT GAME to go to 0-9 vs teams ending top 25. 3 sacks, fumble, 2 interceptions, 9 rushes minus 14 yards, 1 reception blocked pass minus 3 yards - all with 16 point lead.

January 13th, 2012
1:54 am

After Georgia tek in 2009 when Mark Richt was 18-19 vs teams finishing in the AP Poll Top 25 after beating Georgia tek 2009,

Mark Richt has Lost Every Game vs teams finishing AP Top 25 :

1.Sakerlina
2.Arky
3.Missy State
4.Allbarn
5.Central Florida
6.Boise State
7.Sakerlina
8.LSU
9.Michigan State

0-9 vs teams finishing AP Top 25
after Georgia tek win 2009

Mark Richt all 11 years :
18-28 vs teams finishing AP Poll Top 25

18-28 vs teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 Mark Richt all 11 years, 3-13 vs teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 all 11 years Mark Richt, with 16 Losses teams who wouldn't end up top 25 without beating him 10 of whom still didn't make top 25 with their win over hi

January 13th, 2012
1:58 am

9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25

7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10

We are getting better Mark Richt ?

What are you smoking ?

9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25

January 13th, 2012
2:00 am

We are really on a roll now.

9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10.

January 13th, 2012
2:01 am

We can really compete with the top football teams.

9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 - not since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 - not since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006.

January 13th, 2012
7:34 am

0-9 vs teams finishing AP Top 25 since after Georgia tek win 2009
Mark Richt was 18-19 after beating Georgia tek
Since then, he has
lost every game vs teams finishing AP Poll top 25

Mark Richt all 11 years :
18-28 vs teams finishing AP Poll Top 25
_______________________________________
Last win over a team finishing AP Poll Top 10 :

37-15 Win Allbarn 2006 # 9*.

Mark Richt was 3-6 vs teams finishing in the AP Poll Top 10 after the win over Auburn in 2006.

Since then 0-7 vs teams finishing AP Top 10
after Auburn win 2006

Mark Richt all 11 years :

3-13 vs teams finishing AP Poll Top 10
_______________________________________

Next time someone tells you Georgia is doing well, that we are doing good, that we have it going on, that we are improving, that we are just fine, and that you are a negative poster because you don’t drink Kool-Aid like they do, see if you can get them to explain this to you.

We haven’t beat a team finishing in the AP Poll Top 10 since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006, six seasons ago. 7 Losses in a row Top 10, including Every Aaron Murray Start.

We haven’t beat a team finishing in the AP Poll Top 25 since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009, three seasons ago. 9 Losses in a row Top 25, including Every Aaron Murray Start.

Read Ben Dukes latest blog :

http://dawgsview.blogspot.com/2012/01/not-to-bag-on-old-point.html

DawginLex

January 13th, 2012
10:02 am

Georgia drove and scored for the points versus Florida Tampa.

SC scored directly off of turnovers, i.e. the offense never went on the field therefore the defense did not give up the points.

Pay attention

PapaDawg

January 13th, 2012
10:06 am

The other coaches would like to see him leave with what he’s accomplished in only two seasons.

LogicalUS

January 13th, 2012
10:48 am

UGA will grow to regret this decision.

I wonder how much payola Grantham will pass over to the PUNTER who saved his “glorious dominating” defense from one of the worst meltdowns in UGA history with the lucky trip against Vandy?

Amazing how the delusional UGA fans latch on to some unimpeachable coach who is above any blame. It used to be Coach Richt but now it is Grantham. Reality is that against the inferior teams, as often as not it was the offense which saved UGA as much as Grantham’s defense.

Against superior teams frankly both usually stunk it up equally.

WDE

January 13th, 2012
11:33 am

@LogicalUS tell you what you keep your DC and we will keep ours and lets talk after next season..deal?

Paul

January 13th, 2012
12:01 pm

Tennessee with two great coaching hires in two days. Sal Sunseri of Alabama the VOLS new DC. Sam Pittman of North Carolina the new offensive line coach. Sunseri the top 2011 recruiter nationally. Pittman the top ACC recruiter in 2011. Add in Jay Graham as RB coach and the Chargers Special Teams coach, expected to join this week, and that’s a heck of an upgrade for TN. Dooley is building the VOLS back from decimated levels and making great progress this week just ahead of signing day.

willie martinez out at Oklahoma...

January 13th, 2012
12:22 pm

not surprise.

SI

January 13th, 2012
12:22 pm

Update: Grantham confirms he’s staying at UGA due to the fact he knows he has job security even if UGA losses 2 to 3 games every year. It’s has been determined that a record of 9-3 at UGA is considering “winning” and “successful.” Congrats to UGA!

Dawg D Rules in 2012!

January 13th, 2012
12:24 pm

GA D!!!! Best in the SEC in 2012—-Ga will dominate the East and shut down the weak offenses at fla, usc and ut on the way to another easy SEC East title!!! Ga beats lsu for the SEC title—bet the house!

C'mon Todd. Be a Dawg !!

January 13th, 2012
12:33 pm

I hope you come to this fine University. Good luck in your decision young man. Go Dawgs !!

? for SI... How old are you?

January 13th, 2012
12:36 pm

grow up !!

Half Century Dawg

January 13th, 2012
1:08 pm

Big Jacket

January 12th, 2012
4:13 pm
Half Century Dawg needs to concentrate on your own conference, the SEC. If you want to compare with ACC teams, then make application to join.

I think you need to follow you own advise Bozo.

Old Dog

January 13th, 2012
1:45 pm

“All our offense has to do is put up anywhere between 20-25 points and we should win most ballgames if not all.”

Uh, not if our offense also give our opponents 26-30 points in pick-6’s and fumbles.

Big Jacket

January 13th, 2012
1:56 pm

Half Century Dog says, “I think you need to follow you own advise Bozo”. A 10 word sentence with only 2 misspelled words. A solid “B” grade to the 50 year old.

mike addington

January 13th, 2012
6:38 pm

Glad to have Grantham. I liked the way he took up for the guys against Vandy. Heck, they should have bought him a steak instead of repremanding him. BVG was good, no doubt, but I’ll take Grantham. Thanks for choosing 2 B a DAWG, Todd.

slobodan

January 14th, 2012
1:29 am

I gotta reply to this from this guy BulldogBen….BulldogBen; sorry if I sound a little smart ass.

BulldogBen

January 12th, 2012
9:10 am
CHIP, I’m not sure where to go for this info so maybe you can help if you read this. Had Bobo or Richt ever moved a player from his natural position, put him on offense, and had success?

ie- Donnan moving Robert Edwards to RB.

slobodan here: BuggdogBen? Didn’t you watch this year with Boykin? Do you know who Champ Bailey is? You didn’t know that it was Ray Goff who changed Robert Edwards to running back from defense – not Jim Donnan (Donnan played Champ Bailey both ways).

also; just wondering if anyone has compared Isiah Crowell’s first year with Hines Ward’s first year? Oh Hines was thrown to the wolves from day one; first as a RB/kick returner – he was beat up so bad, missed time with ankles, concussions etc…He was so glad he made it through his first year not being permanently injured..He turned out pretty good, don’t ya think…..Isaih Crowell got beat up and had the ankle set him back…He will be fine next year if we can block..

BMOC

January 16th, 2012
5:35 pm

With the turn-a-round Grantham has done with the UGA defense (from bottom of the SEC, 65 to 120 in FBS to 5th overall in FBS, 1st in run stopping) is remarkable. Just goes to show, those of US who said for 3-4 years that Martinez wasn’t a very good DC were correct.
Now, there are still some of ‘US’ that are saying that our OC duties need to be upgraded to get us to the next level (doesn’t necessarily mean change in OC) in way of adding to our playbook, being more creative, OR hiring someone who can. Not to rag on Murray, but Murray himself gave up 14 points to Boise St, South Carolina, LSU & Mich St. Sorry, Richt, but you need to find another option at QB & stop worrying about hurting Murray’s feelings; UGA will NOT be able to get to that ‘next level’ with Murray spotting our opponents 14 points a game.

old54

January 17th, 2012
8:59 am

the way they play for him kinda reminds you of a coach that came before him
a little blood on the forhead and He will punch his own ticket for as long as he wants
good to see and fun to be a dawg when they GATA

Grantham shoots down rumors, wants to ‘be at UGA a very long time’

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