Two great tidbits from this SI.com profile of Bobby Petrino’s program (“they may be dicks, but at least they’re consistent!”). First, ol’ Toddster’s still taking the occasional shot when he can:
Despite all that, Grantham turned down chance to join Jack Del Rio’s staff as the Raiders defensive coordinator, an opportunity he admits “excited and interested” him. Grantham credited Jurich—“the best AD I’ve worked for”—and the Louisville community for convincing him to lay roots in the ACC. [Emphasis added.]
Ah, can you feel the love, Greg?
Then, there’s the Second Chance Kickoff Classic, coming your way this fall.
Two players who Grantham coached at Georgia, corner Shaq Wiggins and safety Josh Harvey-Clemons, are eligible transfers and should add immediate talent to a depleted secondary. The Cards’ defense won’t wait long before it faces a true test: The program opens the 2015 season against Auburn in Atlanta.
Harvey-Clemson and Matthews, together again. What do you figure the over/under will be on the number of times the broadcasters bring up you know what during that broadcast? As long as they mention neither is still in a Georgia uniform, I guess we can take it as a backhanded compliment.
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So…was Grantham supposed to say that McGarity was the best AD he’d worked for? Jurich IS a better AD. Almost any current AD in D-I would be better than McGarity. I’m for sending that asshole back to Gainesville.
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I understand why Grantham thinks Jurich is great – no other AD would hand out that ridiculous contract he has. But why do you think he’s better?
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I thought McGarity said assistant coaches work for Richt, not him.
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It’s not that Jurich is that great an AD, it’s that McGarity is that bad.
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Don’t worry, we’ve got plenty of money to spend.
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More important – when one says “the best” rather than “terrific” or similar, they are taking a shot.
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Well, Pruitt’s raise this season that puts him ahead of Grantham’s annual salary… So he’s probably just buttering up for his own raise.
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TG already got that raise.
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Really? Well, I guess the buttering is to make sure everyone there keeps him employed then. That Belk Bowl win just keeps looking sweeter and sweeter all the time.
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You saying that ADGM should have matched Louisville’s offer or even better, have raised it to keep CTG?
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I dunno. I think McGarity’s decision not to try and keep Grantham was pretty savvy.
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Who is this Todd Grantham of whom you speak? I thought he got kicked out of school, wound up at Louisville with that great American sports role model, Bobby “Feel my motor running, baby” Petrino.
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Bwahahahahaha.
Everything about that line is pure gold.
+1,000,000
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and Josh, I know I failed 2 drug tests already but surely they wont test me again” Harvey Clemons ?
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Louisville seems a lot like auburn. Same values.
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Stay Classy Grantham….
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I will classify the Auburn – Louisville game as another meteor game. If only they could both lose…….sigh!
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I hate Auburn
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I think all of America hates Auburn, they aren’t even popular in their own state, but Louisville doesn’t register a plus or minus…..who really cares (well, excepting Papa John)? Maybe the libtards like Auburn, neither have integrity or standards, and either will take losers in. With Louisville becoming the ACC’s version of AU, this truly is a meteor game, the game being held in the ATL makes it a trifecta.
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Ah yeah! Just got back from church to see my bros going in on Auburn and ol Toddster. I must say, all the comments are 10pts each. Fixing me a plate of collards, Mac and cheese, pot roast and cornbread. Carry on my bros carry on!
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Now that’s a Sunday dinner! Got sweet potato cobbler for dessert?
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That oughta push a turd and make your Doc happy.
Of course you used Promise on that cornbread and no salt in the collards. Ammi wrong?
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No cracklin’s in that cornbread?
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This may be the first time I ever root for Auburndownallready.
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TG being at the Ville may be a reason not to care if AU takes them to the woodshed. But to pull for AU in a game with no direct, immediate benefit to UGA? Not a chance, at my house. YMMV. Whether Petrino lights up Preacher Gus and his merry band of mercenaries, or beats them on a last second fluke carom off Trigga Tray’s helmet, or something in between, any time AU loses, I’m going to bed happy, happy, happy.
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Louizville wins but Auburn lights up Grantham – a happy ending all around.
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How about a 99 – 98 game with multiple injuries to both coaching staffs ? (not the players)
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Auburn is going to kick some serious ass in that game. I hate to say this but it would not bother me a bit. Get em good and overconfident and highly ranked so we can cut them down to size.
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Exactly. Can’t wait to see Auburn torch ’em on 3rd and Grantham.
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This may be the only time in my life that I hope Auburn wins. I want the score to be 95-94, in honor of the jerks who are each team’s Def Coordinators.
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I dunno’ about that, Red Cup. It will be the height of irony if TG is able to use the UGA defensive scheme from last year to shut down the Barn.
It’s time for the defenses to start closing the gap a little bit on the offenses and I believe CJP at Georgia is on that puppy.
Either way, it is a meteor game.
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Plus the 1 yard illegal man downfield could seriously hurt that Offense.
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Play an ACC schedule, lose four games and your AD rewards you to the tune of $1.4M a year.
What’s not to love?
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You guys really get funny sometimes. You don’t have to cheer for Auburn since their two best players are on the opposing team’s D. Sheesh, your memorys are each that bad?
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, I know only one was involved in the helpful tip to the Auburn WR, but he’s had plenty of time to train Shaq.
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Hoping to see Baby Shaq get trucked by every RB who turns the corner that game. What a little whiner that kid was, started bawling on twitter before the opening game of his freshman year, then got his chance to contribute and fell on his arse in a very public way, then crawled off.
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Second Chance Kickoff Classic …
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The Dome should offer to let all the fans shower after this slime-fess. The thought of some of these participants makes my flesh crawl.
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