Bo Bounds confirms Grantham is gone.

[Xenomorph]

Thanks loafers.

 

[dawgstudent]

Man - I was hoping he was staying.

 

[DocHolliday.sixpack]

Me too. Looked like it was gaining traction last night.

 

[GloryDawg]

Thanks loafers.

When did he say that? I listen to his show this morning.

 

[512taylor]

Mullen couldn’t keep the same DC two years in a row! Now, he takes the best one we had for a decade,or so!

 

[Xenomorph]

Right after they came back from the break following the PSU guy. Some time around 7:50.

 

[patdog]

Yeah. Me too. Not as excited about Michigan's DC as I would have been to keep Grantham. But Moorhead is an outstanding hire. And with the talent we have on defense, a lot of guys could get pretty good results from them this fall.

 

[bbqbully]

Did Grantham leave because he wasn’t named HC?

 

[GloryDawg]

Right after they came back from the break following the PSU guy. Some time around 7:50.

Before the PSU guy he said it was a 40% chance he stayed. I heard that. So I guess Bo is an idiot if he changes his opinion that fast. Bo don't know ****!

 

[was21]

Give Dan a little more time....he'll run him off as well

 

[thatsbaseball]

Yep when the Gator fans get on Dan's *** Dan will get on Grantham's *** and probably in public.

 

[Xenomorph]

Yeah.. obviously somebody at MSU heard that 60/40 too and immediately called the show to set them straight. He gone.

 

[Digging dog]

My take on Grantham.
It was obvious he did a solid job this year.
1. Louisville thought they out traded us with Sirmon.
2. Had a few twitter conversations with GA fans. They had basically response of “glad y’all got him and not us”.

We were probably as good as we have been talent wise on defense. I personally think Grantham is a good DC. But with the talent we had, he looked better than he actually was.
Similar to JLD when he had the team with Smoot. A true lockdown corner which allowed him to be really blitz heavy up front.
Just my take.

 

[GloryDawg]

Yeah.. obviously somebody at MSU heard that 60/40 too and immediately called the show to set them straight. He gone.

I think Bo just says thing on the whim and doesn't remember what he said 10 minutes before.

 

[ShrubDog]

Looking at Grantham’s numbers in the big games reminds me of Mullens choking in big games. He didn’t set the world on fire. Hope the new guy can hold down some commits.

 

[drail14me]

Did Grantham leave because he wasn’t named HC?

I'd like to know too. Did he leave because he wanted to go to FL? I hope this is the case and not an issue of: A) He left because he didn't get HC or B) He left because Moorhead didn't want him as DC.

 

[DirtyDog]

I don't doubt that Grantham is probably gone, but I would caution using Bo Bounds as a solid source as he confuses fact and speculation a lot, mostly in between talking about drinking and eating.

 

[Dawg1979]

my Georgia connection told me the same. said you'll love him for 2 years, then his **** gets old. lets look at the positive. hopefully these 2 yanks can recruit and keep this train rolling.

 

[whosyourdawgy]

Dude Grantham was off the charts better than we’ve had since Collins at least. The only call that he made that was awful terrible crazy was having the double safety blitz after the timeout where we had Hurts dead to rights on a double safety blitz vs Bama. We gave them the exact same look and it lost the game for us IMO. Other than that, he called great games. The giving up big plays is mostly on the players for not doing their jobs

 

[Junction John]

Maybe true usually, but in this case, I'm pretty sure he got a simple text from someone in the know.

 

[patdog]

The giving up big plays is mostly on the players for not doing their jobs

Not totally true. That is the tradeoff he makes with his defensive philosophy. He leaves DBs to cover receivers with no help so he can generate pressure. It's a big play defense, the only question is will it be a big play for the defense or for the offense.

 

[bulldogbaja]

I sincerely hope that our athletic administrators are not sitting around listening to Bo Bounds.*

 

[Shmuley]

How bad was the middle blitz call? I’ll tell you how you know it was bad. Even Jalen Hurts .... Jalen 17n Hurts ... recognized it. The running back masquerading as a QB recognized it. The dude who apparently can’t recognize any coverages was able to recognize THAT one. Pitiful.

 

[engie]

Yeah. Me too. Not as excited about Michigan's DC as I would have been to keep Grantham. But Moorhead is an outstanding hire. And with the talent we have on defense, a lot of guys could get pretty good results from them this fall.

~ 5 of Don Brown's last 7 defenses -- at 3 different stops -- have been statistically better than any defense Todd Grantham has fielded. He led the damn nation in total D at Boston College... His last 3 defenses have been #1, #2, #3 in total D. And that was accomplished without Michigan having a QB that could move the ball at all this year...

Grantham is a good top 25 DC. Maybe top 15. That's what he always has been. Consistently good, rarely elite.
Brown is basically Bud Foster.

 

[Digging dog]

How bad was the middle blitz call? I’ll tell you how you know it was bad. Even Jalen Hurts .... Jalen 17n Hurts ... recognized it. The running back masquerading as a QB recognized it. The dude who apparently can’t recognize any coverages was able to recognize THAT one. Pitiful.

Ray Charles was sitting next to me and said “we going LB blitz”.

 

[engie]

B) He left because Moorhead didn't want him as DC.

I'm not saying we get him -- but if you can get Don Brown -- you let Grantham walk. You could set up a national twitter poll on who fans would want -- and it would be 95% Brown with the other 5% being State fans that don't know Brown's background.

People are overly attached to Grantham because of the quick turnaround that pulled us from the abyss on D and I get that. He fielded a good defense this year statistically pretty close to his ceiling as a coach...

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I’m down with Don Brown.

 

[AllbyMyRelf]

Rosebowl says Grantham informed the team last night via text message that he wasn't staying.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Maybe so, but i wouldn't really hold a lot of weight to what Bounds says as far as that goes. He was wrong about Mullen going to Florida. Everyone thought pruitt was the guy yesterday. I'll believe it when i see that he has signed the contract at Florida or we have hired someone else. i've seen official releases on the other guys joining but not him yet.

 

[She Mate Me]

9:40 Central Time - Bounds says odds Grantham to UF 60-40.

Not exactly confirming he's gone.

 

[johnson86-1]

I'm not saying we get him -- but if you can get Don Brown -- you let Grantham walk. You could set up a national twitter poll on who fans would want -- and it would be 95% Brown with the other 5% being State fans that don't know Brown's background.

People are overly attached to Grantham because of the quick turnaround that pulled us from the abyss on D and I get that. He fielded a good defense this year statistically pretty close to his ceiling as a coach...

For me it's not the quick turnaround as much as having some continuity. We are set up to win next year. We are already going to be dealing with a new offensive philosophy when our starting QB is going to be limited in practice in the off season.

We know we have (or at least had) a good DC that has had a year putting his system in, and if he's wililng to stay next year, I think that guarantees he's willing to stay the next two years (his kids Jr. and Sr. year of high school I believe). If Moorhead is the offensive genius people claim, then I'd take the continuity/stability bird in the hand on defense the next couple of years, even if there are more elite DCs out there we could go after.

 

[engie]

If you have a chance at arguably the best DC in the country, you get him. We got torched by the good teams/good qbs we faced this year. Was obvious to me that some of those OCs have Grantham figured out. The most points Brown has given up in his time at Michigan is 33 -- other than when he saw our head coach this season.

Zero dropoff from DJ Durkin to Don Brown year 1 @ Michigan. Notable improvement actually. Which is pretty difficult for what was already a top 5 defense.

Brown is a guy that was a successful head coach that decided he preferred to be a coordinator. He is looking for stability and has basically said as much in interviews. If he thinks that's possible with Harbaugh at Michigan, I don't look for him to leave there. If he thinks it will be more stable with Moorhead, we've got a shot. Either way, he's going to be one of the 3-4 highest paid DCs in the country next year.

 

[ShrubDog]

Dude Grantham was off the charts better than we’ve had since Collins at least. The only call that he made that was awful terrible crazy was having the double safety blitz after the timeout where we had Hurts dead to rights on a double safety blitz vs Bama. We gave them the exact same look and it lost the game for us IMO. Other than that, he called great games. The giving up big plays is mostly on the players for not doing their jobs

Stidham, Fromm, Hurts and Wilkins differ. The easy games padded Grantham’s numbers.

Stolen off rant:
YPP

LSU : 4.66
Georgia : 7.48
Auburn : 9.13
Alabama : 7.93
Ole Miss : 6.57