Todd Grantham & Twitter

[Big4Dawg]

Todd Grantham has removed the "Louisville defensive coordinator" his Louisville cover on his twitter. Hmmm.....

https://twitter.com/coachtgrantham?lang=en

[msstate7]

Need to get this done before the big recruiting weekend

[BeardoMSU]

How has he been as a recruiter?

[Big4Dawg]

How has he been as a recruiter?

Good enough.

[msstate7]

How has he been as a recruiter?
Saban attends grantham's recruiting clinic**

[Bama_Dawg]

Maybe reading too much into it, but when I see State commits and some staff following him....I get giddy

[HoopsDawg]

How has he been as a recruiter?

The only position on our staff where I don't care if you can recruit is defensive coordinator. But it's a nice bonus that he can recruit because I assume he will be in charge of LB's.

[HoopsDawg]

The only position on our staff where I don't care if you can recruit is defensive coordinator. But it's a nice bonus that he can recruit because I assume he will be in charge of LB's.

Having said that, we need to find a dynamic recruiter to be our safeties coach.

[lamont]

hearing him and his brother coming

[Big4Dawg]

hearing him and his brother coming

them split LBs and Tbuck to coach secondary?

[msstate7]

hearing him and his brother coming

If so, Buckley as secondary coach or will Todd coach dline and barker be gone?

[ShotgunDawg]

Would be one of the best "on paper" hires of the Mullen era.

I realize he has some faults & flaws in the past, but this guy is a real deal DC that has coached big time teams in big time games.

All things considered, I believe this is one of the greatest combinations of high ceiling/high floor hires we could have possibly made. We have been able to make a higher ceiling hire, but I doubt that hire would come with this high of a floor

[lamont]

them split LBs and Tbuck to coach secondary?

We may add an extra defensive coach and Mullen will go back to coaching QB's full-time. Little Grantham also has ST coaching experience.

[HoopsDawg]

We may add an extra defensive coach and Mullen will go back to coaching QB's full-time. Little Grantham also has ST coaching experience.

That makes a lot of sense.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

How has he been as a recruiter?

He knows the south well. It will be a huge upgrade. I am more concerned about him getting offenses off the field.

[msstate7]

We may add an extra defensive coach and Mullen will go back to coaching QB's full-time. Little Grantham also has ST coaching experience.

Peterson still expected to come on with TEs?

[lamont]

Peterson still expected to come on with TEs?

waiting to see how this shakes out. Lots of options now.

Grantham should give Mullen peace of mind with the D- so he can ease up on the micromanaging. That would allow Mullen to go back to coaching QB's full-time and stop roaming around so much at practice. Sallach coaches TE's- so until something changes there- cant say. Pete was supposed to become an on-field coach at some point.

[msudawglb]

Wikipedia says he's our current assistant coach/DC/LB coach. 2017-present

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Todd Grantham has removed the "Louisville defensive coordinator" his Louisville cover on his twitter. Hmmm.....

https://twitter.com/coachtgrantham?lang=en

Wiki has Mississippi State listed in his coaching history...Got to be official now.**

[Steakonastick]

Well it's on Wikipedia so it has to be true haha. Hope this happens, grand slam hire by Mullen if it pans out.

[Lance Harbor]

Grantham was about run out of UGA, with UGA talent so.....

[I seen it dawg]

Everything on the internet is true

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Grantham was about run out of UGA, with UGA talent so.....

He had 1 less than great year where his defense was 45th in the country. He wasn't bad. This year was bad for MSU.



Todd Grantham Total Defense at UGA & Louisville

2010 - UGA 23rd
2011 - UGA 3rd
2012 - UGA 27th
2013 - UGA 45th
2014 - Louisville 6th
2015 - Louisville 18th
2016 - Louisville 14th

[Jarius]

Grantham was about run out of UGA, with UGA talent so.....

And how did that work out for them?

[smootness]

He had 1 less than great year where his defense was 45th in the country. He wasn't bad. This year was bad for MSU.



Todd Grantham Total Defense at UGA & Louisville

2010 - UGA 23rd
2011 - UGA 3rd
2012 - UGA 27th
2013 - UGA 45th
2014 - Louisville 6th
2015 - Louisville 18th
2016 - Louisville 14th

Dang, I stand corrected. Much better results than I thought.

[ShotgunDawg]

Grantham was about run out of UGA, with UGA talent so.....

So....I'm sure every DC has a down year or so.

This guy is a damn good coach with big time experience. Would be a hell of a hire.

If he can get our defense to the middle of the conference, we are threat & a really solid team.

I give Mullen major major props if this comes to be.

[defiantdog]

He had 1 less than great year where his defense was 45th in the country. He wasn't bad. This year was bad for MSU.



Todd Grantham Total Defense at UGA & Louisville

2010 - UGA 23rd
2011 - UGA 3rd
2012 - UGA 27th
2013 - UGA 45th
2014 - Louisville 6th
2015 - Louisville 18th
2016 - Louisville 14th

Which is slightly better than Sirmon's 120th ranked total defense.....

[BeardoMSU]

Dang, I stand corrected. Much better results than I thought.

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss7/chunkeymonkey81/chunkeymonkey81take2/GIF7.gif

[Jack Lambert]

So....I'm sure every DC has a down year or so.

This guy is a damn good coach with big time experience. Would be a hell of a hire.

If he can get our defense to the middle of the conference, we are threat & a really solid team.

I give Mullen major major props if this comes to be.

So Our Current DC has gotten his out of the way?

[DudyDawg]

Which is slightly better than Sirmon's 120th ranked total defense.....

But coach says bama runs that D, so can we!

[HoopsDawg]

He had 1 less than great year where his defense was 45th in the country. He wasn't bad. This year was bad for MSU.



Todd Grantham Total Defense at UGA & Louisville

2010 - UGA 23rd
2011 - UGA 3rd
2012 - UGA 27th
2013 - UGA 45th
2014 - Louisville 6th
2015 - Louisville 18th
2016 - Louisville 14th

You've posted these stats probably 5 times and I'm still surprised every time I read them. I guess I'm just so biased b/c I know how bad UGA hated him his last year.

[RezDog7]

Which is slightly better than Sirmon's 120th ranked total defense.....

You mean if you add all the years together?

[ShotgunDawg]

You've posted these stats probably 5 times and I'm still surprised every time I read them. I guess I'm just so biased b/c I know how bad UGA hated him his last year.

Florida fans hated Mullen as their OC at times as well.

[msstate7]

You've posted these stats probably 5 times and I'm still surprised every time I read them. I guess I'm just so biased b/c I know how bad UGA hated him his last year.

To be fair to Georgia fans, grantham allowed less points from his first year thru year 3. Year 4 point per game went from 19.6 to 29.0

[BrunswickDawg]

Grantham was about run out of UGA, with UGA talent so.....

UGA runs off everyone, and has to always blame someone for why they can't live up to hype.

[HoopsDawg]

Florida fans hated Mullen as their OC at times as well.

Good point.

[msstate7]

Florida fans hated Mullen as their OC at times as well.

Florida fans ran urban off

[lamont]

To be fair to Georgia fans, grantham allowed less points from his first year thru year 3. Year 4 point per game went from 19.6 to 29.0

He didnt suddenly get shitty in 1 year- so no- you cant be fair to Georgia fans

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Grantham was about run out of UGA, with UGA talent so.....

So was Mark Richt!!!! SO.....

[lamont]

Florida fans ran urban off

Oddly- thats why Boom and Mac have been hired by Fla- for whatever reason- they dont really want a Spread guy

[Commercecomet24]

Grantham is not only a great coach, this hire gets a us a little cred by showing we are serious about winning. Looks like Dan isn't looking for the first train out. Props to Mullen if we get him

[msstate7]

He didnt suddenly get shitty in 1 year- so no- you cant be fair to Georgia fans

Just saying... 10 more points a game is a big jump. I didn't look at injuries or who they lost or anything, so it could be explainable

[Commercecomet24]

Granthams a bit of a hard ass too, any softness we have on d will probably go away.

[lamont]

Grantham is not only a great coach, this hire gets a us a little cred by showing we are serious about winning. Looks like Dan isn't looking for the first train out. Props to Mullen if we get him

sometimes- like Jackie- you learn that some trains wont let you on them. So you begin to realize the train you are on is what you better worry about

[Commercecomet24]

sometimes- like Jackie- you learn that some trains wont let you on them. So you begin to realize the train you are on is what you better worry about

Amen! Whatever it takes as long as it's good for us!

[HoopsDawg]

sometimes- like Jackie- you learn that some trains wont let you on them. So you begin to realize the train you are on is what you better worry about

Welp, we are probably hiring the best 3-4 guy that we could possibly get. We have an influx of Juco talent. Mullen is going to let him do his thing. We should expect at least a Top 50 defense next year and that would be a huge jump. Also, we've got an NFL guy in Grantham and Baker plus T-buck's NFL career. Should be easy to sell in recruiting. Just need to hire 2 more recruiting specialists and I will be content with our staff.

[Jarius]

While reading their boards I saw where they were down to 18 scholarship defensive Players in the second half of the year due to injuries at Louisville this year.

[HoopsDawg]

While reading their boards I saw where they were down to 18 scholarship defensive Players in the second half of the year due to injuries at Louisville this year.

Good info. Because they had a poor performance vs UK.

[HSVDawg]

sometimes- like Jackie- you learn that some trains wont let you on them. So you begin to realize the train you are on is what you better worry about

Does this mean you are rescinding the official EliteDawgs / Taco Tuohy anti-endorsement of Mullen remaining our coach if this hire goes through?

[Todd4State]

Welp, we are probably hiring the best 3-4 guy that we could possibly get. We have an influx of Juco talent. Mullen is going to let him do his thing. We should expect at least a Top 50 defense next year and that would be a huge jump. Also, we've got an NFL guy in Grantham and Baker plus T-buck's NFL career. Should be easy to sell in recruiting. Just need to hire 2 more recruiting specialists and I will be content with our staff.

If Linquist leaves, I wouldn't be surprised if Austin takes his spot. And I assume there is still a possibility that Peterson replaces Sallach. That would upgrade our recruiting and make them even more effective as recruiters because then they could do in homes and recruit more for us.


Also as far as our special teams goes- Boniol has NFL experience as well.

[preachermatt83]

Louisville fans that are upset about losing him are all mentioning the same thing the will miss... how great of a recruiter he is. He is an outstanding recruiter. Best hire of the Mullen era hands down. Supposedly he is gonna be associate HC.

[lamont]

Does this mean you are rescinding the official EliteDawgs / Taco Tuohy anti-endorsement of Mullen remaining our coach if this hire goes through?

I havent talked to the other owners yet about an official stance- but things like our juco signings and this hire are encouraging

[ShotgunDawg]

Grantham was the DC of the Cleveland Browns for 3 years.

Any Xs & Os concerns you may have are not valid. This guy is LEGIT.

Additionally, I love the idea of Grantham being a "Head Coach of the Defense"

This is what Clemson did with Venables, Spurrier with Stoops & Strong, Les Myles with Chavis, so on & so forth.

Would allow Mullen to focus on offense & game management.

Can't tell you how excited I am about the stability of this.

[BeardoMSU]

I havent talked to the other owners yet about an official stance- but things like our juco signings and this hire are encouraging

I'm glad to know you've got an open mind ;)

[ShotgunDawg]

Our new DC appears to be quite the character. Can you imagine this guy's defense playing soft?

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/e112a7ce2d1bef0c04acd973d99d7b984855e254/c=0-77-3000-2327&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Louisville/2014/12/09/B9315429410Z.1_20141209105039_000_G9P9C2C57.1-0.jpg

https://cardinalsportszone.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/granthamlouisville.jpg

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/562500/uga_coach_todd_grantham_image_by_jim_hipple.jpg

http://onlineathens.com/sites/default/files/grantham.jpg

http://www.ajc.com/rf/image/Pub/p4/AJC/2013/02/09/Images/photos.medleyphoto.4340917.jpg

[BrunswickDawg]

Our new DC appears to be quite the character. Can you imagine this guy's defense playing soft?

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/e112a7ce2d1bef0c04acd973d99d7b984855e254/c=0-77-3000-2327&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Louisville/2014/12/09/B9315429410Z.1_20141209105039_000_G9P9C2C57.1-0.jpg

https://cardinalsportszone.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/granthamlouisville.jpg

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/562500/uga_coach_todd_grantham_image_by_jim_hipple.jpg

http://onlineathens.com/sites/default/files/grantham.jpg

http://www.ajc.com/rf/image/Pub/p4/AJC/2013/02/09/Images/photos.medleyphoto.4340917.jpg
Maybe Dan has found his Joe Lee Dunn?

[ShotgunDawg]

Our new DC appears to be quite the character. Can you imagine this guy's defense playing soft?

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/e112a7ce2d1bef0c04acd973d99d7b984855e254/c=0-77-3000-2327&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Louisville/2014/12/09/B9315429410Z.1_20141209105039_000_G9P9C2C57.1-0.jpg

https://cardinalsportszone.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/granthamlouisville.jpg

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/562500/uga_coach_todd_grantham_image_by_jim_hipple.jpg

http://onlineathens.com/sites/default/files/grantham.jpg

http://www.ajc.com/rf/image/Pub/p4/AJC/2013/02/09/Images/photos.medleyphoto.4340917.jpg
Maybe Dan has found his Joe Lee Dunn?

Potentially. He has that "crazy bad ass uncle that was in 'Nam look"

[Commercecomet24]

[QUOTE=BrunswickDawg;685557]

Potentially. He has that "crazy bad ass uncle that was in 'Nam look"

Yeah he's a hard ass. Whoever we have on d that's soft is in for a wake up call.

[GTHOM]

How has he been as a recruiter?

Some Lville folks are upset he's coming because he's gotten them talent from GA and FL. For what thats worth

[missouridawg]

Just saying... 10 more points a game is a big jump. I didn't look at injuries or who they lost or anything, so it could be explainable

Wasn't thtpat year the first year Missouri won the SEC east? If so, Missouri won at UGa against a UGA team with 8 starters out, most on D. I remember that stat vividly.

[ShotgunDawg]

[QUOTE=ShotgunDawg;685568]

Yeah he's a hard ass. Whoever we have on d that's soft is in for a wake up call.

Wish I could be a fly on the wall when this guy coaches Brandon Bryant for the first time.

[JoseBrown]

[QUOTE=ShotgunDawg;685568]

Yeah he's a hard ass. Whoever we have on d that's soft is in for a wake up call.

I got a feeling some folks are gonna start to figure out what our "soft" defense last year really meant.

One more thing, we can start worrying about "continuity" with a coach like this, not one like Sirmon.

One more thing, good job Mullen and great job Cohen!

[shoeless joe]

If true there is zero doubt what this means. Dan is committed to being here and winning here and Cohen is committed to making that happen. It also appears Dan will be turning over all reigns on defense...which will be new according to some.

I'm excited about this.

[Bothrops]

Just want a DC that will get the most out of our guys.

[confucius say]

We may add an extra defensive coach and Mullen will go back to coaching QB's full-time. Little Grantham also has ST coaching experience.

Good. Our return teams have sucked under Mullen.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Granthams a bit of a hard ass too, any softness we have on d will probably go away.

YES! And this is what I love!! I remember while at Georgia him giving the Florida kicker the choke sign and I believe him and Franklin had a confrontation after Georgia beat Vandy one year.

[ShotgunDawg]

YES! And this is what I love!! I remember while at Georgia him giving the Florida kicker the choke sign and I believe him and Franklin had a confrontation after Georgia beat Vandy one year.

LOL. Hey Hugh....

[Commercecomet24]

i guarantee you one thing Grantham will weed out those that don't want to become better players(i.e. the ones without work ethic). There is definitely one program in the State that's on the rise!

[preachermatt83]

If this hire is made OM fans have got to be sick. We hire one of the best and biggest named DC's in the country... and they get, a career DBs coach/bagman! Hahaha!!!

[Todd4State]

If this hire is made OM fans have got to be sick. We hire one of the best and biggest named DC's in the country... and they get, a career DBs coach/bagman! Hahaha!!!

Even worse- they paid a million dollars to get a career DB's coach/bagman.

[RougeDawg]

If true there is zero doubt what this means. Dan is committed to being here and winning here and Cohen is committed to making that happen. It also appears Dan will be turning over all reigns on defense...which will be new according to some.

I'm excited about this.

You are close if this were horseshoes or hand granades. Might even win a match or two on a Sunday afternoon. Dan's last 2 years of offseason shopping and no takers has committed himself to being here. He's a top 20 $$$ coach. Time to act like it.

This hire is more MK and JC directed than most would like to believe. Remember those "ultimatums" last offseason that Really Clark and Liverpool said never occurred and called the Mississippi State Universiry President a liar? The only change that hasn't been made that wasn't in the original "Keenum ultimatums" was Hev finding a new address. Ha, so Strick and all the other mentioned Last off-season persons are gone except one, but anyone who says so is a GD ignorant moron!!!!!!! But then again, according to Really Clark if I said water was wet, he'd ascribe a 3 page thread how water is actually dry, if one were to transform it into the various states that water is permissible as a natural form.

Just remember, I don't post here upon "horses mouth comments" unless I'm 100% sure I'm speaking to the correct horse. I do apologize I can't understand things for anyone. It's not one of my traits.

The only change amongst the last 12 months is lil Johnny. And it appears he's making an impact.

[msstate7]

Wasn't thtpat year the first year Missouri won the SEC east? If so, Missouri won at UGa against a UGA team with 8 starters out, most on D. I remember that stat vividly.

Yes, Missouri went 12-2 in '13 and won the east

[Covercorner2]

Grantham and Louisville had a better defense (yards and points) this year than Kirby Smart and UGA.

[Reekris]

While reading their boards I saw where they were down to 18 scholarship defensive Players in the second half of the year due to injuries at Louisville this year.

http://images.complex.com/complex/images/c_limit,w_680/f_auto,fl_lossy,pg_1,q_auto/cbv6cig3byofqmn9z1ti/louisville-cardinals-gunshot-wounds-injuries

[BB30]

This would be a fantastic hire if it becomes official. Hopefully Mullen will let him do his thing. After watching the Bama Clemson game although there was a lot of offense in that game I really miss an aggressive defense.

[KB21]

If true there is zero doubt what this means. Dan is committed to being here and winning here and Cohen is committed to making that happen. It also appears Dan will be turning over all reigns on defense...which will be new according to some.

I'm excited about this.

Dan has always let his defensive coordinators run the defense despite what some have said. I understand that some are using this potential hiring as confirmation bias about Dan dictating the defense, but the only thing Dan has ever dictated defensively is the desire to not give up the big play.

I heard Gene Stalling say this on the radio this AM, and it fits here. It's the assistant coach's job to please the head coach, not the head coach's job to please the assistants. Dan is hard on his assistant coaches.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

wtf does this mean?

[Really Clark?]

You are close if this were horseshoes or hand granades. Might even win a match or two on a Sunday afternoon. Dan's last 2 years of offseason shopping and no takers has committed himself to being here. He's a top 20 $$$ coach. Time to act like it.

This hire is more MK and JC directed than most would like to believe. Remember those "ultimatums" last offseason that Really Clark and Liverpool said never occurred and called the Mississippi State Universiry President a liar? The only change that hasn't been made that wasn't in the original "Keenum ultimatums" was Hev finding a new address. Ha, so Strick and all the other mentioned Last off-season persons are gone except one, but anyone who says so is a GD ignorant moron!!!!!!! But then again, according to Really Clark if I said water was wet, he'd ascribe a 3 page thread how water is actually dry, if one were to transform it into the various states that water is permissible as a natural form.

Just remember, I don't post here upon "horses mouth comments" unless I'm 100% sure I'm speaking to the correct horse. I do apologize I can't understand things for anyone. It's not one of my traits.

The only change amongst the last 12 months is lil Johnny. And it appears he's making an impact.

To clarify one point. I wasn't calling Keenum a liar. And I agreed partially with a few things you alluded to. But your overall points were not truthful. It wasn't nearly the way you describe and Keenum was NEVER (and this is straight from him) pushing Stricklin out. What was ridiculous is you still think he did push out Stricklin but yet let Strick and others force his hand about hiring Cohen. There was an extreme amount of backdoor politics going on with all of that. So To be clear. Either your information that was told to you was extremely stretched or you made a bunch of it up. And THAT is from MANY in the know and directly from the official players at the university. But keep on with the false information.