Stay classy Grantham

[TroubleDawg]

Yeah, very hillarious.

I will say one thing though. Lets say my kid is fortunate enough to play big boy football. I would much rather my son face an opposing coach who gives him the choking sign, throw in some cuss words in there too, I don't care. I would rather my son face that kind of adversity as opposed to being told he has to take a grayshirt, have the Head Coach leave for another job in the middle of the night, be forced to take a medical hardship, being told that his scholly will not be renewed because he didn't quite live up to the "coaches standards." But that's just me.

Plenty of people will defend this and plenty of people will criticize this. I personally think this is big boy football. You should not watch if something like this offends you.

^^ Agreed^^

[Bryant Denny]

Yeah, very hillarious.

I will say one thing though. Lets say my kid is fortunate enough to play big boy football. I would much rather my son face an opposing coach who gives him the choking sign, throw in some cuss words in there too, I don't care. I would rather my son face that kind of adversity as opposed to being told he has to take a grayshirt, have the Head Coach leave for another job in the middle of the night, be forced to take a medical hardship, being told that his scholly will not be renewed because he didn't quite live up to the "coaches standards." But that's just me.

Plenty of people will defend this and plenty of people will criticize this. I personally think this is big boy football. You should not watch if something like this offends you.

It was unprofessional was my point and if another teams coaches had done it you would be on here blasting them for it. It one thing for a Coach to be hard on his players ( I had plenty of hard nosed football coaches growing up and had no problem with it) but to taunt the other schools players as a DC is immature and unprofessional no matter how you try and spin it.

[Deacon 13]

[Isosceles]

It was unprofessional was my point and if another teams coaches had done it you would be on here blasting them for it. It one thing for a Coach to be hard on his players ( I had plenty of hard nosed football coaches growing up and had no problem with it) but to taunt the other schools players as a DC is immature and unprofessional no matter how you try and spin it.

Maybe, maybe just maybe he should have instead been hollering at his own guys to get through the line and black that kick? I mean, if you can't coach coach UP your own team to STOP somebody, is the next best thing to try and DE-coach the opposing players?

J

[ChuyDawg]

It was unprofessional was my point and if another teams coaches had done it you would be on here blasting them for it. It one thing for a Coach to be hard on his players ( I had plenty of hard nosed football coaches growing up and had no problem with it) but to taunt the other schools players as a DC is immature and unprofessional no matter how you try and spin it.

No spinning here Mr. "Bryant Denny." The spin stops here. I've always wanted to say that. (O'reilly actually read one of my emails on his TV show, my 15 minutes of fame.)

People will defend this and some will criticize this. Do you think this is the first time it has happened? This is probably the only time somebody has been caught. Personally, choking signs and words would not bother me. This is big boy football and my bet is that it happens alot more than you and I think. When it comes to coaches and players, there's a line that should never be crossed. I personally don't think this particular incident crossed the line, many people will have a different oppinion and that's fine by me.

[ChuyDawg]

Post of the day!!!!!

[Bryant Denny]

No spinning here Mr. "Bryant Denny." The spin stops here. I've always wanted to say that. (O'reilly actually read one of my emails on his TV show, my 15 minutes of fame.)

People will defend this and some will criticize this. Do you think this is the first time it has happened? This is probably the only time somebody has been caught. Personally, choking signs and words would not bother me. This is big boy football and my bet is that it happens alot more than you and I think. When it comes to coaches and players, there's a line that should never be crossed. I personally don't think this particular incident crossed the line, many people will have a different oppinion and that's fine by me.

I dont think TG deserves to be punished or anything it just made him look bad IMO. Now if he had gone Woody Hayes on him then thats a different story.

[SacFalcFan]

i always laugh when i see that.. there is another one where it's an animated gif with someone hitting the horse over and over again..

[Threepac Daddy]

please don't have a brett farve moment.

oh jean how have i missed you

[Threepac Daddy]

That's racist.

oh i see waht u did there

[tjb]

To keep beating the dead horse, looks like Chas Henry spoke out:

My link

Along with most everybody else, except for the media and a few others on here, he has the same opinion as me: Ridiculous.

Edited November 4, 2010 by tjb

[Born Again Georgian]

Everyone, quick, mount your high horse and ride into battle.

[Billy Ocean]

"You're going to f'n ckoke!" is the new "It's time to die, b!tch!". Both will soon be eclipsed by "You're a cancer patient...." http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/21082/kevin-garnetts-cancerous-commentary

Outrage has become fashionable in our society. Sometimes it's justifiable. Sometimes it isn't. After awhile it tends to get old regardless.

[SacFalcFan]

To keep beating the dead horse, looks like Chas Henry spoke out:

My link

Along with most everybody else, except for the media and a few others on here, he has the same opinion as me: Ridiculous.

very well said by you and by henry.

[CrimsonKat]

"You're going to f'n ckoke!" is the new "It's time to die, b!tch!". Both will soon be eclipsed by "You're a cancer patient...." http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/21082/kevin-garnetts-cancerous-commentary

Outrage has become fashionable in our society. Sometimes it's justifiable. Sometimes it isn't. After awhile it tends to get old regardless.

Good comments from Chas Henry. He definitely seems to have Todd Grantham covered in the class department. Kudos Gator fans.

[Carter]

This thread is seriously 6 pages long??!?!?!?

I wouldn't care if Steve Spurrier did what Grantham did. And I hate Spurrier. This is completely meaningless... seriously.

[itsjustafleshwound]

Everyone, quick, mount your high horse and ride into battle.

In tribute of your reference to riding the high horse into battle, once more into the breach, while this thread borders on insanity in reaching 6 pages, I shall quote the late Lewis Grizzard, this time pointing to the small stature of the Crimson Tide moral high horse.....

SHOOT LOW THEY'RE RIDING SHETLANDS!!!!

[Ransack]

It is pretty funny to hear the Georgia fans defending this issue. And a point that may have been missed in all of this, if Grantham's defense had not made Florida's anemic offense look like worldbeaters, there would have been no need to call for the "choke" in overtime.

It's funny to us to hear an Alabama fan even attempt to lecture us about anything regarding sportsmanship, fairplay, etc, etc, etc.... it's comical really because there are ZERO grounds to stand on from your end.

[ATLBrave]

If this thread was old yeller itd be dead by now. Seriously, who gives a flying **** what the man did?

[Threepac Daddy]

If this thread was old yeller itd be dead by now. Seriously, who gives a flying **** what the man did?

you dont see coaches and dont expect a coach to do that.

[ChuyDawg]

*** For what it’s worth, the Gators’ Henry laughed off the incident, telling the Palm Beach Post, “I think it’s ridiculous what people are trying to say, that he should have to apologize for it or be fined or anything. … It’s just an intense game.”

Henry said that he blew Grantham a kiss in response.

“I see that they’d taken a timeout and I looked over at their coach and I started laughing, like, ‘You’re going to ice me? I’m not even the kicker. You’re going to ice me?’” Henry told the Post’s Jason Lieser. “So I start looking and I see the guy doing the choke. I look at him again and he does like, ‘You’re gonna choke.’ So I take my helmet off and I gave him a little smooch at him. I blew him a little kiss. That might be why he got a little upset about that.”***

An interesting response from Mr. Henry. It seems that Mr. Henry may have provoked the whole thing.

[CrimsonKat]

It's funny to us to hear an Alabama fan even attempt to lecture us about anything regarding sportsmanship, fairplay, etc, etc, etc.... it's comical really because there are ZERO grounds to stand on from your end.

Fine by me if you want to defend him. I would expect nothing less.

List of those who Georgia has had to defend in 2010:

1) Todd Grantham (Choke-Gate)

2) Mark Richt (Another disappointing season with discipline issues off-the-field)

3) A.J. Green (regarding his suspension by the NCAA)

4) Aaron Murray (regarding his play in the Cocktail Party)

5) Arrested Players (Athens police is picking on them)

List of those who Georgia has elected not to defend in 2010:

1) Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina)

2) Greg Childs (Arkansas)

3) Chris Relf (Mississippi State)

4) Rodney Stewart (Colorado)

5) Trey Burton (Florida)

[unconquered.]

Fine by me if you want to defend him. I would expect nothing less.

List of those who Georgia has had to defend in 2010:

1) Todd Grantham (Choke-Gate)

2) Mark Richt (Another disappointing season with discipline issues off-the-field)

3) A.J. Green (regarding his suspension by the NCAA)

4) Aaron Murray (regarding his play in the Cocktail Party)

5) Arrested Players (Athens police is picking on them)

List of those who Georgia has elected not to defend in 2010:

1) Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina)

2) Greg Childs (Arkansas)

3) Chris Relf (Mississippi State)

4) Rodney Stewart (Colorado)

5) Trey Burton (Florida)

[itsjustafleshwound]

Fine by me if you want to defend him. I would expect nothing less.

List of those who Georgia has had to defend in 2010:

1) Todd Grantham (Choke-Gate)

2) Mark Richt (Another disappointing season with discipline issues off-the-field)

3) A.J. Green (regarding his suspension by the NCAA)

4) Aaron Murray (regarding his play in the Cocktail Party)

5) Arrested Players (Athens police is picking on them)

List of those who Georgia has elected not to defend in 2010:

1) Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina)

2) Greg Childs (Arkansas)

3) Chris Relf (Mississippi State)

4) Rodney Stewart (Colorado)

5) Trey Burton (Florida)

Choke-gate- seriously? Those comments on the corruption within Alabama's football program must have really pissed you off for you to still be on this. I don't think the Florida fans are this upset. And given that only about two posters are defending the gesture, I think you're grasping at straws.

Now if you want to make fun of Georgia's record or arrests, go ahead, but don't act like this isn't some tit for tat way of expressing your anger that we would dare to question the integrity of the only professional football team residing in college football.

[ChuyDawg]

Bama fans were Auburn fans 6 years ago. UF fans were FSU fans back in the 90's.