By Daniel Bates “College GameDay’s” Desmond Howard is almost always showcasing that bright smile on ESPN’s airwaves, but that’s not keeping him off 247Sports’ list of CFB Grinches. In a ranking of this season’s “Grinchiest” moments to get fans in the holiday spirit, 247 had the former Heisman Trophy winner at No. 9 for his response to Pete Thamel not reporting amongst the fans for Ohio State vs. Michigan after the reporter allegedly received some threats from Big Blue supporters for his coverage of the school’s cheating scandal. We’ve been doing this for 12-13 weeks, he’s always been in the cr…