'15 JUCO CB Justin Martin (UT Signee 2/4/15)

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OGbabyaviVol said:
Why not? Woody just said that he would easily graduate in the spring, and be able to enroll with 4 years to play 3 with the Vols. Why would he mention us as where he would play out his final 3 years, if he hadn't already committed to the coaches? Why wouldn't he say that is how much eligibility he will have left at the college of his choice? I think it speaks volumes that Woody specifically mentioned the Vols only.
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To play devil's advocate, what if the question was, "Is he a take for the Vols?"

And in his answer the specifically mentioned the Vols because of the question that was asked.

I absolutely want him to be a Vol, but I'm not ready to call him a lock.
 
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Wickman said:
Any word on Rico?
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Honestly he's someone I haven't heard in awhile. Weird because things were looking good there for a little bit. Not sure, could just be the excitement of KM and orange carpet that's kept things quiet on other prospect's fronts.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
For those of you who have questions and/or concerns about Justin's recruitment, here are two articles which, although dated, explain his academic strategy, the Tennessee connection with his JUCO coach and why Justin is almost certainly bound for Tennessee: JuCo CB Justin Martin out of Nashville will be a name to know and Justin Martin draws Tennessee Vols.
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I picked up on conflicting (I guess is the way to put it) remarks between those two reports:

Justin Martin on 5-5...

“Right now, Tennessee has been in contact with me,” he said. “Other small schools but primarily Tennessee right now.

“It’s a good program. It’s a rebuilding program. I like the program. I like Knoxville as a whole. It’s cool but I’m looking forward to any big time opportunities.”

Asked who else he’d be interested in hearing from, Martin had one specific school in mind.

“I like LSU,” he said. “That’s just a school I’ve liked since I was little but really just any big time schools.”
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His JuCo Coach on 5-26...

But NEO [North East Oklahoma] coach Ryan Held said Martin eventually will play at UT, joining eight other area players from the 2014 class.

“He’s a lock to Tennessee,” said Held, a graduate assistant during UT’s 1998 national championship season. “They put him here. Unless there’s a break between the two parties, he’s going to UT.”

Martin said he also has offers from Ole Miss, Memphis and South Florida, but Held said he is committed to Tennessee.
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Well, you rarely know precisely how questions were framed in the course of a published interview. In this one case, I probably would give more credence to the more recent article. Justin is a Nashville Overton product and Maurice Couch is the primary contributor to the Tennessean on matters pertaining to mid-state high school recruiting.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Well, you rarely know precisely how questions were framed in the course of a published interview. In this one case, I would give more credence to the more recent article. Justin is a Nashville Overton product and Maurice Couch is the primary contributor to the Tennessean on matters pertaining to mid-state high school recruiting.
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No wonder big Mo got his hand slapped by the NCAA for making a little cash on the side; he had a legit job!






Lol. Sorry, i had to. I know you meant Patton. :)
 
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Thanks for the editorial cleanup. That was a more gentle reminder than contributors to the Football Forum would have provided.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Thanks for the editorial cleanup. That was a more gentle reminder than contributors to the Football Forum would have provided.
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I haven't ventured over there in a LONG TIME. I heard there's weeping and gnashing of teeth and it smells of cooked cauliflower.
 
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engineerVOL said:
I haven't ventured over there in a LONG TIME. I heard there's weeping and gnashing of teeth and it smells of cooked cauliflower.
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I will say only this. The Football Forum is a venue in which John Adams and David Climer would feel perfectly at home, i.e. a realm in which an endless supply of sarcasm, accompanied by a side dish of hypercriticism (which is served by the "Legions of the Miserable"), are almost exclusively the journalistic tools of choice.
 
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Wow, this would be a big time get. Juco coach seems to think he is All vol.

This guy would make our secondary elite, if Gaulden, TK2, Payne, Tez, Griffin, Berry Bros, E-Mos, another year at least after this one of Cam, probably forgetting someone, turn out okay. But you have to think 75% of these kids will turn out to be above average. A lot of talent back there finally, really exciting.
Martin committing brings a big fast physical corner. This is one of my top wants to finish the class.
 
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Kid I wasn't sure I wanted in thus class a couple weeks ago did some research and now believe he would be an amazing get. An lsu offer to a corner says alot to me.
 
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thetennlegend said:
Kid I wasn't sure I wanted in thus class a couple weeks ago did some research and now believe he would be an amazing get. An lsu offer to a corner says alot to me.
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That LSU offer came after a camp, and the Florida offer is just as impressive.

A Tennessee offer at corner will be something other fans look for in a few years with the young guys we have now.
 
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PowerOrange said:
That LSU offer came after a camp, and the Florida offer is just as impressive.

A Tennessee offer at corner will be something other fans look for in a few years with the young guys we have now.
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This may be one of the most exciting things to me about this team's future. Probably just because of how sore we have been in the defensive backfield since EB left.
 
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