UGA commit reopens recruitment due to Martinez uncertainty
Uncertainty over the future of Georgia defensive coordinator Willie Martinez is causing a commitment to waver.
Nickell Robey, a cornerback from Frostpoof, Fla., who committed to the Bulldogs in August, has reopened his recruitment because of the uncertainty of Martinez’s future. The four-star athlete, who also stars as a kick returner and wingback, has decided to accept invitations to take official visits to Tennessee and South Florida.
“He’s still with Georgia,” Frostproof coach Brad Metheny said. “He just has these two visits he’s going to go ahead take. But he hasn’t changed a whole lot. He just wants to make sure he has options if there needs to be any changes.”
Metheny confirmed that the possibility that Martinez could get fired is the main reason Robey is wavering.
“You know, he’s got legitimate concerns,” Metheny said. “Coach Martinez is the coach that recruited him and that would be coaching him and so forth. So if he’s not there, who’s the next guy coming and what’s his philopshy on shorter corners? So he just wants, if anything would happen to happen, to have some options out there.”
Metheny said Robey got a visit from Tennessee defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin last week. That’s the only opposing coach so far to have come in to see him.
“He still likes Georgia,” Metheny said. “I mean, he sat right in front of Monte Kiffin last week and said, ‘No, I’m going to Georgia.’ So I think the bottom like is he just wants to take a trip or two and enjoy that and see what’s out there.”
Metheny said Robey decided to reoopen his recruitment Monday. He said Martinez, head coach Mark Richt and assistant coach Bryan McClendon are coming to Frostproof on Friday.
I asked Metheny directly: If Georgia fires Martinez, will it lose Robey?
“I don’t think that’s safe to say,” he said. “I just think it would depend on who was hired to coach defensive backs and if he had a problem with 5-8 cover corners. Nickell’s skill sets and ball skills sort of speak for themselves. But I know and he knows the stereotype in the business that some people just don’t like to play small corners. That’s just the bottom line.”
Martinez has drawn the ire of Georgia fans over the team’s defensive struggles the past two seasons. But he’s also one of the Bulldogs’ best recruiters, especially in his home state of Florida. Georgia currently has commitments from seven players from the Sunshine State. Martinez has been involved in the recruitment of all of them.
“Nickell really has a good connection with Coach Martinez and Coach Richt and Coach McClendon, the three coaches that have dealt with him at Georgia,” Metheny said. “But fair is fair. If things don’t go well and the situation is not the same at the end of the year, he has to at least be able to look at it and decide if that’s still where he wants to go. If not, he needs to be able to have an option or two as well.
“Nickell said he definitely still likes Georgia. He definitely still feels good and he hopes things work out where he still gets to go to Georgia.”
Robey was in class Tuesday and could not be reached for comment. The 5-8, 165-pounder has been timed at 4.34 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He is the cousin of Georgia redshirt freshman tailback Carlton Thomas. Robey is having a huge season for Frostproof and leads the county in touchdowns scored.
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138 comments Add your comment
kauai dawg
October 20th, 2009
11:32 am
Deeper issues than just the sidelines! Go DAWGS!
Dooley
October 20th, 2009
11:33 am
This is the other side of trying to fire all of the defensive coaches.
Clint
October 20th, 2009
11:34 am
I’m surprised the headline isn’t “Lane Kiffin could be taking UGA recruit”. Followed by the first line saying something along the lines of “Lane Kiffin has launch another bomb in his war on Georgia. Following his vow to “never lose to UGA”…. Hey, look at that, I could write for the AJC.
Dale
October 20th, 2009
11:36 am
Martinez told him to say that.
Vol of reason
October 20th, 2009
11:40 am
Let me see, who would I rather play for? Willie or Monte Kiffin? It’s a no brainer. Go Vols!
Brew
October 20th, 2009
11:43 am
Monte Kiffin vs. Willie Martinez. Not a tough decision if making the NFL is important to you.
And Clint, the appropriate headline should have been, “Lane Kiffin sends father to seal the deal with ex-Dawg recruit.” A little wordy, but it gets the message across.
Forget whether Georgia is a blue state or a red state. It’s quickly becoming a Big Orange state, and all the AJC is doing is reporting the news.
E
October 20th, 2009
11:45 am
Hmm, lemme see…….Big time recruit or more of the same from Willie??? No thanks!!! Have fun in Tennesee. Willie would waste your talent anyway.
RonnieGarDner
October 20th, 2009
11:47 am
Yea, those are both good lines guys. Way to go.Actually they are about as corny as a dog turd.
shards1967
October 20th, 2009
11:48 am
Prince Miller is what? 5′9″ and look what we have with him. Part of the UGA D struggles has to do with midget corners. We cannot keep getting these smallish corners. What have ANY of them done for UGA? Look at our D stats. Name one All SEC corner from UGA in the last 9 years. Name one??
You can go on line and see what coach is credited with “siging” kids each and every year and CWM’s name has only come up about once. He IS NOT even considered a good recruiter. How do we know this? Look at his record ……….if the kids loved him ……….they WOULD PLAY better.
This is not rocket science.
Geeeeeeeeeeez, he has to go. If 5′6″ , 165 lb. Nicky Robey bolts too, then maybe that is also good news.
Go Dogs.
UGA, class of 73
Fred
October 20th, 2009
11:49 am
Well all UGA fans know that Richt will not pull the trigger on Willie so he’s not going anywhere. Neither is Robey. Monte Kiffin is liable to be dead in a few years anyways. What is he? Like 80?
J Smurf
October 20th, 2009
11:58 am
Shards1967…Tim Jennings was/is pretty good. He’s 5-8. I’m just sayin…
Sweet Home Alabama
October 20th, 2009
11:59 am
Even nerds want let there commits visit.of course georgia is pretty deparate so they would be afraid to say anything to him.
richt does not like confrontation it seems.
red hill
October 20th, 2009
12:02 pm
If Wee Willie stays we will lose a lot more than just a few recruits. He is out of his depth and should have been sent packing after the ‘06 UT game. Sores continue to fester when they are not dealt with in a timely and appropriate manner.
steve 89
October 20th, 2009
12:02 pm
Jennings is 5′8″ and starting in the NFL. 4.3 – 40 can do a lot at any position.
DAWG
October 20th, 2009
12:09 pm
Be a man and stick to your word.
78 DAWG
October 20th, 2009
12:13 pm
Two things
1) DAWG, is that what you say when someone switches to us? If not you’re a hypocrite!
2) If you want to play for Willie Martinez you better not come to Georgia. We don’t pay this kind of money for this kind of results, with recruits as good as we’ve gotten. Willie is gone. ESPECIALLY if the gayturds and yech put up 40 on us again this year.
Vol Man
October 20th, 2009
12:18 pm
Richt doesn’t like confrontation it makes his skin turn orange and his hair fall out. Who would you rather play for a team on the verge of falling apart or the team that just whipped em good and says they’ll NEVER lose to those losers again?
Doc Reem
October 20th, 2009
12:21 pm
Size is a great asset but heart means alot more. His size is not a real issue if he’s taught how to be in position, use his other athletic abilities, and is put in a good defensive sceme. Willie is not exceptional at teaching any of these. If we have to lose a recruit or two to get rid of this bum so be it!
shards1967 Tim Jennings and Tre Battle are two answers to your question. It’s not the size of the corners it’s CWM…Remember that!!!
Wil Walton
October 20th, 2009
12:21 pm
Seems to me that CWM should be visiting Mr. Robey on Friday (instead of CMR and CBM), unless it’s a hint that we won’t be around.
Pulpwood Smith
October 20th, 2009
12:21 pm
Who cares! Recruiting ratings are perhaps the most overrated science there is. I want smart, disciplined kids who buy into the program and work hard. Many of our best players were not highly heralded. If he wants to go somewhere else, I could give 2 sh*ts. It is likely that he, and many of these others, will end up being run-of-the-mill. Perhaps though he is the next Champ Bailey. Who knows.
BlackSmoke
October 20th, 2009
12:28 pm
Shards….. One small corner we had in recent years was a heck of a ball player and is now a starting CB for the Indy Colts….. Tim Jennings ring a bell?
greg
October 20th, 2009
12:29 pm
Another good recruiting blog…no not really. A day late, a dollar short, and most of it taken from another website. Boy, you gotta love the fast sinking ship that is the AJC. Pitiful. The only thing missing was “UT’s Kiffin steals another recruit from UGA”. Not that it would be true, but why would that stop the AJC.
Lars Tate
October 20th, 2009
12:30 pm
If this defense is with 4 and 5 star recruits, what’ll it be like with 2 and 3 star? ugghh
reasonable
October 20th, 2009
12:34 pm
Actually, you can not make staff decisions based upon the whims of an 18 year old, no matter how good. Those decisions have to be made based upon performance and that is where WM is lacking. To all of the Vol fans on this site, you will get some recruits in Georgia but I seriously doubt you will consistently outrecruit UGA within the state. Furthermore, its way too early to start claiming victory in this year’s recruiting war with Georgia. Each class is different and is based on needs at the particular school. Also, claimimg you will never lose to UGA so long as you are the coach is mere bravado. Tennessee has to recruit out of state to compete in the SEC whereas UGA, Florida, and Alabama can recruit within their respective states and remain competitive. Kifflin is smart to recognize that and I suspect his big talk is about firing up the Tennessee fan base and makiing a splash for recruits. Unlike some of my fellow UGA supporters, I think Kifflin is being smart but I would be careful about making statements about never losing, never is a long time.
brentATL
October 20th, 2009
12:41 pm
I am confused, how has he opened up his recruitment? Chip how can you lead with a title that says “UGA commit reopens recruitment due to Martinez” and in the very article the kid says “No, I’m going to Georgia” if you want to come out and be honest that you are just trying to stir the pot, do it, be a man.
Jason
October 20th, 2009
12:44 pm
I’m with Pulpwood Smith, and I never thought I’d type those words. These are kids. Who cares. Players that work hard and buy into the coach’s system will lead to a successful team. And in addition, it’s absolutely silly to refer to any of these as commitments. They’re not. If they were commitments, they wouldn’t waver. None of this means anything until signing day. And none of this means much until they show they can play on that team.
Eagleman
October 20th, 2009
12:45 pm
I checked the commitments to Tennessee made by athletes from the state of Georgia so far….none of the athletes were even offered by Georgia…so to say that “Kitty” and the Vols are beating the Dawgs in recruiting is a joke.”Kitty” needs to worry more about how they finish this season and not about how thier recruiting class will stack up against Georgias.If Lame Kitten’s not the most immature person coaching a major college football team I don’t know who is. As far as Orgeron is concerned…just ask the people in the know what a classless joke he was during his time at Ole Miss…he offended every big alumni he met with his off color comments and his teams played undisciplined football all three years he was there.Thats why they never had a winning season…… “Big Hat…No Cattle”…..Tennesse will eventually regret the day they hired these two clowns to run their football program….the Vol fans deserve better than what they’ve been handed.
DawginLex
October 20th, 2009
12:47 pm
A vol fan talking smack. PRICELESS.
I can’t wait for kiffin’s response after the Bama beatdown, the SC beatdown and the first loss to UK in a million years.
In 2010, with Aaron Murray, we will wipe that smirk off his and his daddy’s face.
UGAGRAD02
October 20th, 2009
12:50 pm
Monte Kiffin will be dead in another year. Didn’t he play for Notre Dame in the 20’s?
Bernie Matt
October 20th, 2009
12:52 pm
Short corners are not the problem. Darrell Green was a short corner, Terrell Buckley was a short corner, and the list goes on. The question is how do we maximize their speed and cover skills. If the names I mentioned are any indication, you let these guys play up on their man and make the QB have to make a perfect throw or else get it picked. Not this BS Richt likes to play with the soft coverages. After the man has already made the catch any small guy is going to be at a disadvantage tackling a bigger WR, which is why we get these big plays against us. Mostly, due to missed tackles.
Where's my crack pipe?
October 20th, 2009
12:52 pm
Give me a 6′1″ corner that is a 3 star who can be coached up rather than a 5′8″ 5 star corner anyday……..the key phrase of course is “can be coached up”…Dawgs dont have that ability now with Willie
Big EC
October 20th, 2009
12:57 pm
Good Job all you expert defensive coordinators that have been trashing Georgia. This is just the beginning of an avalanche of decommits. Good Job Bill King. These kids read these blogs.
William
October 20th, 2009
1:02 pm
I would not committ to UGA under Wille Martinez in th first place. However, if I did and suspected WM would be placed, I would think my recruitment to UGA was better than I had expected…but thats just me. I can not tolerate looosseers!!
William
October 20th, 2009
1:04 pm
Big EC,
Hey you can always get Vince Dooley to introduce flag football since he doesnt like real football and football players.
crs
October 20th, 2009
1:04 pm
bernie, we get these “big plays” because we have two terrible safties. They are both consistently out of position. Great saftey play starts with a high degree of discipline. Our safties have no discipline. Corners are not bad.
getthepicturenow
October 20th, 2009
1:04 pm
get a life Shards, Tim Jennings was all everything for us, how quick you’ve forgoten the efforts that Paul Oliver & Demario Minter gave us vs. Calvin Johnson. They shut him down but no, you get on here and spew some stupid garbage-(as usual per you’re DA posts) about small corners and bad recruiting. oh and let me guess, we shouldn’t have signed Boykin & Smith either huh? yeah, thats great logic…idiot!
Conservative Hypocracy
October 20th, 2009
1:05 pm
Shards1967:
Another dumb comment from another guy who probably never played a down of organized football in his life.
Playing corner is more about toughness, smarts, athleticism, football awareness, speed and quickness, than it is about size.
A prime example the other way is Bryan Stewart whom the Falcons drafted out of Penn State, back during the McKay/Mora regime. Dude was 6-2, 215 and played corner at PSU but I could tell right away that he couldn’t cover my grandmothers (both of whom are deceased). No hips. Decent speed, but no burst.
Falcon fans will remember that he was a disaster at corner. He now plays safety for the Bills, I believe.
Also, though Brandon Boykin is listed at 5-10, he’s MAYBE 5-9. And he’s the best Bulldog DB on the roster.
William
October 20th, 2009
1:06 pm
The football players from the state of Ga have been committing to other teams for a long time. It is really an image or should I say a non image supporting by the University itself. But as long as it has HOPE it really does not care about football, just ask Vince Dooley.
ugaaccountant
October 20th, 2009
1:07 pm
Other than the headline, this article was a really good piece of journalism. It included plenty of quotes that actually fleshed out the story. Of course a defensive commitment will want to know who’s going to be his new coordinator once we fire Martinez. It’s vital to his development as a player. As he said, he’s 5 foot 8, and if the new DC is focused on height at the position then he’s S.O.L. I now like this kid a bit more because it sounds like he’s got a brain in him.
Gator Growl
October 20th, 2009
1:09 pm
5′8″… Wonder if Kiffin will give him a ride in his Kiddiecopter???
William
October 20th, 2009
1:10 pm
If willie martinez recruited him then let him go to another team.
the real Old Gold
October 20th, 2009
1:15 pm
I’m soooooo glad Bud Foster and his crew went to Athens in the off season and talked option football with Willie boy. And it worked… for the Jackets! I guess that’s your payment back to us for the 1980 tie with ND to get you guys up to number 1. Sad that Tech had to help you get your last championship 30 years ago.
Ok, I’ll quit the ribbing…. but SERIOUSLY though.. fire this guy already. The players don’t respond to him and now it’s rubbing off on your offense. He’s terrible. If Richt doesn’t move soon it’ll start to effect his security too. Head coaches are CEO’s not buddy funders. Losing recruits is only the beginning.
Ryan
October 20th, 2009
1:16 pm
This kid has legit concerns. That said Georgia should fire Willie Martinez, and whoever they put in his place should be someone who is going to put kids on the field that give us the best chance to win regardless of height. I sure hope they don’t hire someone who automatically thinks less of someone because he’s 5′8.
JB
October 20th, 2009
1:17 pm
Plenty of players………………only ONE DC………How many games/loses will this kid impact. I know the Answer about Martinez, I’ve seen HIS work UP CLOSE. If Richt comes up at year end and Say’s
” we were going to just lose to many kids by firing Willie, I’m jumping off a bridge holding a picture of ERK……..GEEZ
Montgomery Burns
October 20th, 2009
1:17 pm
DawginLex,
Reduced to hoping that Bama can do what your pups utterly failed to do (ie beat UT)? That’s good stuff. Maybe next year your boys will cross the 34 yard line….
JB
October 20th, 2009
1:21 pm
I agree with some on here, I think the ‘rumor” of Willie being fired will HELP with some kids. Damn, I hope it happens Saturday morning, November, 28th at 9:00 AM. I’m scared if we play Florida close, and gads, beat Tech, I’m afraid Richt won’t do it.
0OooO0
October 20th, 2009
1:22 pm
Vol Man,
I think I rather play for a team that’s finished in the top 10 six out of the past seven years who has a coach with his head on straight and doesn’t make moronic promises like they’ll NEVER lose to a better program ever again. But maybe that’s just me
concerned Fan
October 20th, 2009
1:27 pm
They to think about salvaging the rest of the season. Instead of running behind one recruit. What happen in remaining games, determines how many others will defect
DawgsOnline » The downside of talking about coaching changes
October 20th, 2009
1:31 pm
[...] Recruits are listening. [...]
Jim Donnan
October 20th, 2009
1:34 pm
Love the UGA fans taking shots at Kiffin after getting UGA’s rear end handed to them BY a Kiffin coached team. And a less talented team at that.
Long live Bobo and Martinez!!!
JB
October 20th, 2009
1:34 pm
We will NEVER run with the SEC elite ( again) until we get some New coach’s. SAD…….but true……
lt
October 20th, 2009
1:41 pm
The early recruitment needs to stop. People also need to learn to keep their committments.
fairtax
October 20th, 2009
1:44 pm
Clint for prez
Dawg Reflections
October 20th, 2009
1:45 pm
If it comes down to keeping Martinez and keeping all of the recruits, or firing him and losing some kids. I will take the loss of some recruits. I for one do not relish the thought of firing any coaches, but this team has a broken defense. It’s been gettting worse in every category in each of the last 3 seasons. There is no option in my mind not to replace the DC and maybe the entire defensive staff. Maybe you retain Coach Garner, and that’s a big maybe in my mind. Time to get aggressive, mean, and nasty on defense. I’m sick of this “get on the same page”, grind it out, bend but don’t break bunch of Nancy’s. We need some crowd the line of scrimmage, man up in your face nut crushers on defense. And we need a DC that can dial up stunts, disguise coverages and blitz packages to keep the opposing offense off balance. Bottom line, the defense is getting steadily worse and coaching changes need to be made.
trouble in paradise?
October 20th, 2009
1:49 pm
Us gators just love it!
If Reverend Richt continues to lose games and recruits God may condemn him to ‘everlasting damnation’.
lmao.
Vol in Suwanee
October 20th, 2009
1:49 pm
Oh no Georgia fans “the sky is falling”. Fire the whole staff and bring in your gymnastics coach. She wins National Championships every year!!!!!
Not Disappointed
October 20th, 2009
1:52 pm
This is interesting. It appears the young man should want to come is Willie isn’t there as Def. Cord. Interesting………….
Good luck young man.
Ramblin Wreck!
Bob Horner
October 20th, 2009
1:53 pm
I agree with the guy above me. FIRE THIS BOOB NOW!
dawgster
October 20th, 2009
2:00 pm
Again “Chip” continues to want to stir things up with love affair with Kiffin, I just have to wonder just how many scholarships that the Vols have, it seems that, at least by the AJC articles, they are going to be offering everyone a scholarship, i wonder what is going to happen if many of these kids committ to the Vols, and then all of a sudden, wait, we don’t have a scholarship for you, not saying this will happen, but you have to wonder about their ethics in recruiting..I hope the kid stays with his committment, but can’t say i blame him if he wants to keep his options open…But hey nice going Chip, you have managed to enhance your love affair with Kiffin…
DirtyDawg
October 20th, 2009
2:02 pm
Fred said what I was thinking…how can a man that’s been eligible to draw Social Security for years and already dealing with prostate problems be expected to outlast anybody? Don’ t wish him any harm mind you, but so long as he’s being paid a gazillion dollars to do what he does, which includes trying to undermine our program, I’m not wishing him well either…and while I’m at it, wouldn’t it be just great if young Mr. Kiffin’s purdy wife were to end up partners with Bruce Pearl’s ex in that ‘Alimony’ hair salon? Although I doubt Layla would be hanging around Knoxville even if she did want to ‘rub it in’.
Reality Check
October 20th, 2009
2:03 pm
Potentially losing a recruit or two, especially another tiny CB, is absolutely no reason to hold on to a completely incompetent and inept coach that is single handedly ruining the program.
PTC DAWG
October 20th, 2009
2:08 pm
It happens…
THE DAWG
October 20th, 2009
2:10 pm
I think that Richt needs to do what GT’s coach is doing. Concentrate on the state of georgia.
Rather than depend on the recruiting services why not spend less time trying to recruit a 5 star in california or new jersey.
Why not make georgia our base. Period.
It is obvious that we are either not coaching properly or we do not have the right players in place.
If I was a coach I would want to know as much as I can about a player that plays for me.
grades, attitude, people he hangs around with, his hobbies, how he relates to his family,
the size of his heart etc
It sure seems to me that all these things can be discerned more readily if the player is within driving distance than living in california.
I would take a 3 star player with a 5 star heart over a 5 star player and a questionable heart anyday.
Toooo many of those 5 star players have entourage’s and are all about ME!
I would steer clear of any player that needs to have a news conference to anounce his signing.
Coach Johnson has said on more than one occasion that those services are worth crap. Maybe we need to do the same thing.
The results dont lie. GT is a team on the rise and our dawgs are on the slippery slope.
richtisthenewfulmerwithnonationalchampionship
October 20th, 2009
2:14 pm
00ooo000, keep livin in the past. Scoreboard, 3of4 13 of 19. Your chance to shine is passing you and your team by. Oh and you still have to deal w/ Urbain. Hope you enjoyed the top10 rankings while you had them.
DeeDawg
October 20th, 2009
2:16 pm
If us firing Martinez’s sorry butt causes us to lose out on Robey, then so be it. I can live with it.
VolsRule
October 20th, 2009
2:23 pm
DawginLex – In case you have not noticed:
UT has won 3 out of 4 against St. Richt the carpet seller!
All 3 wins were blow outs – let me refresh your mememory:
2006 – 51-33
2007 – 35-14
2008 – UGA’s year!
2009 – 45-19
Face it dude – UGA is back to Donnan years – 3rd in the SEC East – fending off S. Carolina.
Also – Georgia is to Tennessee what Kentucky is to Georgia. By that I mean a team that if you play well – you should win!!! When and if UGA beats TN – it is an upset. Like when and if Kentucky beats Georgia – you know you are having a bad year! That’s just our perception of UGA and what the data supports.
Now to your point about TN/ALABAMA – I think we will give them a good game – but Alabama is clicking and is favored for a reason!
We are just not at Alabama’s level. But after a slow start – TENNESSEE is improving and playing well. But at the same time – Georgia is not at our level – just going by the facts – as in 45-19 and 3 blowouts in 4 years.
GO BIG ORANGE!!!! GO VOLS!!!!
BIGBOY
October 20th, 2009
2:26 pm
I hear this little guy is electric with the ball in his hands…folks say he is much more explosive than Carlton so I wouldn’t dismiss him due to ht.I would love to sign 2 more O linemen though.
everyoneisToothlessinTennessee
October 20th, 2009
2:27 pm
The Vuls are still mad we took the best recruit in their state from them. Yall won’t even come close to out recruiting us in our home state..you can bank on that boys.
ToothlessinTennessee
October 20th, 2009
2:32 pm
tenneesee will finish 5-7 this year, and laney will have em
on probabtion by 2011. Why go to tennessee where nobody’s family
tree has a split?? just sayin….
ToothlessinTennessee
October 20th, 2009
2:34 pm
monte will be 70 in feburary……
ugaaccountant
October 20th, 2009
2:38 pm
Volsrule – True, 3 out of 4 looks pretty good. Now that you snuck up on us, it will be time to return the favor. Our players will now highly prioritize beating you next year. Never underestimate “revenge”.
But you guys haven’t passed us for 2nd in the east yet, certainly not for a multi year period to where you can simply expect that to be the case in the future. Have you forgotten just how bad you were just last year? Please don’t tell me only the last half season matters, that’s an extremely microscopic way of looking at a program.
Oak Island Dawg
October 20th, 2009
2:49 pm
Much rather have a great DC than a good recruiter–WM has to go. He can recruit but it is quite evident that he can not make players better. He is pathetic at making neccessary adjustments during a game. I think we have a great head coach but our ASSitant coaches stink.
CaliDogg
October 20th, 2009
2:51 pm
The following are the straight CB’s on the current Southern Cal roster:
T.J. Bryant (6-0), Omari Drittenden (6-0), Torin Harris (6-1), Justin Hart (6-0), Marshall Jones (6-0), Byron Moore (6-1), Allen Noble (6-0), Josh Pinkard (6-1), Kevin Thomas (6-1), Shareece Wright (6-0), Brain Baucham (5-11), Daniel Harper (5-10).
I was just curious to see if the “fears” of this player were justified (the risk that a successor DC to Willie might not be into “short cover corners”). So, I randomly checked what is probably the most consistently top program in the country (didn’t say I like ‘em — only giving credit where it’s due). Interesting stats.
So, is that how Willie gets his corners, by being willing to take 5-8 cover guys?
Just seemed that the kid was amazingly loyal to a coach no other school wants. Maybe it’s because Willie’s willing to take the short guys. That is something I’m willing to give up if that’s what ends up being the right choice for the future of the football team.
I’m just wondering if the Trojans are beating this kid’s door down. Not.
JB
October 20th, 2009
2:52 pm
I’m trying to figure out how he’s “opened things back up”? Taking visits doesn’t mean you’ve, “opened things up”. Sheeeesh!!! Some of these captions…
HBTD!!!
getthepicturenow
October 20th, 2009
2:55 pm
hey volsRule, whenever you win a game its an upset. didn’t Wyoming own you last year? whenever we beat ut its an upset? thats cute, keep telling yourself that.
CFB Lover
October 20th, 2009
2:56 pm
Pulpwood Smith, I met you one time….you were one dumb turd….could not put a sentence together to save your life….you were at UGA before Jan Kemp…otherwise you would not have ever seen a college football field.
BravesFan79
October 20th, 2009
2:58 pm
If Willie is such a good recruiter, then i say he should be demoted to something like Linebackers coach, and hire a new D Coordinator. If we loose this player because Willie gets demoted, then so be it.
VolsRule
October 20th, 2009
2:58 pm
ugaaccontant – good post – here is my reply.
Yes – we were pretty bad last year!!! Dave Clawson Offense just failed – but our DEFENSE was very good!!! Better than UGA’s.
Regarding your “I won’t tell you that the second half matters” comment -tell that to all the UGA fans that still hang their hat on the 2007 overranking of #2 in the nation – after you got beat by SC and Tennessee.
Yes, UGA finished strong – and got to play HAWAII in the Sugar Bowl – by virtue of second half play.
The fact is – both teams are working on improving – so the second half is an excellent guage!!! AGREE???
By the way – after Alabama – we should be 3 -4 – but still should have a better chance finishing 8-4 or 7-5 than UGA.
for UGA – Second half should not matter – as it will be more of the same as your first half. Another Blow out like Tennessee (at the hands of FLORIDA) Another loss to GT – and who knows what will happen against Auburn and KY – UGA could lose both. Thank goodness for Tn Tech!!!
Joe 5-Star Recruit
October 20th, 2009
2:59 pm
Okay people, enough. I WILL COME TO UGA after all.
CMR has promised to do his nice dive in the pool and not make me practice real hard.
CWM has promised I won’t have to attend real classes and I can dance to hip-hop music on the sidelines any time I want.
Reshad “Cheap-Shot” Jones has promised to teach me how to make hits without worrying about tackling or having a work ethic.
And, I REALLY REALLY look forward to insulting the fans in post-game interviews like Joe Cox and CMR get to do.
Second Fiddle
October 20th, 2009
3:01 pm
I can see him moving to Tennessee … UGA has dropped back in status in the state of Georgia.
KJ
October 20th, 2009
3:03 pm
LOL, you Voltards are as bad as Tech fans. Your coach wins one, ONE SEC game, and suddenly you’ve taken over recruiting in the state. As far as players making the NFL, you might actually want to check the NFL rosters. I know, silly facts always getting in the way.
Oh, I forgot, Kiffin PROMISED he would never lose to UGA again! Never mind, UGA should just forfeit from here on out.
Dawg 1
October 20th, 2009
3:05 pm
This kid is taking a very pragmatic approach. He is comfortable with the coaches who are there. If some of that changes, he ma not be as comfortable or prefer another school Do any of you blame this kid for that?
I’m sure you wouldn’t have a problem if a player from Clemson changed his mind and came to UGA last year – now would you?
As far as I’m concerned, if the head coach is let go, then any kid in that program should have the right to transfer to another school w/o having to sit out a year. Yes, schools are picked for multiple reasons, but an athlete is picking that school for Academic and Athletic reasons. If the coach leaves, the player should be able to leave w/o penalty.
Third Fiddle
October 20th, 2009
3:07 pm
Actually … I should have included GT as well … make that wayyyyy back in status.
gadawg
October 20th, 2009
3:11 pm
Martinez or Monte Kiffin???? If I want to play for the best and have a coach that will get me ready for the NFL…again. Martinez or Monte Kiffin???? Duh this is a no brainer. Monte Kiffin!! UT has a staff that is serious…and now the recruits will take them serious.
Rome
October 20th, 2009
3:11 pm
Enter your comments here
RomeVol
October 20th, 2009
3:14 pm
What defensive player wouldn’t want to play for Monte over Martinez…What is odd is that is is wavering because Martinez may be forced out. I doubt Ga will do it though…Richt wants Martinez to stay and that bodes well for the rest of the SEC. Go Vols!
Joey
October 20th, 2009
3:18 pm
Joe 5-Star, I’m glad someone else is still ticked by Cox’s remarks about us clueless fans…..
greg
October 20th, 2009
3:24 pm
Just a simple question for some of these UT fans: When’s the last time you won the SEC? 10 win season? BCS bowl game? If we lose to UT 2 out of 3 but continue to go to BCS games and continue to win 10+ games a years most years, and continue to ACTUALLY compete for SEC championships I’ll take it. If your program has sunk so far that you’re happy with just beating UGA, but finishing behind them almost every year then have it.
Upstate Dawg
October 20th, 2009
3:26 pm
Just wondering has anybody heard the “rumors” about Florida State having
some interest in Mark Richt for the coaching job. It has come up on our local sports talk radio here in upstate SC.
Josh Lopez
October 20th, 2009
3:27 pm
Let him and his 5′8″ go to play for Lame Kitten and his daddy, they won’t be there when he graduates, oh wait, he won’t be graduating from UT. What a joke
greg
October 20th, 2009
3:29 pm
to continue…I guess that makes your program the Purdue of the SEC. I’m sure their fans are saying that they have a better program than OSU right now as well. Of course, no one believes that except for Purdue fans…
Oh yea…since you’ve gotton beat down two years in a row by UCLA and the year before that by Cal I guess that means you aren’t even a good midlevel PAC10 school.
Dan33inTN
October 20th, 2009
3:35 pm
Uga fans, don’t get too upset by the trolls. Most of us (real UT fans) aren’t as delusional as these goofballs make us out to be. We “know” things are never as good or bad as they seem. Nobody expects UT to trash Uga forever here and from now on. We also know that we had ONE great game against a reeling Georgia team and that’s about it so far. Don’t let the big mouthed teenagers get you worked up.
collegeballfan
October 20th, 2009
3:37 pm
Pulpwood Smith
“Many of our best players were not highly heralded…”
Wrong. Every player on the Georgia roster that signed a grant was “highly heralded”. Maybe some of the walk-ons were not, but the scholarship players were all heralded high school players. That is why UGA has had 7 straight top 10 recruiting classes.
dgroy
October 20th, 2009
3:48 pm
UGA better get ‘em while they can. With this year’s record, it is the beginning of the end for top 10 recruiting classes. GT, UF and Ala. will be getting all the best for years to come (the one’s that can qualify)……Georgia will be left with the others
Go Bees
FREE WILL; SHANK FABRIS
October 20th, 2009
3:50 pm
Willie the boob cant do anything with the talent he recruits anyway.
FREE WILLIE; SHANK FABRIS
October 20th, 2009
3:51 pm
^^^^^^
Dawg Nation
October 20th, 2009
3:51 pm
We dont need no waverer anyhow. I hope he goes to hillbilly country so we can smack him around next year.
Atlanta_Tiger_Fan
October 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
UGA is on the downward spiral and most are too dumb to realize it. You WILL loose to the Gators, GA Tech, Auburn and even possible Kentucky. Enjoy the bottom of the SEC East!
takedowndawg
October 20th, 2009
3:55 pm
Robey is only a short drive from the Hurricanes. I never count a Florida player in the fold for Georgian until the signature. These are impressionable young men. Their parents or grandparents will largely determine where they end up. When all is said and done, if Martinez leaves and a quality coordinator comes in, there will be a continued excitement by the recruits. Remember, Mark Richt will still be here and he is our biggest draw by far. We will be fine.
Coop
October 20th, 2009
3:57 pm
Fire Richt and ALL his coordinators. This is probably the worst coaching staff in the history of college football. Never have so few done so little with so much.