Great Read (although some of us look stooopid...)

[globadoc]

Jerod at MidwestSportsFans has written an emotionally charged blog post on Coach Martin (See here) that actually has me somewhat fired up about the guy. As I've stated before, if we had hired the waterboy at Prairie View A&M, I'd be ready to cheer him on and hope for the best. Instead, we got a well-regarded young coach that others decent (if not better) basketball programs would love to have.

But also in the story, Jerod talks about how some of us are making the Vol nation look stupid with our comments. For instance, Clay Bleeping Travis is tweeting like a dumbazz again, not to mention Steven Pearl (hacked. right.).

Keep it civil, folks!

[GiveHimSixGoVols]

From a Big 10 Blogger and Indiana Alum.


Cuonzo Martin Hired as Tennessee Head Basketball Coach - Slam Dunk Hire Despite Fan Reaction

[NEVolFan]

Originally Posted by globadoc

Jerod at MidwestSportsFans has written an emotionally charged blog post on Coach Martin (See here) that actually has me somewhat fired up about the guy. As I've stated before, if we had hired the waterboy at Prairie View A&M, I'd be ready to cheer him on and hope for the best. Instead, we got a well-regarded young coach that others decent (if not better) basketball programs would love to have.

But also in the story, Jerod talks about how some of us are making the Vol nation look stupid with our comments. For instance, Clay Bleeping Travis is tweeting like a dumbazz again, not to mention Steven Pearl (hacked. right.).

Keep it civil, folks!

The pulse on here has changed greatly in the last 2 hours....by tomorrow, this will be a great hire.

[mtt2d]

UT fans wanted Brad Stevens and got Cuonzo Martin. I understand the frustration in that viewpoint but Stevens wasn't coming to UT.

Now we have a coach with tons of potential who will probably play in front of an average of 15,000-20,000 fans in TBA next season.

[zjcvols]

Despite the railing against the fans, good article.

[TennesseeFan07]

Well put article except for the end.

[lylsmorr]

Tennessee fans, this may come as a shock to your elitist sensibilities, but you have proven tonight that you don’t deserve Cuonzo Martin. The least you could do is not wait until he’s winning to appreciate him.

That sums it up.

[Scottyhop]

Cuonzo Martin Hired as Tennessee Head Basketball Coach - Slam Dunk Hire Despite Fan Reaction

[Ravenheart]

You see?
Unlike some on this board, this guy did his homework. This is what happens when you judge based on knee-jerk reactions in the heat of the moment. It just makes us all look spoiled rotten. But I digress...

I like the hire. I don't love the hire, but I think that Coach Zo has so much upside that he has the potential to be a great coach for us. Players who come to come to play for him WILL play hard, I can assure you.
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[gorockytop101]

Originally Posted by lylsmorr

That sums it up.

After this Pearl fiasco, I wouldn't argue with anyone who says we have the most idiotic fanbase in the country.

[UTCVol]

Leave it to Clay Travis to make an ass of himself yet again. His twitter page is pure comedy.

[skyhawk_vol]

That got me fired up even more about our coach...To hell with the haters...Go Vols!
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[GoBigOrangeVols]

This was a good article, but I think that the blogger undersells the Tennessee job, especially in comparison to the Purdue job. It becomes apparent that college basketball begins and ends in the BigTen according to that blogger, and every job outside of the conference is a weaker opportunity.

[Domestic Silence]

Honestly though, why should I care what the opinion of some second-rate journalist on a website that makes blogspot look good is?

Read this article about the Buzz Peterson hire to Wilmington..

Wilmington to hire Buzz Peterson GoVolsXtra

"Peterson was introduced Friday afternoon as the Seahawks’ ninth coach, ending the school’s lengthy search to replace Benny Moss, who was reassigned within the athletic department in January.

He has a track record of great success at every stop he’s made,” UNCW athletic director Kelly Mehrtens said of Peterson. “Buzz coaches with a lot of energy and passion, and has a great basketball pedigree.”

Sounds almost identical...

Needless to say, I couldn't care less what some jackass lost in Indiana thinks.

[bowlinggreenvol]

Hell of an article and one that should be a wakeup call to our fanbase. The last 5 hours have been an utter embarrassment and a truly classelss state of affairs. Let's shut our mouths and open our arms for Coach Martin and his family, because the moment he accepted that offer he became one of us.