Cuonzo will meet with Vols players today,

[vosams]

Per Jimmy Hyams Twitter.

"@JimmyHyams: 4 things I believe: 1. Cuonzo Martin was OK with $1.8m offer, not buyout. 2. He will meet with UT players today and tell returners to stay."

"@JimmyHyams: (1/2) 3. Cuonzo will not influence UT's 4 signees to go to UT or elsewhere. 4. He will try to retain most of his UT staff at California"

Merge if needed.

 

[Gramps]

He should have met with Vol players yesterday before meeting with the Cal players. He has already taken one recruit with him. I wouldn't believe anything he has to say.

 

[cncchris33]

Per Jimmy Hyams Twitter.

"@JimmyHyams: 4 things I believe: 1. Cuonzo Martin was OK with $1.8m offer, not buyout. 2. He will meet with UT players today and tell returners to stay."

"@JimmyHyams: (1/2) 3. Cuonzo will not influence UT's 4 signees to go to UT or elsewhere. 4. He will try to retain most of his UT staff at California"

Merge if needed.

He's got a lot of freaking nerve showing back up after the fact and pretending he has any influence over any of those kids. If I'm UT, I'd tell him to piss off and that you don't want him around any of your current players or signees. They are all off-limits to the head coach at Cal.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

What!?!

 

[Dave1967]

A contingent of Tennessee fans ought to show up and wish him farewell by letting him know what they think of him.

 

[Minibull]

Or for a pessimistic view of point #2 - "I recruited you but you should stay at UT as I have better players returning at Cal than you"...

 

[goldvol]

wish him farewell and let him know what they think of him.

These are two different approaches!

 

[JohnMarxism]

Wouldn't be surprised to see another recruit leave

 

[BearCat204]

This changes things for me and my opinion of Martin from bad to good. Says a lot to come back and address the players and he probably couldn't initially due to the logistics of the situation.

 

[VOLnMiami]

I wouldn't let him back on campus...I wouldn't trust anything he says...You can only imagine what he has told the recruits we already have.

 

[hep]

Or for a pessimistic view of point #2 - "I recruited you but you should stay at UT as I have better players returning at Cal than you"...

Have you watched Cal? That's clearly not the case.

 

[goldvol]

"so, coach, how was your trip?... wait you weren't just recruiting a new teammate, you were checking out a new school...so you thinking about leaving...you already did! oh ok, well, let me just get my things packed up and.... so you're saying i should stay here but youre outa here...well when are you gonna meet your new team...oh you already met with them and they seem like a great group of guys...."

 

[orangeluvr]

Just go away martin,take yo' bear ass on outta here. :stinker2:

 

[drewtigeralum]

A contingent of Tennessee fans ought to show up and wish him farewell by letting him know what they think of him.

I think it would probably take more than a few rednecks with burning mattress to intimidate Martin, but this idea would do wonders for U.T. stellar public perception.

 

[MedicT]

He could carry a copy of the petition and have all the justification he would need for his decision.

 

[cncchris33]

I think it would probably take more than a few rednecks with burning mattress to intimidate Martin, but this idea would do wonders for U.T. stellar public perception.

You underestimate our rednecks. 5* rednecks round here brah!

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Glad he's finally meeting with the players but he should've done that yesterday before meeting with Cal's players. A day late, IMHO.

 

[JohnMarxism]

I think it would probably take more than a few rednecks with burning mattress to intimidate Martin, but this idea would do wonders for U.T. stellar public perception.

"Let's paint a rock expressing our aggression with vulgarity towards Cuonzo" - at least one UT student's thoughts

 

[drewtigeralum]

You underestimate our rednecks. 5* rednecks round here brah!

Ehh, Martin is from East St. Louis, you might be underestimating the 5* crackhead gangsters he grew up with. I'm just saying, maybe U.T. should just keep their heads down on this one and focus on hiring a new coach, instead of further embarrassing themselves.

 

[Creeker]

He's coming back after the fact cause he realizes it's bad PR for him that he didn't address the team that's his only agenda.

 

[Volman1970]

A contingent of Tennessee fans ought to show up and wish him farewell by letting him know what they think of him.

They have done that already.

 

[Volman1970]

He could carry a copy of the petition and have all the justification he would need for his decision.

Very true.

 

[GAVol]

This changes things for me and my opinion of Martin from bad to good. Says a lot to come back and address the players and he probably couldn't initially due to the logistics of the situation.

Agreed

 

[BadJerry20]

Crackhead Gangsters vs 5* Rednecks...sounds like a Syfy movie.

 

[Volfan2012]

Hopefully Tennessee fans will take the adult approach to this wish Coach Martin well and let this chapter end. The future could look a lot brighter any day now.