Oregon St RB Damien Martinez

[miket4god]

Disagree with your eval of Seldon. I would bet that he ends up the best RB out of all 3 when it's said and done. It's too bad he got hurt or he'd be pushing Sampson for carries. Of course, JMHO.

Agreed. Seldon will be a star eventually.

 

[vegasvolfan]

If I remember correctly they have to decide by the 30th… looks like it’s us, Kentucky, miss state, Arizona and Miami.

This would be big for us. Much like the RB Mizzou picked up last year. Speaking of which, I wonder who they replaced that kid with.

 

[BbwVol]

so he's not visiting?

I visit this board for insightful, factual nuggets.

oh, never mind. lol

Yea sounds like he was trying to use the Tennessee brand so other schools would offer more. AP has said he is not visiting and confirmed it with the university.

 

[Vol4gzus]

Well if that's the case, should be a no brainer for him.

With youngins these days it's not as cut n dry as in past

 

[DaddyChad]

This would be big for us. Much like the RB Mizzou picked up last year. Speaking of which, I wonder who they replaced that kid with.

Doesn’t sound like we’re interested or AP is getting bad info..

 

[allvolrecruiting]

This would be big for us. Much like the RB Mizzou picked up last year. Speaking of which, I wonder who they replaced that kid with.

Mizzou got two solid RB transfers. One from Georgia State and one from Appy State

 

[vegasvolfan]

Doesn’t sound like we’re interested or AP is getting bad info..

AP definitely gets bad info, but OK onto the next. Have fun at 8-4 lol

 

[BbwVol]

AP definitely gets bad info, but OK onto the next. Have fun at 8-4 lol

Well, you went negative really quickly. Ever stop and think the coaches know what they're doing?

 

[GoodTimeVol]

AP definitely gets bad info, but OK onto the next. Have fun at 8-4 lol

Lol why would any collective in their right mind pay a running back a million in todays football climate

 

[VOLfrombama]

 

[vegasvolfan]

Well, you went negative really quickly. Ever stop and think the coaches know what they're doing?

I was slightly joking. I would never wish Tennessee to go 8-4. I do think it is a lot to assume the back isn’t coming here because we aren’t interested. My understanding is Tennessee wasn’t willing to pay him enough to leave Oregon St. where he had performed really well and knows the offense, etc. Could be career sabotage to risk running behind another back his last year in college, especially for crumbs, when he could go somewhere else and get paid substantially more.

Seems like I have had this conversation before, but I can’t remember with or about who.

As far as our coaches go. Hard to say. I like year 2, but that’s about it. Have they ever won a championship? That said, I’ve never coached a team to a championship, so your point is well taken.

We shall see.

 

[Manchester Vol]

Agree 100 percent, plenty of Running Backs in the fold get a position of need.

Good grief isn’t that the truth! We need a quarterback right now. So worried.

 

[cncchris33]

That’s what I was thinking. They just lost their backfield and everyone knows they’ll pay

Mark Fletcher Jr. is still there and is a stud, but is recovering from Lisfranc surgery. My guess is that his uncertainty has led Miami to pursue DM.

 

[jasonvol18]

I dont like taking another RB. We have PL. Let the TE block.

All that matters is what the Coach's think, not any of us. We definitely need another RB, especially with Lewis, Bishop and Seldon coming off injuries

 

[SweetasSoda]

So they just report whatever the player tells them?

 

[BbwVol]

So they just report whatever the player tells them?

Pretty much.

 

[BACKDOC]

So word is he visits April 21-22…(or maybe not now..)

Obviously he’s been a proven back- how do you see him fitting in with Sampson- and does this ruffle feathers with the young backs?

I guess these days only this year matters- so I say go get him.

Since Sampson can't block, and Seldon is just average back at this point; I could care less if it ruffles some feathers.

 

[DaddyChad]

So they just report whatever the player tells them?

Pretty much like all “media” now days. Getting the story first matters more than getting the story right. Any “media” member can have access to players as well. Programs are a little more restricted in access.

 

[knoxvol52]

Good grief isn’t that the truth! We need a quarterback right now. So worried.

This same logic was spewed last season.

 

[HalfullVol]

Yea sounds like he was trying to use the Tennessee brand so other schools would offer more. AP has said he is not visiting and confirmed it with the university.

so, DM was looking for that Heupel bump?

it is known.

 

[VOLfrombama]

In Hayes Faucet’s defense, they’re usually right because the players ask for graphics from them all the time. He did and so they announced. So i would imagine he reached out for the graphic then UT said no thanks.

 

[AllThingsTN]

We have our starting RB. Do we need another guy to come in be depth…yeah. But we aren’t desperate for a RB. We were never going to pay him 400k+

 

[DaddyChad]

We have our starting RB. Do we need another guy to come in be depth…yeah. But we aren’t desperate for a RB. We were never going to pay him 400k+

I think they wouldn’t mind adding a guy but you’ve got Bishop, Keith and Sampson ready to go. Heupel said Seldom would be back by start of season, heck give it an extra 4-6 weeks as a cushion. You’ve got a good room already, probably would like one more guy that healthy to help in case of injury etc but adding another rb that’s going to need to get carries to an already talented RB room could cause issues.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

I think they wouldn’t mind adding a guy but you’ve got Bishop, Keith and Sampson ready to go. Heupel said Seldom would be back by start of season, heck give it an extra 4-6 weeks as a cushion. You’ve got a good room already, probably would like one more guy that healthy to help in case of injury etc but adding another rb that’s going to need to get carries to an already talented RB room could cause issues.

How do we know that’s a good room outside of Sampson?


I’m not saying it isn’t at all. Just curious.

 

[LouderVol]

I was slightly joking. I would never wish Tennessee to go 8-4. I do think it is a lot to assume the back isn’t coming here because we aren’t interested. My understanding is Tennessee wasn’t willing to pay him enough to leave Oregon St. where he had performed really well and knows the offense, etc. Could be career sabotage to risk running behind another back his last year in college, especially for crumbs, when he could go somewhere else and get paid substantially more.

Seems like I have had this conversation before, but I can’t remember with or about who.

As far as our coaches go. Hard to say. I like year 2, but that’s about it. Have they ever won a championship? That said, I’ve never coached a team to a championship, so your point is well taken.

We shall see.

Do you know how many coaches have a championship in the SEC now? Either NC or SEC?

One. Smart.

heck, even if you expand it out to SEC divisional titles you get:
Kelly

it doesn't get impressive if you expand it to other conferences:
Kiffin (C-USA once)
Heupel (AAC once)
Drinkiwitz (Sun Belt once)
Napier (Sun Belt once)
Sarkisian (Big 12 once)

I am pretty sure thats it.