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Submitted by Marc Weiszer on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 9:35pm.
Former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin stays on top of whats going on in the world of SEC football as an analyst on TV on CSS and on radio with Hot Tee and Touchdowns on Atlanta's 680 The Fan on Friday mornings at 9 a.m.
I spoke to Martin this week for a story for Saturdays GameDay section on the Georgia-Tennessee game.
Martin is the offensive coordinator at North Atlanta High School and is a coach at Nikes Elite Eleven quarterback camp and runs a dual-threat quarterback camp.
Heres some excerpts from my conversation with Martin touching on Vols coach Phillip Fulmer being under fire, the 1998 national title he won and his take on Georgia quarterback commitments Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger.
Q: How do you see the matchup Saturday?
A: Its a tricky game for both teams. You have a Tennessee team thats angry, thats going to rally around the new quarterback. They get their punter back from suspension. Its going to come down to one of those field position football games where one team is going to make the other team win passing and Tennessee is going to do the same thing with taking Knowshon Moreno out of the game I think.
Q: What do you make of the heat that Phillip Fulmer is getting? I guess its getting louder this year with people wanting a change up there.
A: People are concerned not only with this season, but the future of the program. The one thing you had last year was that Coach (David) Cutcliffe was there, you had a senior quarterback and it didnt look so bad. Even with the start, there were a few things they needed to work on defensively and on special teams. Once they plugged those gaps, they had a pretty good season and made it back to Atlanta for the SEC championship game. This year I think people are unhappy with how the games are looking and the effort thats being displayed on the football. Its concerning a lot of people. You get people booing and leaving the game early. As former players, we support the program always and we care a lot about the program but a lot of guys are concerned.
Q: Living in Atlanta, whats it like during Tennessee week in Georgia?
A: The last few years its been good when they win. They can say `You guys dont look good.' But at least we can say `We beat Georgia last year. Georgia fans are great. Ive always enjoyed Georgia fans. When I was in college, Quincy Carter and I were good friends. Sometimes during my off weeks I visited and went to Georgia games. In the offseason, I was in Athens a lot hanging out with those guys. Georgia fans are fine. Theyre more respectable than Florida fans, I can tell you that.
Q: Are you going to the game on Saturday?
A: Ill be at the game.
Q: Do you go on the sidelines or do you stay out of the way?
A: I havent decided yet. The last time I went I spent half of the game in the stands and when they came out at halftime, I was on the sidelines when they got the blocked punt and started coming back to win that football game.
Q: I saw on Fulmers coaches show theyre selling that DVD of the national title season. I think its called Perfection. How many of those have you bought or have they sent you some?
A: I dont even have a copy. We filmed my portion of it here in Atlanta. Im sure theyre going to mail me one.
Q: Did they already have a 10-year reunion?
A: Each home game this year one player from the national championship team gets honored. When we play Alabama, the whole team is being invited to celebrate it.
Q: What stands out to you about that season 10 years out?
A: To sum it all up, what I think was the most important thing about our success that year was the character we built as a team as individuals and as a team on Saturdays. We had lost a lot of guys. Leonard Little, Terry Fair, Peyton Manning and people had kind of counted us out. We knew what those recruiting classes were like the previous two years. Guys were waiting for their opportunity to play. Jamal Lewis had been showing his stuff and Travis Henry had been waiting for his chance. People like Donte Stallworth. When Al Wilson and Peerless Price decided not to go out early to the NFL, we felt like they believed in us a whole lot to trust their senior seasons with us. Coach Fulmer told us that at best we were a 6-5 team. We didnt accept that. We wanted to prove to him and his coaching staff that we were a lot better. We played 13 games with a chip on our shoulder.
Q: Did you get to know and work with Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger at the Elite 11 camp?
A: Yeah. Theyre great kids. It was interesting to have both of them in camp when theyre both committed to Georgia. We set them up to be roommates. They really enjoyed each other. They didnt disagree or fight with each other or nothing like that like people might think.
Q: What do you think happens if Stafford goes pro? They have Joe Cox and Logan Gray and these two guys coming in?
A: Oh, man. Its going to be interesting. Theres some good talent there and its a good problem for Georgia to have. I think what will happen and knowing Mark Richt, the best guy is going to play. Cox and those guys theyve been there, theyve been in the system, but then youve got Mett and hes been there as well. His mom is close to the program and hes gone to all the camps. Im pretty sure that hes familiar with the program as well.
Submitted by Marc Weiszer on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 9:35pm.
Former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin stays on top of whats going on in the world of SEC football as an analyst on TV on CSS and on radio with Hot Tee and Touchdowns on Atlanta's 680 The Fan on Friday mornings at 9 a.m.
I spoke to Martin this week for a story for Saturdays GameDay section on the Georgia-Tennessee game.
Martin is the offensive coordinator at North Atlanta High School and is a coach at Nikes Elite Eleven quarterback camp and runs a dual-threat quarterback camp.
Heres some excerpts from my conversation with Martin touching on Vols coach Phillip Fulmer being under fire, the 1998 national title he won and his take on Georgia quarterback commitments Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger.
Q: How do you see the matchup Saturday?
A: Its a tricky game for both teams. You have a Tennessee team thats angry, thats going to rally around the new quarterback. They get their punter back from suspension. Its going to come down to one of those field position football games where one team is going to make the other team win passing and Tennessee is going to do the same thing with taking Knowshon Moreno out of the game I think.
Q: What do you make of the heat that Phillip Fulmer is getting? I guess its getting louder this year with people wanting a change up there.
A: People are concerned not only with this season, but the future of the program. The one thing you had last year was that Coach (David) Cutcliffe was there, you had a senior quarterback and it didnt look so bad. Even with the start, there were a few things they needed to work on defensively and on special teams. Once they plugged those gaps, they had a pretty good season and made it back to Atlanta for the SEC championship game. This year I think people are unhappy with how the games are looking and the effort thats being displayed on the football. Its concerning a lot of people. You get people booing and leaving the game early. As former players, we support the program always and we care a lot about the program but a lot of guys are concerned.
Q: Living in Atlanta, whats it like during Tennessee week in Georgia?
A: The last few years its been good when they win. They can say `You guys dont look good.' But at least we can say `We beat Georgia last year. Georgia fans are great. Ive always enjoyed Georgia fans. When I was in college, Quincy Carter and I were good friends. Sometimes during my off weeks I visited and went to Georgia games. In the offseason, I was in Athens a lot hanging out with those guys. Georgia fans are fine. Theyre more respectable than Florida fans, I can tell you that.
Q: Are you going to the game on Saturday?
A: Ill be at the game.
Q: Do you go on the sidelines or do you stay out of the way?
A: I havent decided yet. The last time I went I spent half of the game in the stands and when they came out at halftime, I was on the sidelines when they got the blocked punt and started coming back to win that football game.
Q: I saw on Fulmers coaches show theyre selling that DVD of the national title season. I think its called Perfection. How many of those have you bought or have they sent you some?
A: I dont even have a copy. We filmed my portion of it here in Atlanta. Im sure theyre going to mail me one.
Q: Did they already have a 10-year reunion?
A: Each home game this year one player from the national championship team gets honored. When we play Alabama, the whole team is being invited to celebrate it.
Q: What stands out to you about that season 10 years out?
A: To sum it all up, what I think was the most important thing about our success that year was the character we built as a team as individuals and as a team on Saturdays. We had lost a lot of guys. Leonard Little, Terry Fair, Peyton Manning and people had kind of counted us out. We knew what those recruiting classes were like the previous two years. Guys were waiting for their opportunity to play. Jamal Lewis had been showing his stuff and Travis Henry had been waiting for his chance. People like Donte Stallworth. When Al Wilson and Peerless Price decided not to go out early to the NFL, we felt like they believed in us a whole lot to trust their senior seasons with us. Coach Fulmer told us that at best we were a 6-5 team. We didnt accept that. We wanted to prove to him and his coaching staff that we were a lot better. We played 13 games with a chip on our shoulder.
Q: Did you get to know and work with Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger at the Elite 11 camp?
A: Yeah. Theyre great kids. It was interesting to have both of them in camp when theyre both committed to Georgia. We set them up to be roommates. They really enjoyed each other. They didnt disagree or fight with each other or nothing like that like people might think.
Q: What do you think happens if Stafford goes pro? They have Joe Cox and Logan Gray and these two guys coming in?
A: Oh, man. Its going to be interesting. Theres some good talent there and its a good problem for Georgia to have. I think what will happen and knowing Mark Richt, the best guy is going to play. Cox and those guys theyve been there, theyve been in the system, but then youve got Mett and hes been there as well. His mom is close to the program and hes gone to all the camps. Im pretty sure that hes familiar with the program as well.
