Cuonzo to Tennessee

[tornado]

Here's the world's funniest Cuonzo Martin tweet -- from a Tennessee fan..

"Cuonzo Martin is like getting underwear for Christmas.
Not what you wanted, but clean and will support your boys."
http://twitter.com/#!/UTKnoxVols/status/52745144411234304

 

[Fetz86]

hahaha, that is a good one.

 

[tornado]

Here's abunch of Cuonzo news out of Tennessee...

-Cuonzo says he is NOT going to grant a release from LOI for the top incoming recruits and wants to meet with the kids, Kevin Ware and Chris Jones
http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011...et-kevin-ware-granting-relea/?partner=popular

-Cuonzo hires his top assistant from Missouri state to come over and be on staff at Tennessee...Jon Harris from Edwardsville, IL
http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011...n-harris-missouri-state-assi/?partner=popular

-writer predicts that Cuonzo's style will turn off some fans...
but what he means is that Cuonzo plays by the rules, does not cut corners, and recruits GOOD kids.....while Pearl was always breaking rules, going after thugs and bad boys...etc...
http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...ff-fans?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s
http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011...rtins-style-may-turn-ut-fans/?partner=popular

 

[SFP]

Here's abunch of Cuonzo news out of Tennessee...

-Cuonzo says he is NOT going to grant a release from LOI for the top incoming recruits and wants to meet with the kids, Kevin Ware and Chris Jones
http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011...et-kevin-ware-granting-relea/?partner=popular

Where are the poster who screamed at the Admins for not releasing the incoming recruits right away from their LOI. This is standard operating procedure from any new coach.

I wonder when we will get word back from our other recruits.

 

[tornado]

Cuonzo Martin wins another Coach of the Year award...Congrats to the new Tennessee coach..
"THE 2011 BEN JOBE AWARD" -- per collegeinsider.com awarded to the best "minority coach" in college basketball....
http://www.collegeinsider.com/jobe/


Here's a bizarre story.........all these internet sites were just bought up...
but not by people who want to fire Cuonzo -- but by people who want to squat on those sites so nobody else can have them ..
...specifically an assistant Communications Director at Tennessee...
"firecuonzo.com"
"firecuonzomartin.com"
"firecoachmartin.com"

"embarrassing: It looks like the UT athletic department is afraid of its own fans"
http://www.lostlettermen.com/tennesse-anti-martin-sites/

 

[tornado]

Cuonzo hires ex-DePaul head coach and ex-Kentucky assistant Tracy Webster as assistant at Tennessee...
he also keeps Houston Fancher on as DBO...
Cuonzo also brings two assistants from MSU with him, Jon Harris & Kent williams...
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/apr/05/cuonzo-martin-names-houston-fancher-director-baske/

 

[Da Coach]

Tracy Webster has also had a history of repeated NCAA recruiting violations.

Kentucky reported recruiting violations by Webster when he was an assistant coach there-
http://kykernel.com/2009/09/22/mens-basketball-reports-5-violations-in-last-year/#

He also committed NCAA violations while at DePaul-
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...h-grader-a-scholly-commits-v?urn=ncaab-219591