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Former UGA D.C. Willie Martinez back in the SEC
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Former UGA D.C. Willie Martinez back in the SEC
If you’ve followed the Georgia Bulldogs long enough, you’ll remember the name of Willie Martinez. He’s a former beleaguered defensive coordinator at UGA, and of the few assistants that Mark Richt fired during his lengthy tenure as head coach of the Bulldogs. On Wednesday, it was revealed that Martinez is returning to
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As soon as you think the Vols might turn the corner...wow...lol!
The only way this news can get any better is if he is coaching defensive backs.
Glad he is back, one more scapegoat on Rocky Top!
@ShoottheHooch you just got your wish, reported by Football Scoop Willie will be the DB coach! See wishes do come true!
Wish they had retained Chaney.
“Free” Wllie Martinez, that will stick with him for a long, long time.
My memory of Willie was the slo-mo replay CBS showed of him throwing his clipboard in the air in exasperation after Tennessee burned our defense with their hundredth huge gain on a fullback screen.
A fullback/tightened screen was like a David Copperfield magic trick to any Willie Martinez-coached team. They couldn’t believe their eyes, no matter how many times they’d seen it.
Poor Poor Willie. He sure wasn't no Coach Russell on defense.
That 2008 game against Tennessee sealed his fate but the secondary got burned like that game after game many times before. Truly frustrating.
Willie Martinez. Good grief. One thing is for sure. You will see a lot of Tennessee corners running wind sprints behind the opposing team's wide receivers. The Youth Pastor burned years of goodwill to keep his buddy Willie on staff after the 2008 season.
My favorite memory of Willie besides getting fired, was watching him run down the sidelines with his arms out like an 8 year old boy playing airplane when UGA squeaked out a win against Mississippi State in 2006.
Look at Willie in the pic. One of his players just asked him, "What do we do now, Coach?"
"They couldn’t believe their eyes, no matter how many times they’d seen it."
Sort of like a Dan Mullen "wheel route." Hey, betcha you've never seen this before.