Dickey Falls In Man Love With Nc Winning Qb

[MeanGreenEagle]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news...p&type=lgns

Ex-Vol QB Martin joins New Mexico staff

By TIM KORTE, AP Sports Writer

Jan 23, 5:05 pm EST

Buzz up! PrintALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)—Not long after stepping on campus, Tee Martin is delivering a measure of star quality to New Mexico’s football program.

Martin, who led Tennessee to an undefeated national championship in 1998 after two years as Peyton Manning’s backup, was among the assistants introduced Friday by newly hired Lobos head coach Mike Locksley.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to coach at New Mexico, to be with coach Locksley and to be a coach in the spread offense,” Martin said. “It’s a system that I’m excited about seeing developed here at New Mexico.”

Martin will coach quarterbacks, of course, and his name recognition is already making a strong impression.

“The first thing when he got here, I wanted to get his autograph. I haven’t met many national championship-winning quarterbacks,” said Darrell Dickey, the former North Texas coach who will be New Mexico’s offensive coordinator.

The 30-year-old Martin spent the last two years as an assistant at high schools in Georgia. Before that, he was the passing game coordinator for one season at Division II Morehouse College in Atlanta.

But his track to Albuquerque began several years ago with Martin’s involvement as a coach at Nike’s training camps for college prospects, and running his own quarterback camps.

In that role, Martin worked closely with top quarterback prospects like Jacory Harris, now at Miami, Georgia signee Aaron Murray and California star Matt Barkley, who recently enrolled early at USC.

“All the top kids that you guys see in top recruiting services, we’ve had the opportunity to work with them,” Martin said.

It was while running those camps that Martin met Locksley, who introduced himself after seeing Martin at work.

“Man, you need to get into college coaching,” Locksley told Martin. “You’d be a great fit.”

At the time, Locksley was a rising star in the coaching ranks as an assistant at Florida and, later, Illinois. Locksley recalled telling Martin he planned to call after becoming a head coach.

“That was big for me,” Martin said. “Not only was he evaluating players, he was evaluating me as well. A lot of coaches didn’t take that opportunity to do that. It lets you know what kind of an eye he has for the game.”

After that, Martin said he embraced a more professional approach to his coaching, even at the high school level. And in the back of his mind, he considered the prospect of working with Locksley.

“It was something that was talked about and dreamed about several years ago,” Martin said. “Now it has come to fruition.”

Locksley’s haul of assistants includes a few other recognizable names.

Doug Mallory, the defensive coordinator, had the same job at LSU last season, capping a four-year run at the school that included the 2007 national championship. He and Locksley were assistants at Maryland in the late 1990s.

Rubin Carter, Florida A&M’s head coach from 2005-07, will handle New Mexico’s defensive line. He’s better known for his days in the 1970s and ’80s with the NFL’s Denver Broncos, when he played in two Super Bowls.

Cheston Blackshear, who will coach offensive tackles and tight ends, played in the 1996 national championship game at Florida. He was a graduate assistant with Locksley at Illinois and Florida.

Mike Degory, handling centers and offensive guards, also played at Florida, a center from 2001-05 who established a school record with 50 starts. He was a graduate assistant with Locksley the past two years at Illinois.

Locksley, regarded as a top recruiter, said his assistants were chosen for their teaching skills and recruiting expertise. He cited defensive backs coach George Barlow, as one example, for his strong recruiting ties to the Dallas area.

“All these guys have great, dynamic personalities,” Locksley said. “That’s how you recruit. That’s how you sell.”

[BIG DAWG]

Dickey will be ok...you can still run the draw out of the spread

[UNT Mean Green]

Dickey will be ok...you can still run the draw out of the spread

That's true.

[greenagain]

Dickey will be ok...you can still run the draw out of the spread

At least he knew how to get us championships and to Bowl Games.

[BIG DAWG]

At least he knew how to get us championships and to Bowl Games.

Dickey was here for 9 years and took us to 4 bowls, for which I am very greatful.

Dodge has been here for 2, and was charged with rebuilding the program. He could be gone after next season, or he could go on to bring this team to some bowl games of his own. We are all frustrated with his tenure to this point, but at this point it has been only two seasons.

It isn't like Dodge took a winning program and dragged it through the mud.

If he isn't the man he will be fired soon, if he is the man we will have good times coming...lets be hopeful right now since we haven't played a game in 2009 yet

[UNT Mean Green]

Dickey was here for 9 years and took us to 4 bowls, for which I am very greatful.

Dodge has been here for 2, and was charged with rebuilding the program. He could be gone after next season, or he could go on to bring this team to some bowl games of his own. We are all frustrated with his tenure to this point, but at this point it has been only two seasons.

It isn't like Dodge took a winning program and dragged it through the mud.

If he isn't the man he will be fired soon, if he is the man we will have good times coming...lets be hopeful right now since we haven't played a game in 2009 yet

Great post. Rebuilding takes time (though I do expect to see progress i.e. 4-6 wins this season). People forget to realize that he came in with a totally new system offensively and defensively. He inherited fullbacks, and tight ends which weren't needed for this offense. Not many scholarship receivers. A bad offensive line. 2 good defensive ends in Chapman and Gilmore. Jamario. 2007 went as expected. 2008 didn't. However, think about the fact that the staff had to play so many guys out of position or who converted from one to another, and had to play several non-scholarship guys. People can argue what they want to, but the cupboard was pretty bare. As in anything there are some exceptions, but in the whole picture, what this staff inherited was in bad, bad shape. That is why there is some reason to be optimistic about 2009. This staff, despite the wins and losses, can recruit as well as anyone could at North Texas, and it is now time for a number of players from the first two recruiting classes to be on the field.

[Travis]

Great post. Rebuilding takes time (though I do expect to see progress i.e. 4-6 wins this season). People forget to realize that he came in with a totally new system offensively and defensively. He inherited fullbacks, and tight ends which weren't needed for this offense. Not many scholarship receivers. A bad offensive line. 2 good defensive ends in Chapman and Gilmore. Jamario. 2007 went as expected. 2008 didn't. However, think about the fact that the staff had to play so many guys out of position or who converted from one to another, and had to play several non-scholarship guys. People can argue what they want to, but the cupboard was pretty bare. As in anything there are some exceptions, but in the whole picture, what this staff inherited was in bad, bad shape. That is why there is some reason to be optimistic about 2009. This staff, despite the wins and losses, can recruit as well as anyone could at North Texas, and it is now time for a number of players from the first two recruiting classes to be on the field.

I see this... i guess, my only issue is how much we regressed from frist season to the second. I would hope we would have begin to see improvement but it was quite the opposite. At least in the first season we were in games. There were several we could have easily won. But, this season we were pretty much out of all of 'em after the first quarter.

Edited January 24, 2009 by Travis

[BIG DAWG]

I see this... i guess, my only issue is how much we regressed from frist season to the second. I would hope we would have begin to see improvement but it was quite the opposite. At least in the first season we were in games. There were several we could have easily won. But, this season we were pretty much out of all of 'em after the first quarter.

I think a lot of the drop from year one under Dodge to year two can be attributed to the fact that in year one, even with many playing out of position and learning new schemes, you still had players like Chapman and Weathers, along with some others who had been around and knew how to play at this level.

As we all know...those guys graduated and some newbies were thrown into the fire year 2.

Like I said earlier, I have no real allegiances to Dodge, I just want to win games and get back to bowls. That being said, I am not really ready to give up on the guy yet. There have been some growing pains in trying to get the ship on the right track, but those can be expected.

I really do expect to see some good things in 2009, and I am not going to think differently until we actually play some games on the field.

Just like some get up in arms when people make crazy predictions, I am not going to go the other direction and start talking about negatives in 2009 until I see the team on the field.

[MeanGreenEagle]

Knew I shouldn't have made this thread.

[DirtySavage]

The coming of Riley was fortold long ago. It is he who shall lead us out of the desert of despair and losing. He and the father are one and seperate. Riley is the human representation of the father amongst us on the field. The ways of the father are not to be known to the likes of us and not to be questioned. He works in mysterious ways because his vision is so farseeing. And through his will, the son will assume power on our mortal field leading us to victory and sunbelt immortality. Stay the course, oh ye of little faith.

In all seriousness, I'll give dodge one more season, and I expect to be competitive in losses and win atleast five games. Not to much to ask in year 3. If not, we will start a new religion with a new figure to worship and blame.

Back to the original point of the thread. I'll be interested to see how dickey runs the spread. I wish him well.

[greenminer]

Knew I shouldn't have made this thread.

Don't let the off-season recycler's beat you down. It's a good thread.

Between Martin and Dickey, I have a feeling one of them missed a memo.

[LoveMG]

At least he knew how to get us championships and to Bowl Games.

yet only 3 winning seasons out of 9 he coached here.

[football fan]

I see this... i guess, my only issue is how much we regressed from frist season to the second. I would hope we would have begin to see improvement but it was quite the opposite. At least in the first season we were in games. There were several we could have easily won. But, this season we were pretty much out of all of 'em after the first quarter.

Like all of you, I am hopeful that 2009 will bring about a "turning the corner" season in terms of wins. That remains to be seen. However, the academic side of the rebuilding has already happened. The academic counselors and players are to be commended for this awesome progress. And, props are due to TD for putting the emphasis and focus into play. Very impressive!!

[filmerj]

Another Dickey VS Dodge thread, what a surprise. Lets move people... Please.

[Quoner]

THE CUPBOARD WAS BARE!!!! WHEW!!!11!!! OH NOES!

[H-towngreen]

yet only 3 winning seasons out of 9 he coached here.

Seriously I forgot about how long it took him to get to those winning seasons. We just remember those 2-3 yrs of good times.

I've said this for a while, but it was amazing how long he thrived off of that 1 great recruiting class.

I don't know why, but I'm starting to feel better about this upcoming season. I'm not sure why, but for some reason I just expect a drastic turnaround, especially in the D. Not sure if it's Deloach or what. But I think that 6 wins is attainable.

[KRAM1]

Enough already about Dickey vs Dodge...old news and water now "way under the bridge". I wish Coach Dickey all the best at N Mex. (except, of course if he happens to be playing against UNT). Coach Dodge is "our guy" time to get behind him and see where he can take this program. Muich like our new president...I did not vote for the guy, but HE WON. He IS our president...all of us...so I'll give him my support and respect for the office...unlike that given to President Bush...but, folks...can we not just get past the Dickey/Dopdge thing and look forward to a better 2009 campaign? It never hurts to be positive and provide constructive support....it might surprise some folks what happens.

GO MEAN GREEEN!

[Quoner]

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