Info on D. Martin wanted!!! Feel good today about this one!!

[Stampede]

Stallion...have any more info? I feel REALLY, REALLY good about this DeMyron Martin, RB from Allen. Stay tuned...but need more info.

By the way, SMU is involved with a QB (not Elliott as Peruna Punch suggested) But we are very much involved with this QB that had been previously written off. Stay tuned!!

<small>[ 12-15-2003, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: Stampede ]</small>

[Stallion]

well he got another 188 yards on only 22 carries in losing effort to Todd Dodge's Southlake Carroll on Saturday. Finished the year a couple of yards short of 2,000 and had over 9 yards per carry. He looks like a good one-Aggies were supposed to offer but he appears to have SMU high on his list.

[Charleston Pony]

I like the suggestion that Martin & Massey can be the next generation M & M Boys (that's Alvin Maxson and Wayne Morris for you younger guys). Mix in the big boys, Chris Hall and Marcus Shavers and I do believe SMU will soon be fielding a very competitive team.

[Buddha]

For those who missed it earlier, here's Recruiting Guru's take on Martin from a couple weeks ago:

"You're right, Martin is one of the most mysterious cases in this year's recruiting race. Here's a guy who has good size (I have him at 6-0, 190) and I think that 4.5 is real -- that's the number I have on him, too. He runs a little upright for my taste, kind of like Eric Dickerson's style, but he's amazingly fluid. He when he turns the corner on a pitch, he looks like a small forward getting out on the wing for a fast break. He showed soft hands as a receiver on the limiter number of throws that went his way, and he's pretty durable -- to the best of my knowledge, he has no history of serious injuries. Despite his listed weight, he is extremely slender, and might well grow into a 220-pound back. He's very adept at getting his shoulders square (toward the line of scrimmage) and when he sees a hole, he accelerates very quickly -- with the proposed added weight, he might look like a poor man's Eddie George. SMU already has some talented RBs, but this should be a no-brainer offer. If need be, you find another place to get a great athlete on the field, and Martin is a pretty good one."

Guru usually is about as on-the-mark as anyone I've found anywhere on the Internet when it comes to this stuff. Sounds like this kid is a real keeper! We'll know for sure in a couple of years, of course, but the early projection is nice -- REAL nice.

[PerunaPunch]

Hey Stampede!!!

I never, ever said the QB we were trying to land was Elliott. I think you and I are both talking about the same guy... The one who signed elsewhere, but whom Bennett thinks we're still in the lottery for.

[BleedingRed+Blue]

Originally posted by Buddha:
.... Here's a guy who has good size (I have him at 6-0, 190) and I think that 4.5 is real -- that's the number I have on him, too. He runs a little upright for my taste, kind of like Eric Dickerson's style, but he's amazingly fluid. He when he turns the corner on a pitch, he looks like a small forward getting out on the wing for a fast break. He showed soft hands as a receiver on the limiter number of throws that went his way, and he's pretty durable -- to the best of my knowledge, he has no history of serious injuries. Despite his listed weight, he is extremely slender, and might well grow into a 220-pound back. He's very adept at getting his shoulders square (toward the line of scrimmage) and when he sees a hole, he accelerates very quickly -- with the proposed added weight, he might look like a poor man's Eddie George ....

If Martin even smells like Eric Dickerson or Eddie George, I'm thrilled he's a Mustang!