Tate Martell transfers… again
https://twitter.com/rowlandrivals/status/1419469032739287044?s=21
The former OSU and Miami QB turned WR is now back at UNLV, two years after his former high school coach Tony Sanchez was fired. He still has two years of eligibility.
Martell won two MNCs at Bishop Gorman. While in HS, he committed to Washington, A&M and finally OSU.
The Jordan Elliot principle applies, I think: the crazier the recruitment, the more reason to stay away. Martell is also why I tend to distrust QB recruits from hyper successful HS programs, just because they’re so often surrounded by high end skill talent.
The free COVID year is responsible for one of those years. I assume an injury or some hardship is the other.
He originally committed to Sark and Washington 9 years ago today!!!!!!!!
A tale as old as time: Taters Gonna Tate.
As crazy as it is, Forcier probably will end up with a better college career than Martell. We will always have the 2009 Notre Dame and 2010 Illinois game
Qmatic, not so fast my friend. He actually holds the best accuracy for one game. He went 10/10 vs Rutgers. OSU still would win 10 games with him. He’s better than Joe Bauserman lol
It's true.
Tate, may the forcier be with you.
And always stay away from recruits named Tathan.
The lesser known, but equally important 11th commandment.
I seem to remember a Mel Brooks movie and there were what, 15 commandments?
Was he the one with the sister that was awkwardly a thirst trap for people during his recruitment?
I don't know what that means, but his sister is Rylee Martell.
Would like to see a study of that. Is your college career negatively correlated to how many commitments you make?
I feel with transfers (non-graduate transfers) the answer is usually yes because it means you probably weren't good enough to start anyway.
Tate has more college transfers than I have from my bank to betting account. HEYYYOOOOO!!! ba dum psst
Reminds me a little of the Chris Clark situation. He was the 5* TE in '15. Committed to UNC then flipped to Michigan, then flipped to UCLA. Played 1 game for them and then transferred to Syracuse. Syracuse pulled his scholarship before he ever played for him. He then transferred to Pitt. Played a couple years and then left the program for personal reasons. Then played his last two years at Towson.
...before getting drafted by the Lions in the first round.
isn't the the one where UCLA used a hot co-ed to entice him to flip who then dumped him once he arrived on campus?
sounds like he was a headcase and easily manipulated
He had a hot gf at Miami who dumped him for a pro tennis player once it dawned on her that he was a scrub.
I just looked her up. You're right, she's really hot.
It's not true unless you post pics!
Not gonna run afoul of the posting policy but Google Kiki Passo and thank me later.
Damn,
I googled her, and indeed she's hot... and I'm gay.
This may be my favorite reply to a comment of mine, EVER.
Thanks for the laugh.
She should have photoshopped him out
Yup, he looks like a bad Vanilla Ice wax museum figure in that pic.
Me to her: “Nice to meet you, but I’m sorry, I can’t afford you.”
Her to me: “I am NOT a hooker!”
Me to her: “Oh shit, then I DEFINITELY cannot afford you!”
Take your bow. That is a great punchline! Very Groucho Marx.
She probably won't be with him if the possibility of an NFL paycheck goes up in smoke.
He was extremely entitled and never competed hard. Everywhere he went he expected the job to be given to him based on nothing more than his star rating.
He is still ass, my dude
Came for this comment, did not leave disappointed.
Lol good to know some other people know of that reference. Upvote for you!
I wish he was still OSUs next best hope. That’s a win for us.
Pretty much sums up his entire career...
LOL! WTF is this? I’m cry-laughing.
Also on UNLV's team (at least last year): Vicious Vic Viramontes, now a LB after transfers from Cal, Minnesota, Jucos.
Interesting to see all the folks sent to Bolivia, like the Fugitive etc.
And this joker woulda been the starter for OSU if Justin Fields never fell into their lap. Gah - the luck this school has ??♂️
This. They needed to be saddled with this loser and then they would have come back to earth. But no. It’s never like that with them.
Highly doubtful he would have been the starter for the sole reason that he is not that good.
I wouldn't call that luck, they knew what they had and went after Fields.
And if Harbaugh had offered Joe Burrow in HS who knows what would have happened then. Mr. Football Ohio mat have seen UM as likelier to play. How OSU was his only major offer is still perplexing.
If he doesn't start @ UNLV ohhhhh boy. I will add him to the roster tho for NCAA 14 lol.
If Tathan did not start, we also had Haskins and Burrow.... I believe that Day knew what he was doing. I have been reading this board daily for almost 8 years. Have never posted, but being a Buckeye since the 60's, I have alot of respect for the rivalry and wish it could get back to where it used to be.
I should add that when Urban was leaving, he knew that the offense was going to change a lot. He was an Urban guy much like JT. He knew that he was going to be the odd man out. Wish Burrow would have been given a chance under the "Day" system.