(Insert Coldplay reference here)

Lupoi’d!

Praise Be to Tosh Lupoi!

Just watched Rival’s video on this kid… he’s a monster… Looks exactly like the weakside DE/LB hybrid we NEED.

If this is true, I expect this guy to get time in as a true freshman.

BALLER.

Am I the only one that thinks Lupoi isn’t being paid NEARLY enough??

This is one of those situations when I almost wish I didn’t hear the news, because I’m a cynic (espeically regarding recruiting) and expect to be disappointed. Hope it’s true and hope it sticks. We haven’t had a 5 star since Desean, right?

I think when he was committed to ND, he was planning on being a January enrollee, any idea if that’s still the case?

I gotta pay money to read Irish Illustrated?

Bishop O’Dowd: Serving Oakland’s Euro-American Population since 1951.

Tarik Glenn and Tyson Ross are both O’Dowd grads.

Welcome Chris! Tell your father Notre Dame has sucked since Ara quit.

their most talented class in the tedford era. Too bad there aren’t too many commits but I would rather have quality then depth at this point. Your thoughts?

What position is Martin projected for compared to King and OO? I’m assuming he would duplicate with one of them.

Chris martin a solid Cal commit!!

This is great because if Gregory is only going to rush 3 guys, they better be really, really good!

Is that this was a 5-star Notre Dame recruit, and there’s always been that strange thing where people aren’t sure if recruits are being recruited by Notre Dame because they’re good, or if they suddenly develop an aura that they’re good because Notre Dame is recruiting them.

Not to mention Charlie Weis wasn’t exactly the best recruiter of defensive players to begin with. But maybe I’m being too pessimistic about this.

Not to rain on the parade here, but in my view until we receive that faxed LOI in 2010 with his name on it, it’s not over. Hopefully, Mr. Martin is a man of his word and follows through on his commitment here. But we’ve certainly seen a variety of sitches where somebody committed to a school and then backed out. This is a field with little honor, I have found.

Cheryl, Chris Martin’s mother:

“Well, he’s coming back home and this is solid. We’re not going to do anymore visits or entertain anyone coming by.”

BearInsider.com

Chris Martin will be playing “rush linebacker,” not Defensive End.

http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2009/12/14/football-martin-ready-to-be-a-bear

GO BEARS

First 5* recruit from HS after DJax?

5 star recruits. Fuck yeah, I’m pumped. I am going to study the fuck outta English because of Chris Martin! Woooo!

It didn’t take long for Charlie Strong’s departure to hurt the Gators (see Jeff Luc to Florida State), but now Florida has to be frustrated about losing out on Aurora, Colo., Grandview defensive end Chris Martin, too. Martin, who was awfully generous with his text messages concerning recruiting over the last few weeks, decided to stay closer to home by verbally committing to the University of California. Funny, just a couple weeks ago all the talk was about how Martin was about to become another Notre Dame commit to pick the Gators late in the year. Things really did look great for the Gators … until the coaching carousel turned on.

First, it was defensive coordinator Charlie Strong who packed up and took the Louisville head coaching job. I texted Martin and he said losing Strong hurt Florida’s chances a little, but that coach Urban Meyer and receivers coach Billy Gonzales were his primary recruiters. Close call for Gator fans. Nothing to worry about there. Well, not so fast. Days after Martin made that comment, Gonzales left to become passing coordinator at LSU. Once I got the official news, I texted Martin but got nothing. For someone who has always returned my texts (since he said no phone interviews until signing day), I knew this loss hurt him the most. Gonzales is such a personable guy and recruits love that about him. With him gone, not even Meyer could keep Martin.

Monday, Martin made things official by ending his recruitment and committing to the Bears. Martin didn’t return any texts about it, but he did tell Rivals.com that he was looking for "stability in his life" and that he found it at Cal.

"The whole stability of the program was key," Martin told Rivals. "Academics and everything about the school made it feel like it was a family. That was the main decision for me. I’m not looking to be everywhere bouncing around and not knowing about my future. I’ve already gone through enough bouncing around. I’ve gone from California to Colorado. I thought I was going to be in New Jersey and end up at Notre Dame, but that all changed."

GatorSports.com by the Gainsville Sun

Chris Martin is going away to college. At the same time he’s coming home. In the end that may have been the deciding factor for the five-star defensive end.

Coveted by the likes of USC, Florida, Oklahoma and Notre Dame, to whom he verbally committed last February, Martin has now let it be known that he will sign with Cal. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Martin, who is living with an older cousin in Aurora, Colo., during his senior year, will play his college ball just 10 minutes from where he grew up in San Leandro, Calif.

“It was the best situation for him, to be close with his family,” Martin’s cousin, Deshaun Shewl, told FanHouse Monday night. “He made his mom really happy.”

Martin visited the Berkeley campus this weekend and by Sunday night he was texting reporters that he was headed to Cal. Martin made a verbal commitment to the Fighting Irish last winter but he had always made it clear that if Charlie Weis was fired that he might reopen his recruitment. By mid-November, with Weis in jeopardy of losing his job, it appeared that Martin was headed to the Sooners.

Instead, he is headed home. On Monday night, as Martin wolfed down a plate of chicken, his cousin and mentor took the phone and expounded on the reasons for the choice.

“Going home was important,” Shewl said. “They also play a 3-4 defense, which suits him better.”

Brian Kelly, whose hiring was announced just last Friday, has not phoned Martin. But, according to Shewl, a plethora of coaches from other schools have continued calling Martin even after he made his latest verbal commitment. Are they wasting their time?

“It’s over,” said Shewl. “Chris is going home.”

NCAA Football Fanhouse