Nico - NIL

[Iglow]

High school football is so much better that college and pro…..

 

[deerhunter10]

I don't think you can come back from this. What a mess.

 

[Creek bottoms]

Let him go! Bring Ty Simpson back home from alabubba.

 

[TNTreeman]

Born and raised a Tennesseean and root for the home team but it's getting ridiculous. I don't know how much more regular people will take before they say screw these prima-donnas , I'm staying home. They need us more than we need them. Folks should turn it off ; but they won't.

 

[Iglow]

I never dreamed Id say this… but I'm about at the point that I'm just indifferent to the college football season anymore.

 

[volboy]

 

[UCStandSitter]

I had AI generate a lil something. Felt cute, might do more later.

 

[Bamamonts]

Let him go! Bring Ty Simpson back home from alabubba.

I hope not. I'm looking forward to seeing him play for Alabama this year.

 

[30-06 type of guy]

I do not agree with that. its his choice where he wants to play and for how much. yes his dad might want him to play somewhere else and for more money, but his dad cant decide that for him.

That's what their culture is all about tho. Daddy has say so just like Tua's. He's a lying sack of for sure. Don't give him a 3rd chance, chalk it up now

 

[THE DUKE]

Leave never has impressed me , way over rated in my opinion. Gets rattled to easy, doesn't have the mental part to compete against top competition.

 

[UCStandSitter]

 

[PossumSlayer]

Did Louisiana pass the law where athletes don't have to pay taxes on nil?
Talk about a slap in the face for folks paying taxes for these universities.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Shut down the transfer portal

 

[Forvols]

Never been impressed with nico. Let him go, or make him go. Just go.

 

[buckaroo]

Stop the nil and give every player 25,000 yr spending money, no more

 

[Displaced_Vol]

I was on the road all day yesterday so I just got caught up (or at least as caught up as possible, still lots of unknowns) on all this last night.

Initially I was very pissed. The more I read and tried to put what few pieces are out there together, the better I felt about it.

2 things can be true: Nico didn't live up to expectations in his first year as starter (2nd in program) but I was still excited & optimistic about his potential.
Apparently this was an issue last winter also which we heard some rumblings about. All that's gone down since season ended & especially this week there is no way he can come back, and I am ok with that. There were a lot of issues last year on offense but one thing that's not arguable is he did not often enough elevate the play of guys around him.

Timing is super $hitty. Hopefully Merklinger has impressed as much as we've heard about in spring. Doubt we get many quality qbs in the spring portal so I am content to ride with Merk & hope G Mac & Faizon Brandon live up to their potential better than Nico.
See ya

 

[TNTreeman]

College football as most of us knew it is dead, never to return. Playing for the team you grew up loving and having loyalty to said team is over. It's nothing now but a house full of athletic who-urs going to the highest bidder switching again the next year to whoever will pay them more. Vols should quit recruiting California and definitely stay away from Polynesians. Toto , Lama lover =

 

[EastTNHunter]

Tennessee moving on from Nico Iamaleava: Vols parting with star QB amid NIL contract dispute

One of the most famous names in college football is leaving Tennessee just days ahead of the spring portal window.

www.cbssports.com

 

[cbhunter]

I tried to look at it from a diff angle initially but have had more time to catch up on the details

BYE! Next man up

 

[EastTNHunter]

I've been saying for a couple of years that I feel less excited about college football, and less tied to my favorite team. This is just another example of why, even if it is not my favorite team