'22 TN DT Walter Nolen (Ole Miss)

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JacketVol said:
Like I said before. It depends what we show on the field.
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If the weekly reports are about how the D-line looked good, improved, or anything else positive, which is a direct reflection of CRG and his coaching, this could get interesting. Throw in one of these D-lineman getting high accolades or a possible draft pick, you have to believe we have a legitimate shot regardless of what anyone says.
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Geaux_Vols said:
The comparison isn't between QB money and DL money, its "will a DL make dramatically more NIL money at UT than at a place like Bama" and there just isn't any proof that will be the case. There IS proof that a non-instate, highly ranked kid can make large sums of money at Bama without really seeing the field. Its not really that relevant at all other than to dispel the idea that he'd make substantially more money at UT than he would any where else. Other teams are already showing what kind of money they can pull in for their players. We haven't. Its just not a strong argument.

The "lost in a sea of 5 stars" thing has just never held water. Top players in the country overwhelmingly go to schools where competition for spots is higher, not the other way around. They want competition because they've been better than everyone they've played with their entire lives, and think college won't be any different. And because people have been trying to use this pitch forever against Bama, Saban has a counter-argument, which was leaked not long ago and went viral.



I'm not saying we can't land Nolen, but I am saying the NIL and early playing time pitches won't be effective for the top players in the country because the top schools can all the say the same things, AND they're already winning.

Our pitch has to be RODNEY GARNER will prepare you for the league better than anyone else in the country and he has the track record to prove it. Its our most convincing and most unique pitch.
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I didn’t mention playing time, though. And it’s because I agree with you 100% on that. I just disagree that on a team with 3-4 other 5* DLinemen, that Walter Nolen’s name isn’t going to carry the same kind of clout amongst people willing to finance NIL endorsements. And yes, it requires some projection because the idea is in its infancy.

But you can’t say that there is proof that an out of state kid is making money at Bama, and not consider the other factors of why HE is making the huge money and not LaBryan Ray. Young is making that kind of money because of the position he plays, primarily. Very few DLinemen are going to pull in a fraction of what he makes, in-state, or not.

Walter Nolen comes to Tennessee and he is probably set for life if he pans out. If not, he makes a good chunk of change from day one because of the star power he brings to a campus starved for it. At Bama, he isn’t getting that level of attention, and he isn’t getting compensated for a lack of attention. He might not even start until his sophomore or junior year. I see it similar to the attention and star power Ed Oliver had at the University of Houston several years ago. At Bama, Ed Oliver is just another really good lineman. At Houston, he was a folk hero. He’d have made a killing (for a lineman) in NIL money had it been legal.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I didn’t mention playing time, though. And it’s because I agree with you 100% on that. I just disagree that on a team with 3-4 other 5* DLinemen, that Walter Nolen’s name isn’t going to carry the same kind of clout amongst people willing to finance NIL endorsements. And yes, it requires some projection because the idea is in its infancy.

But you can’t say that there is proof that an out of state kid is making money at Bama, and not consider the other factors of why HE is making the huge money and not LaBryan Ray. Young is making that kind of money because of the position he plays, primarily. Very few DLinemen are going to pull in a fraction of what he makes, in-state, or not.

Walter Nolen comes to Tennessee and he is probably set for life if he pans out. If not, he makes a good chunk of change from day one because of the star power he brings to a campus starved for it. At Bama, he isn’t getting that level of attention, and he isn’t getting compensated for a lack of attention. He might not even start until his sophomore or junior year. I see it similar to the attention and star power Ed Oliver had at the University of Houston several years ago. At Bama, Ed Oliver is just another really good lineman. At Houston, he was a folk hero. He’d have made a killing (for a lineman) in NIL money had it been legal.
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That’s fair. I just tend to look at these things from the perspective that, ultimately, NIL isn’t really going to have the groundswell effect on recruiting a lot of people tend think it will. But we’ll have to see!
 
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tnhunter 10 said:
Garner has a better resume and reputation than nieds
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Yet there were endless outcries to pay him MORE before someone stole him away. Garner has historically stuck with his team without bucking for a raise every single off-season…he’s not Fitz! He just wants to teach and recruit. White and Heupel will keep him happy without fan involvement.
 
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Tennessee Golfer said:
I can confirm. Mr. Nolen is a MANimal
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