Nico not at practice today

[OrangeInKy]

Am I being old fashion, or does a player lose his spot on the team for not showing up to practice?

I used to help with a high school football team that was pretty good. They had a big game the Friday of fall break and we all told that if they don’t practice they don’t play. A few starters went ahead and hit the beach. They played.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Merk =Shuler is the word on the street.

Heath or Navy?

 

[C-south]

Hendon had all the tools. Perfect guy to lead a team too. I miss him a lot.

The thing about Hendon was he wasn’t hyped up to be much and actually looked bad before he got pushed into starting.

 

[C-south]

Am I being old fashion, or does a player lose his spot on the team for not showing up to practice?

Lol

 

[Zues1]

Well it's raining,

 

[YankeeVol]

He can go on and leave and take Daddy with him!

Sources: Iamaleava no-shows Vols amid NIL talk

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava did not attend Tennessee's spring practice Friday amid ongoing NIL negotiations, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[StarRaider]

any guesses what Jimmy is talking about here?

 

[sonofUT62]

Someone correct me if I’m wrong. If he already has a guaranteed deal with another school…would that not automatically entail tampering??

 

[Smokymtnbullet]

Talk about ruining team chemistry if he stays. Let him walk.

Get Jeremy Banks on the phone.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

Nico doesn't strike me as the brightest bulb on the string but surely he isn't dumb enough to walk away from his deal at UT without a guarantee of something better, likely out West. My question is, has the new school realized what kind of dude they are getting? The dude who will screw you over because his dad says he deserves more money. It's like the guy who marries the woman who was cheating on her husband with him. She did it to him, and she'll do it to you! Caveat Emptor!

nico is one halfway decent season away from going to the NFL. whatever team picks him up knows it's a 1 year rental of a guy UT already put all the effort and time into developing and they will reap all the benefits of that work.

 

[RockyTop603]

See ya later!!!

 

[OrangeVolMan]

Ok, if we pay him who is next? This is not a sustainable situation. I thought we have this great leadership, if so why does this keep happening?

This has nothing to do with leadership. This is all on Camp Nico.

 

[aRmo]

Unfortunate for Nico. His camp truly hurt him on this one. Wish him the best.

 

[sonofUT62]

any guesses what Jimmy is talking about here?

He was recalling the first time Kesling tried to pronounce Nico’s last name.

 

[Zues1]

I personally always felt he was a fish out of water here.
We'll see if the coaches can keep him happy.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

 

[C-south]

Hope it’s true that Tennessee told him to pound sand.

 

[StarRaider]

... a SYRACUSE guy.

i thought that pos was a fladuh groper

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Heath or Navy?

Massive difference, need an answer.

 

[miggy4vols]

He was recalling the first time Kesling tried to pronounce Nico’s last name.

I just died when I read this

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Once they approve the 5th year let's bring him back!

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Massive difference, need an answer.

My source wasn't clear.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

I’ll be honest this sounds like a money grab because Camp Nico is afraid he’s not going to make it in the NFL. If he felt good about an NFL career he wouldn’t be concerned about making money this year. This is similar to Pavia wanting an extra year. He knows he’s not going to have an NFL career so trying to get as much as he can now.

 

[B81]

So, the report came out that he was renegotiating, his dad said the report was false. Now he doesn’t show for a walk through before the OW game. Seems like either the report was not false, or they got their feelings hurt by the backlash. Either way, this is too much drama. If you really want the story to go away, show up and do your job.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Massive difference, need an answer.

The suspense is killing me.