Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[UTSuave’]

We badly need Faizon to be that dude, because the BVS is almost back in force.

He decomitted

 

[drvenner]

If this crap is true, I'm done. BYE!!! So, how good we going to be without Nico?

We'll be fine.

 

[UTK]

He did get some dirt hurled at him unfairly

Pete does report a bunch of silly nonsense to be fair lol

 

[PowerT.]

He decomitted

No he didn’t

 

[UTSuave’]

Polynesian culture is always money driven man. Take a look at a plethora of recruitments. Henry T as an example.

I’m just saying him and his family have always talked about being a close family…seeing his family at the games nothing screamed money is what I’m saying..

 

[DD4ME]

I consider myself a positive and encouraging fan. I don’t turn on players who put their all on the line for the university we love.


That said, I’m done with Nico. It’s a cancer at this point and we’re better with the cancer removed.

Facts jack

 

[headhunter15]

JD Pickell mentioned UCLA as a team to watch. Damnit.

 

[DD4ME]

Required listening for all recruits

 

[RikidyBones]

I’m just saying him and his family have always talked about being a close family…seeing his family at the games nothing screamed money is what I’m saying..

They all do that. It's wild.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I guarantee you Dad went shopping him around at the end of the season when he saw that we weren't going to fill the WR room back up with elite talent. (bit of egg on Heup and Danny's face here for taking such a big gamble and everyone questioning why we didn't spend the money needed to reload the WR room) Bet this has more to do with it than anything... He got some offers, more than what Nico was getting now, came back wanting TN to counter (win/win situation- he stays and the team struggles with no offense but gets paid more, or he leaves for a fresh chance and gets paid more) and Danny/Heup said they weren't going to counter... Bye.

I bet he doesn't end up getting what he's making here. Just a guess.

 

[The Dog]

He decomitted

When ? I have NOT seen that, any where.

 

[Type Orange+]

My only concern with Nico leaving is the ripple effect…who follows?…Mike Matthews?..I’d imagine our WR being crippled

Mike Matthew's possible portal entry last winter was said to have been due to his concern that Nico had already decided to leave.
After this stunt, I tend to think our current roster may not hold him in such high regard at this point.
I could be wrong, though.

 

[DD4ME]

Its a learning lesson for this staff. They have to be more assertive, and go after bigger fish more aggressively.

Its simple mathematics. Very few programs would be willing to throw out that kinda coin for a $1-2 million dollar QB.

Yeah sometimes we make it too complicated. Imagine who you could poach for 4 mil.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Dang, was he a locker room cancer?

I wouldn't describe it like that. More of an oil/water type thing.

 

[butchna]

Tennessee went to bat for him to get paid a record amount at the time for the opportunity to play here. To date, he's gotten a crap ton of money to sit one year and to be medicore another. The fact that he thinks he deserves more is delusional.

Had no problem with the money and return in his first season as a starter, with the expectation that he would WORK on the vital aspects of quarterbacking. But the earlier drama coupled with these self-defeating histrionics is the antithesis of working. If one has confidence in their skillset, they don’t do anything that would risk their pro prospects. Teams look at this and the “character” questions of Pearce come to mind. This is on the front of ESPN for all future GMs to peruse.

 

[TrippieRedd]

I wouldn't describe it like that. More of an oil/water type thing.

He just didn’t fit in with the southern culture. That’s my opinion

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Just doing some research

Wasn't Merk a 5* at one point? Seems like he was pretty highly thought of coming out of HS.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[Jackcrevol]

Yeah sometimes we make it too complicated. Imagine who you could poach for 4 mil.

I imagine Huep and company could poach even the most expensive of eggs.

 

[knoxvol52]

I'm not sure how well Nico was liked anyway.

I don't know about his teammates but the fans gave the Nico hell last season during football season. Oh, wait was that sarcasm you posted?. I didn't notice any Blue font.

 

[UTSuave’]

When ? I have NOT seen that, any where.

I lied…he hasn’t my apologies

 

[Volsdeep4]

JD Pickell mentioned UCLA as a team to watch. Damnit.

I thought I read somewhere months ago that ucla didn’t have any nil money? They lost Dante cuz of lack of nil. But now they have 4mil a year for nico?

 

[DD4ME]

Tyler Bray rn

 

[InVOLuntary]

He just didn’t fit in with the southern culture. That’s my opinion

I don't think it was a culture clash so to speak. It's well known Polynesians are very family oriented. It's hard to service two families at the same time.

 

[csprig9]

Our ceiling is higher with Nico for sure. We’re not going to win in the Swamp without him.

Done it before