Per Thamel: Heupel informed team this morning that Vols would move on from Nico.

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Any school that signs Nico will have their entire roster show up the next day demanding more money. Wish Nico could have stayed at Tennessee but hats off to Heupel doing the right thing.

The biggest danger right now is losing Matthews to the portal. I am sure Heupel and Spyre are being proactive and making sure Matthews knows what they are planning on doing to get him a qb who can get him the ball
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
We shouldn't hate him. He did us a favor. We don't need players at this program that aren't all-in on winning like him. He proved with his actions that he's more interested in making more money than improving his craft. We need a QB whose all-in not one who just looks at us as a paycheck.
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I'm angry, because they wasted 2-1/2 seasons on him and got nothing back in return. You can thank Sampson and the defense for even making the playoffs last season.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
We shouldn't hate him. He did us a favor. We don't need players at this program that aren't all-in on winning like him. He proved with his actions that he's more interested in making more money than improving his craft. We need a QB whose all-in not one who just looks at us as a paycheck.
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Nice thought and that would be nice, but those days are over if you're going to recruit at a high level.
 
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vols 30 said:
I still don't get the mindset that other players will leave because Nico left.

Why? Because an average at best QB left

The WR Group might enjoy the change
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I don’t buy it either. We’ll be fine. And if Merk shows out today, even better. This WR will rally around him. I think while most kids enjoy some NIL money, they also WANT to be here.
 
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vols 30 said:
I still don't get the mindset that other players will leave because Nico left.

Why? Because an average at best QB left

The WR Group might enjoy the change


Believing this will happen is the mother of all things nega vol.

I'm a nega and I think it's an extreme pessimistic take
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Because Mike Matthews almost transferred previously and part of his decision to stay was his relationship with Nico.

www.knoxnews.com

Why Mike Matthews didn't leave Tennessee football despite transfer portal temptation

Tennessee receiver Mike Matthews considered entering the portal this offseason, but he breathed a sigh of relief when recalling his decision to stay.
www.knoxnews.com
 
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I'm very glad for how much I criticized his play last year. you could tell his demeanor was not that of a leader. I got tons of hate for it but now I get to bask in the glow of knowing I was right all along and he really is a piece of California trash.

I'm proud of Heupel for telling him to GTFO. At least Tennessee got to go to the playoffs and be relevant for one year.

Now it's time for a hard reset.
 
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Vol737 said:
I’m going out a little on a limb and saying with our moves/additions on the O line, the talent of this receiving corps and Merk having made big strides since last year (also hear he’s pretty cerebral kid), we may be very pleasantly surprised this season. Give me a “pretty good”, sharp qb with a lot of talent around him, I’ll take my chances with that all day.
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Likewise. I will take my chances also. I think Nico wanted to play Nico ball and not follow CJH's schemes. Relationship was good but the family and Nico probably living off of the HS team thought the team was to be built around him vs building a team that is about the program.

Nico is kind of like a booger on the end of finger and trying to get it off.
You can try to flick it off, did not work, you can try to roll it off, did not work, you can eat it, works but not an option. Lesson learned from this is to not pick your nose.
 
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UTFranklinVol said:
I'm very glad for how much I criticized his play last year. you could tell his demeanor was not that of a leader. I got tons of hate for it but now I get to bask in the glow of knowing I was right all along and he really is a piece of California trash.

I'm proud of Heupel for telling him to GTFO. At least Tennessee got to go to the playoffs and be relevant for one year.

Now it's time for a hard reset.
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After I watched him run out of bounds in the last 2nds in the Arkansas game, started having doubts. After the Ohio State game and demanding more money, I was ready to see him leave.
 
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cherokeeeVOL said:
Maybe the lesson is spend big on linemen instead of QBs next time? We’re a run-oriented offense anyway 🤷‍♂️
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Got the NFL route and get top notch
QB
WR
DE
OT
Safety

Nico didn’t have great weapons around him outside of Sampson on offense. The other positions you need solid players.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Because Mike Matthews almost transferred previously and part of his decision to stay was his relationship with Nico.

www.knoxnews.com

Why Mike Matthews didn't leave Tennessee football despite transfer portal temptation

Tennessee receiver Mike Matthews considered entering the portal this offseason, but he breathed a sigh of relief when recalling his decision to stay.
www.knoxnews.com
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I had read an article earlier this morning that Mathews leaving could be a consequence of Nico leaving as that was part of getting him to stay was that Nico was coming back this season. Nico lied.
 
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