rockytop25
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Basillio mentioned this last week too. He said Merk was making 40k and TN gave him a good faith raise, 100-200k. But he's since hired Becks agent and would be asking for more money. Definitely gonna get worse before it gets betterChris Low mentioned it as a possibility on 104.5, but Merk’s agent is asking for more $ now as well apparently
Best one since 2022. Don’t love our depth, but if we stay healthy, they will be very good.Buddy we will have one of the best offensive lines in CFB this season. I think a lot of people are at least six months behind reality. Past performance is not an indicator of future results. The entire line has been revamped and upgraded. By November many will realize that.
Nope. You can add the handling of Nico as another situation handled exactly correct by UT coaches and admin. We beat the NCAA and now we beat NIL. Every college needs to put up a statue of Josh Heupel. We are the pioneers forging the new frontier.There were signs at the very least, and they look to have been ignored. That's really the only fault I have with our coaches and administrators.
They already knew. Lanning just allowed them to go public and out Team Nico.![]()
Inside the monthslong saga that led to Nico Iamaleava's shocking Tennessee transfer
What really went down in Nico Iamaleava's split with Tennessee and move to UCLA? We go inside the drama months in the making.www.espn.com
Thankful to Oregon and whoever the UT player was who alerted Heupel to all this mess.
No, we didn't handle it as well as we could have. If you know last year he's sketchy you create a better situation toward a backup plan. The way this played out was like it was completely unexpected. We now know that isn't true.Nope. You can add the handling of Nico as another situation handled exactly correct by UT coaches and admin. We beat the NCAA and now we beat NIL. Every college needs to put up a statue of Josh Heupel. We are the pioneers forging the new frontier.
I would hold open tryouts for QB on campus before I would let Jake Merklinger of all people hold me over a barrel if I'm Tennessee.Surely Jake isn't going to cause a ripple now? Talk about burying yourself before even getting a shot...
If he pressures UT now for more $$$ and it goes south he'll be lucky to land on a G5 team and spend at least 2 or 3 seasons trying to do enough to get back to a P4 school.
Now if he's willing to take the existing bump....and then write in a "if I become the starting QB" sort of bonus then that wouldn't be terrible...
The government involvement is just the last dying gasp of the NCAA trying to hold on to releavancy.I recently heard Jope Pate say that Congress is ready to get involved.
I hate to see government sink their slimy meat hooks into anything, but it is apparent that the governing bodies of college athletics won't take the initiative to get a handle on this situation.