Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[rockytop25]

Tom Mars from the top rope

 

[rikberry31]

Ben was the forgotten Walton son. It was all about John Boy and the younger brother...

True, It was Ben's son Sam that really made the Walton hay. Ben was the real catalyst behind NASCAR. John Boy had no offspring for obvious reasons.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I've already got 5 hours in on Oblivion remaster it's your fault @UTProf

 

[CAVPUT]

Why has Pearce fallen though? I keep hearing maturity and character but other than a forgettable run in with law enforcement, I haven’t seen or heard anything that shows that.

I'm no scout, but he looked like a one trick pony last year. Timing the snap and speed rushing was about it.

 

[CAVPUT]

Chris Low mentioned it as a possibility on 104.5, but Merk’s agent is asking for more $ now as well apparently

Really hope this isn't the case.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[jasonvol18]

Chris Low mentioned it as a possibility on 104.5, but Merk’s agent is asking for more $ now as well apparently

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 better

 

[JCVol00]

Chris Low mentioned it as a possibility on 104.5, but Merk’s agent is asking for more $ now as well apparently

Same agent as carson beck fwiw

 

[CAVPUT]

Very solid comparison. Certainly fits.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Chris Low wouldn't put that out if he didn't trust it

For the line about Nic encouraging Nico to meet with Heupel (and Nico refusing), there are only two possible sources for that information... Nico and (much more likely) Nic. So the question really is how much you trust that source.

 

[SmyrnaATLVolisback]

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.

Best one since 2022. Don’t love our depth, but if we stay healthy, they will be very good.

 

[Wickman]

Same agent as carson beck fwiw

Same agent Kirby hates dealing with

 

[jave36]

I've already got 5 hours in on Oblivion remaster it's your fault @UTProf

That was a great game.

 

[Jackcrevol]

What the heck is Skibidi Rizz mean. 4 year old told his 8 year old brother that he had no Skibidi Rizz.

Skibidi toilet on youtube.

I wont mention anything else. Dont waste your gray matter, yes its that stupid.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

I use a Tennis Racket. Love the sound when I destroy one

We got an electric zapper tennis racket off Amazon a couple of years ago. The voltage is not strong enough to kill bigger bugs but the sound is still impressive. It'll fry a fly but it only tazes wood bees.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

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...

 

[rikberry31]

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.

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.

 

[MarcoVol]

Not really, it’s still out of control, especially in college basketball.

The market will work itself out

 

[rikberry31]

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.

They already knew. Lanning just allowed them to go public and out Team Nico.

 

[KB5252]

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.

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.

I like the way we handled this as well, just pointing out that we were aware there was an issue brewing and had to scramble to get the best replacement we could last minute.

 

[Ten_Titans]

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...

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.

Doesn't make any sense. A corollary to the definition of insanity is watching someone else do something and expecting different results for yourself. At least Nico believed rightfully or wrongfully he had the talent to back him up if his extortion move backfired. Merklinger has played his last P5 snap if he goes through with the same plan.

 

[rikberry31]

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.

The government involvement is just the last dying gasp of the NCAA trying to hold on to releavancy.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Tom Mars from the top rope

Well, he's out there with that opinion.

 

[Glitch]

 

[peaygolf]

The offseason is just so much fun…..