Recruiting Football Talk VIII

Well that new state law also allows universities in TN to pay athletes directly....so they better be cool with whatever brand brings the most money in.

Adidas, Under Armor, Nike, Puma, Reebok, shouldn't matter as the more the university is making off the apparel the more they can pay the athletes.
 
So you're saying Heupel would have gladly traded Nico away for Joey even if Nico didn't want to go? No way.
And Joey clearly knew where he stood once Nico arrived...

People are trying hard to overthink this.

Folks need to pepper their peaches for a strugglebus season (relative to Heupel's time...would be a great season 2005-2020). Hopefully the defense can repeat their success.
 
I'll just say it out loud, I think Nico was an overrated/hyped bust.

He's the 2nd QB Heupel has fallen in love with the measurables over the production. It happens, hopefully moving forward we see a better ability to develop these types or a willingness to evaluate them more critically.
Sorry, but what does this mean?

He should have played...Gaston or Merk over Nico?

He was still 7th out of 16 SEC QBs...as a 1st year starter. He also outlived and outplayed about every one of the other top-10 QB prospects from his same class lol. Manning still has an opportunity, but he hasn't done anything yet either.

I don't get what Heupel was supposed to do differently.
 
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Was involved with a local union for over 30 years. Every contract negotiation started with “nothing in these negotiations can violate federal,state or local laws”
I can’t imagine any contract law attorney allowing his “ clients” to enter into any agreement/negotiations/contracts with a “you obey our rules and regulations and violate your state laws”
 
Sorry, but what does this mean?

He should have played...Gaston or Merk over Nico?

He was still 7th out of 16 SEC QBs...as a 1st year starter. He also outlived and outplayed about every one of the other top-10 QB prospects from his same class lol. Manning still has an opportunity, but he hasn't done anything yet either.

I don't get what Heupel was supposed to do differently.

It means that neither Joe Milton or Nico reached the same level of production Hendon Hooker or even Dillon Gabriel (at UCF) did despite being higher rated HS prospects.


Edit: I answered the bold in my original post you quoted. Gotta do better to develop them, it's a lot of eggs in one basket if they don't pan out.
 
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I'll just say it out loud, I think Nico was an overrated/hyped bust.

He's the 2nd QB Heupel has fallen in love with the measurables over the production. It happens, hopefully moving forward we see a better ability to develop these types or a willingness to evaluate them more critically.
I don’t disagree at all. It was easy to fall in love with him in high school but it didn’t translate
 

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