2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

[Unconditional Surrender]

Come on, you know this has nothing to do with Ament.

Maybe he thinks Juke will be a more productive player.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

He says that as Ament declares for the nba draft

No, he said if hours before.

 

[adam.vol]

No, he said if hours before.

It’s not like he said it the week before..

 

[adam.vol]

Come on, you know this has nothing to do with Ament.

I certainly wouldn’t expect it. But that’s bad timing. I wake up this morning and two of the first headlines I see are these two events.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

It’s not like he said it the week before..

Actually last week he told his assistants that the group leaving "lost 11 games. We can do better." Now, I do not know if he was mentally putting Ament in that group or not.

 

[Stoked]

Juke is not a first rounder. Surely he is not staying in this draft. Let’s hope.

Hopefully the one time you're right is with this post.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

It’s not like he said it the week before..

He didn’t have a media session the week before, did he?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Hopefully the one time you're right is with this post.

In theory even if he is a late first rounder, that’s prime territory to return to school for big NIL and next years weaker draft.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

He says that as Ament declares for the nba draft

LMAO...you never disappoint

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

In theory even if he is a late first rounder, that’s prime territory to return to school for big NIL and next years weaker draft.

I’m not sure how anyone could map how the Ament story could go any other way given the situation. Barnes loves Ament. Ament loves Barnes and UT. Ament has an undeniably valuable opportunity to evaluate his position in the draft by entering. Barnes encourages that and goes on record saying the obvious that the kid is a rare talent and should enter the draft. Ament enters the draft without any stated equivocation because that would be perceived as a negative. The likely outcome is a high grade and a potentially higher draft position. He stays. In the (much) less likely scenario, he’s given a lower grade, and he contemplates a return. Everyone is doing and saying the only reasonable things to do and say given the situation. Barnes is not stupid and of course he didn’t cause or even affect this decision. Ament entering the draft was obviously the ONLY path.

 

[cncchris33]

That is savage lol

Old people sometimes lose their filter with age

 

[Luke Joiner]

No, not sure why people don’t understand contracts sometimes need some time to get done.

I understand that, the timing was just odd. What goes into these contracts taking longer? Some people commit and sign pretty quick and others take a little longer

 

[pricevol5]

Has there been viable communication with Diop & the staff?

 

[Delmar]

Old people sometimes lose their filter with age

Wait a minute. I resemble that remark.

It’s true though. You lose filter and patience. Among other things.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I certainly wouldn’t expect it. But that’s bad timing. I wake up this morning and two of the first headlines I see are these two events.

This is certainly a huge stretch. If Nate Ament didn’t want to go to the NBA, Rick is welcoming him back with open arms. It’s ridiculous to even imply Rick would try and push out arguably our best player last year because he wasn’t productive.

 

[adam.vol]

He didn’t have a media session the week before, did he?

I don’t know. I rarely keep up with such things. If the good sportswriters and streamers get it out there, the algorithm usually finds me.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

He says that as Ament declares for the nba draft

Nate was the 2nd most productive player on the roster...crazy anyone would think that's who he's talking about.

Now Cade....Carey...Bishop...Evans...even JP... yeah those guys might have some reason to be salty.

 

[V_O_L_S]

Mic drop…

Our football coach didn't understand this and let the fire he started burn out. We're incredibly lucky to have Barnes.

 

[adam.vol]

LMAO...you never disappoint

 

[adam.vol]

Nate was the 2nd most productive player on the roster...crazy anyone would think that's who he's talking about.

Now Cade....Carey...Bishop...Evans...even JP... yeah those guys might have some reason to be salty.

Nate also cost 400% or more than any of those other players. If that tweet was directed at Ament, I’d expect it to mean that whoever the Vols are about to announce as his replacement is going to be a better return on investment.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I understand that, the timing was just odd. What goes into these contracts taking longer? Some people commit and sign pretty quick and others take a little longer

Have you ever dealt with agents and/or lawyers, some are much quicker than others.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

We literally have a forum for football discussions.....

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

Mic drop…

you can say that with the NIL budget he has been given this year..

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

I’m not sure how anyone could map how the Ament story could go any other way given the situation. Barnes loves Ament. Ament loves Barnes and UT. Ament has an undeniably valuable opportunity to evaluate his position in the draft by entering. Barnes encourages that and goes on record saying the obvious that the kid is a rare talent and should enter the draft. Ament enters the draft without any stated equivocation because that would be perceived as a negative. The likely outcome is a high grade and a potentially higher draft position. He stays. In the (much) less likely scenario, he’s given a lower grade, and he contemplates a return. Everyone is doing and saying the only reasonable things to do and say given the situation. Barnes is not stupid and of course he didn’t cause or even affect this decision. Ament entering the draft was obviously the ONLY path.

This should be obvious to VN posters but some really struggle with this

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

Old people sometimes lose their filter with age

I resemble this remark more and more each day it seems...lol