Anyone watching Nico tonight?

[Legion of Doom]

Nico was a rough watch. Watching that train wreck of a team convinced me Nico was part of problem here. He looked like a freshman with how bad he was.

 

[HoptownVol]

We got the best of that trade. He was completely disengaged by the end of the 3rd.

 

[VOL Campbell]

Sometimes life just writes the jokes for you.

 

[IndianaVol]

My neighbors set off fireworks to celebrate Tennessee winning and Bama losing. It lasted over an hour and a half.

You got great neighbors

 

[HugeVols]

 

[Volfan2012]

Same Nico that was here so it wasn't us it was him.

 

[37620VOL]

I hope Big Nick is having some freudenschade with his coffee this morning as I have certainly helped myself to 2 servings of schadenfreude.

 

[claimjumper steve]

Who is this Nico dude? I vaguely remember a pajama-wearing scarecrow with a helicopter father. I'm so glad we didn't wind up with someone like him instead of "gamer Joey!"

 

[EZE]

I said it in another post. But Nico might not even be starting by the end of the season.

 

[jvolman]

Has anyone seen what their home opener attendance is?

Feel like we dodged a bullet here.

35k high schools have bigger crowds

 

[jvolman]

It’s good that he sees his small taste of success came from the guy that wanted him 1st. It’s also a learning moment to grow up and stand on your own 2 feet and not have daddy lead you around by the pony tail

Coach H now looks like a genius, will help with recruits

 

[tennrich1]

I hope Nico and Co. enjoy giving that extra 13% state tax to fund homeless camps and free needles, poop patrol etc

That’s been my thought the whole time. Just imagine giving all that tax to destroy a “beautiful “ place like that. My wife and daughter spent a couple of weeks there with a close friend in the 80’s, spent a $1000 or so on entertainment, not to mention airline tickets, and I’ve been sick about it ever since. . POOR NICO

 

[thunder5]

Announcers mentioning the weight of playing for TN was getting to him

I believe this…Nico is soft…not trying to pile on the kid but that’s what he is…a soft kid…it’s pretty clear to me now…it’s the by product of being a star his whole life and being treated accordingly…

Aguilar on the other hand is the exact opposite…he’s a grown man that has faced adversity many times and has become better because of it…I can’t wait to see his progression this year…I think yesterday is just the tip of the iceberg…think about the possibilities when his line is fully intact and has gelled and when he is even more in tune with his WRs who missed a lot of the preseason (Staley and Brazzell)…that, along with the already strong run game, is going to be very fun to watch

 

[mpfvol]

Wait a minute ..... Joel Klatt said that in order to be successful, Nico just needed to be away from Josh Heupel's offensive scheme, but Nico looks worse tonight than he ever did at Tennessee.

I'm so confused.

Now they will say see Josh Heupel's Offense covers up bad QB play by making them look better than they really are

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I tried to watch some of the UCLA game but became severely bored watching Utah beat up on a hapless UCLA squad. Nico wasn’t impressive at all from what I saw. This will be the first of many losses for the bruins with that schedule. Good luck to him moving forward. Joey is a mighty Vol and Geeko is playing for a JV program. GBO!!!!

 

[Delmar]

I mean, these aren't kids anymore. They're professionals. They wanted to be pro athletes, well, now they're treated like pro athletes. And a pro athlete came into our school, was given royal treatment -- and I do mean ROYAL treatment -- during his recruitment, then shopped himself to other programs during the regular season, pulled a stunt to squeeze a 100% pay increase out of Tennessee in the off-season, and finally left when he didn't get the money he wanted.

I don't think it reflects poorly on anyone to express negative emotions about that person.

Great post. These guys are paid professionals now. They wanted to be paid like pros, well here it is. And fans shouldn’t whine when players get criticized for off field antics or poor play. Life in the big city.

Pros don’t blow off meetings and off-season workouts either. Are you listening Boo? Better pay attention to Nico’s saga as it’s a cautionary tale. I’m not going to bother with the cliche but it has something to do with the grass being greener.

 

[LargeOrange1]

No. F Nico

And his fat@$$ daddy.

 

[knox73]

MSN

Nico now rooms with his brother and is "comfortable being uncomfortable." He can now feed his incredibly large family until he runs out of eligibility and Madden takes over. He still has some volleyball eligibility to fall back on when Coach Foster gets fired likely after this season.

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

 

[ArmchairQB]

-Joel Klatt, probably

 

[Arrested Devolopment]

Wow, if I hadn't seen UCLA painted on the field I would have thought this was a Utah home. Apparently nobody gives a ratsass about football in LA unless they're making a movie about it.

 

[McDad]

Oof!

"He ruined his career lmao what a bum": Nico Iamaleava gets grilled by CFB fans after disastrous UCLA debut vs. Utah Utes

Nico Iamaleava had a disappointing start to his journey with the UCLA Bruins.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[OrangeInKy]

Thoughts and prayers for Joel Klatt’s Twitter mentions today.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Wow, if I hadn't seen UCLA painted on the field I would have thought this was a Utah home. Apparently nobody gives a ratsass about football in LA unless they're making a movie about it.

Every now and then Snoop Dogg will show up.

 

[orangefloyd]