‘23 CA QB Nicholaus Iamaleava (Tennessee)

[Mr French]

I believe he’s got something.

G Class?

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

that is so true, but i think tennessee is in a position where they are going to have to push their chips in the middle and bet big to get a player with the potential of this kid. it will have been 20 years since we have gotten a QB this high profile, and i doubt this move is being made unless heupel believes he is the real deal.

Why do people believe this? We never pay for big splash coaches and our NIL game was way behind the curve in the recruiting cycle that closed barely a month ago, but now were gonna shock the world with the largest NIL deal on record? C’mon man!

 

[volbeast33]

Why do people believe this? We never pay for big splash coaches and our NIL game was way behind the curve in the recruiting cycle that closed barely a month ago, but now were gonna shock the world with the largest NIL deal on record? C’mon man!

We have one of the highest paid basketball and baseball coaches in the SEC….. we also paid for one of the most respected and highest paid AD’s in the business…. Spyre is expected to raise 30,000,000 dollars to pay recruits/players….. you need to start paying attention.

 

[T2P_Priceless]

We have one of the highest paid basketball and baseball coaches in the SEC….. we also paid for one of the most respected and highest paid AD’s in the business…. Spyre is expected to raise 30,000,000 dollars to pay recruits/players….. you need to start paying attention.

The only reason we don’t have a high paid football coach is because the big boys didn’t want the job due to sanctions. Thank God for Huepel

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

He got 350,000 upon signing the contract

Where did you see that?

 

[Vols1117]

I think it’ll be all 50 soon

Probably

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

So we basically gave him $350k and hope a 18yr old will keep his "word", yet he can still sign anywhere he wants and nothing TN can do about it?

HELP PLEASE. I have heard or read somewhere that NIL "deals" cannot stipulate (1) which school(s) a player must attend and (2) cannot be performance based. Is this true anywhere or everywhere? I also keep seeing references to the variability by state of capabilities for the deals to be completed. Any truth? Is there a good comprehensive read somewhere?

 

[ALStateLineVol]

HELP PLEASE. I have heard or read somewhere that NIL "deals" cannot stipulate (1) which school(s) a player must attend and (2) cannot be performance based. Is this true anywhere or everywhere? I also keep seeing references to the variability by state of capabilities for the deals to be completed. Any truth? Is there a good comprehensive read somewhere?

I have no idea as I thought the same thing. Apparently this kid got $350k with no guarantee, yet he signed NIL deal stating he can't go somewhere else, but his deal states "if the contract is violated, all money is voided"?

I'm the last person to ask about this because I still have no understanding how it works.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Let’s be clear - Nobody posting has seen the contract so it’s all speculation.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Let’s be clear - Nobody posting has seen the contract so it’s all speculation.

all day long.

 

[OrangeTsar]

$350k? With the way prices are going up, that just barely might be enough to buy gas and groceries for his first year

 

[CamSnod1997]

$350k? With the way prices are going up, that just barely might be enough to buy gas and groceries for his first year

Also he’s in California, so he may just have enough to get a new pair of school clothes.

 

[matt_mccoy19]

Watch, we pay him this much only for Tayven to start over him

 

[Vol8188]

Let’s be clear - Nobody posting has seen the contract so it’s all speculation.

Will be interesting to see what AP has to say on the podcast 24 hours from now. He already told us a contract was possible. Will he tell us it's done? Will he hint at it?

Either way, I'll be listening.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Watch, we pay him this much only for Tayven to start over him

Why do people care about this? If Tayven wins the job, guess what? He'll start, and he'll get paid. Nico will probably transfer out at that point to another school and we will no longer pay him.

 

[InVOLuntary]

If he signed a contract, that means Spyre owns his NIL, exclusively. He can't sign another NIL unless Spyre releases him. Is my thinking correct here?

 

[CamSnod1997]

If he signed a contract, that means Spyre owns his NIL, exclusively. He can't sign another NIL unless Spyre releases him. Is my thinking correct here?

I hope so lol.

 

[TheMagnificantOne]

Watch, we pay him this much only for Tayven to start over him

Well if that happens so be it...Tayven would be a sophomore and a year in the system. Nico will be number 2 and learn...simple...not a big deal

 

[SSVol]

If we spend money we have and end up with a great QB who wins us games, does it matter who that is? Best I recall, Milton was a rental until Bailey took the job, and Hooker was never gonna play. Nailed that.

 

[Joe Dirt]

If we spend money we have and end up with a great QB who wins us games, does it matter who that is? Best I recall, Milton was a rental until Bailey took the job, and Hooker was never gonna play. Nailed that.

First time I can remember a staff aggressively bringing in QB's (while the fans griped) and shockingly, a good one emerged from the group. Just like all of the good programs...

 

[Rishvol]

If he signed a contract, that means Spyre owns his NIL, exclusively. He can't sign another NIL unless Spyre releases him. Is my thinking correct here?

That's also why it's legal. He signed with Spyre and not with Tennessee

 

[SDV]

Looks like his high school is only 19 miles from me. Gonna go watch him this fall, decked out in all orange

 

[VolForLife83]

Looks like his high school is only 19 miles from me. Gonna go watch him this fall, decked out in all orange

 

[85SugarVol]

So we basically gave him $350k and hope a 18yr old will keep his "word", yet he can still sign anywhere he wants and nothing TN can do about it?

How is this any different from the old system?

 

[m1al]

Watch, we pay him this much only for Tayven to start over him

In Pruitt's 'offense' this would be potentially worrisome......