ESPN NICO Piece

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Poor lil Nico. Looks like some of it was written by his father. I understand that ESPN was trying to tell what they were hearing from "both sides" no doubt but even so you can see how badly they screwed this up. The article in no way blames UT but even being as generous as they could be, camp Nico looks so foolish.

UCLA just had to capitalize on what they saw as an opportunity for them
 
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Gandalf said:
Poor lil Nico. Looks like some of it was written by his father. I understand that ESPN was trying to tell what they were hearing from "both sides" no doubt but even so you can see how badly they screwed this up. The article in no way blames UT but even being as generous as they could be, camp Nico looks so foolish.

UCLA just had to capitalize on what they saw as an opportunity for them
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i thought the article allows the reader to connect the dots without calling his camp liars straight up.
 
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Adam2014 said:
Is that really what you took away from the article?
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I'd say it was fairly positive toward Nico compared to much of the other articles that have come out. I'd also say that the narrative is decidedly negative in general toward the Iamaleava camp and this article is not going to change that.

I'd also say that Nico appears to want to avoid conflict/drama and even vocal leadership. The fact that he told some he was leaving and then denied it to Heupel and did not have the guts to show up to tell them he was leaving means he struggles with situations that are stressful. This does not bode well for him achieving at the highest levels as a quarterback.
 
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Oldblood said:
I'd say it was fairly positive toward Nico compared to much of the other articles that have come out. I'd also say that the narrative is decidedly negative in general toward the Iamaleava camp and this article is not going to change that.

I'd also say that Nico appears to want to avoid conflict/drama and even vocal leadership. The fact that he told some he was leaving and then denied it to Heupel and did not have the guts to show up to tell them he was leaving means he struggles with situations that are stressful. This does not bode well for him achieving at the highest levels as a quarterback.
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Yeah, that is a fair synopsis of the article. It's certainly not what OP said. They tried their best to get all sides of the story which can be difficult because you don't always know who is telling the truth.
 
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Oldblood said:
I'd say it was fairly positive toward Nico compared to much of the other articles that have come out. I'd also say that the narrative is decidedly negative in general toward the Iamaleava camp and this article is not going to change that.

I'd also say that Nico appears to want to avoid conflict/drama and even vocal leadership. The fact that he told some he was leaving and then denied it to Heupel and did not have the guts to show up to tell them he was leaving means he struggles with situations that are stressful. This does not bode well for him achieving at the highest levels as a quarterback.
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I think he's conflict adverse and too distracted to live up to his potential

losing money and being in a media market with so many big fish dwarfing his shine may do him some good
 
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Let's get this straight.

Nico was not meeting some team and personal meetings nor answering some phone calls. His camp had also shopped his services all over the country.

Nico feels betrayed that the truth came out that he missed obligations and was shopping his services all around the country.

Being "betrayed" by the truth is better expressed as being guilty of what you're being accused of doing.

As the kids life to say: FAFO.

Also I get the vibe from this article that his Dad is trying to nudge him under the bus for the decision. "His Dad encouraged him to sleep on the decision." No one would have that info but Nico and his camp and it tosses the decision all on Nico. I'm not buying that.
 
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Nico was "sad and hurt" about all the backlash when he told somebody on the team "I am getting in the portal, get your business together".

Seriously what the hell? Nico was so overwhelmed he couldn't show up that Friday and talk it over with the coach, like his dad "encouraged him" to do?

Also, Nico's team demanded more weapons on offense and left after Heupel basically rebuilt the O-line and is basically turning over the entire WR group, also getting Boo more engaged on offense? What did he expect, for us to go poach Williams from Bama?

This article doesn't pass the smell test.
 
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Oldblood said:
I'd say it was fairly positive toward Nico compared to much of the other articles that have come out. I'd also say that the narrative is decidedly negative in general toward the Iamaleava camp and this article is not going to change that.

I'd also say that Nico appears to want to avoid conflict/drama and even vocal leadership. The fact that he told some he was leaving and then denied it to Heupel and did not have the guts to show up to tell them he was leaving means he struggles with situations that are stressful. This does not bode well for him achieving at the highest levels as a quarterback.
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Wonder how he will fair in the NFL when he gets roasted on social media for throwing the ball away or running out of bounds on last play of game instead of throwing to end zone….

Wonder if the NFL will allow his non contact while he takes a mental health day?
 
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PanicVol said:
Whatever. Dude went to a worse team for less money. Facts. That alone is all anyone needs to know to figure out who's at fault.
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1.5 million in California is not going to go and long way, especially supporting a family of 10. Someone is going to have to go back to work.

If the dad was working, he wouldn't have had time to give his son bad advice.
 
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Tennessee wasn’t trying to lower his payments. Everything here starts and ends with the Iamaleavas. Period. Have fun when you lose to Utah.
 
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