‘23 FL OT Francis Mauigoa (Miami commit)

[CornbreadVol]

I hope Miami somehow finds a way to not make a bowl game in that weak ass excuse for a conference.

 

[VolGee4]

Yuppp. Keep giving to the university, eff this dark money that has only landed one recruit.

It’s landed more than one…they just don’t have the war chest that Ruiz has.

 

[Jackcrevol]

well. we can get her to call us back, but still hard for us to close. this is so dumb.

 

[AstonRoyal]

You gotta give this staff credit for getting as far as they have with people like Tate and Mauigoa.To not even be in these recruitment until the 11th hour and legit have a shot in itself is amazing but shows were building something special.Give it another year and these are the types of recruiting battles will win on the regular..Just gotta have faith and patience

That’s like giving credit to the team that hangs around the game but ultimately loses. Heupel’s gotta be a better closer with these top recruits.

 

[Wickman]

AP doesn’t know all man…think clearly. Cristobal played OL, Coached OL, had been recruiting him for years at Oregon.

The only shot we had was Nico and NIL.

Far and away leader until it’s clearly reported Miami throws a much better NIL deal at him but sure, it’s about that long relationship

 

[volbeast33]

Again, no point in recruiting IMG while Niedermeyer is there

Bc we missed on two 5*…. How many 5* have we pulled in the past from there?

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

So am I still crazy for thinking Echols commitment today could be to soften the Francis news?

No one knew a week ago. I bet they were hoping for a couple huge booms today.

 

[Big Orange#1]

Spyre and our “rich boosters” suck

 

[DaddyChad]

Pretty clear AP doesn’t always know

He’s been led astray more than once

Up until very recently Miami wasn’t even in the running. Hard to let go of the five star dream when you were in front for so long.

 

[Skullbone]

Losing to Ohio or Alabama or Georgia is to be expected. Losing to Miami is a bad sign. A very bad sign imo. After this I have no confidence closing with any blue chip players this year. Heup will have to win this year to do better. I just hope we can keep Nico when it's time to sign the papers at this point.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Yall its not about relationships anymore...its all about the money. Its the only reason we got Nico and the reason we lost out on Tate and Mauigoa. I mean for god sakes the one coach at OSU pretty much told Tate that he wouldnt be a first round pick if he went anywhere else....then the kid turns around and goes there.

 

[Southeastern VFL]

Nico has to be frustrated

As much as you don't want to think about this it does really make you wonder if he is having 2nd thoughts. Because when he committed there was a feel of momentum there and it is gone. I hope he is not and I hope he is a sure thing but you have to wonder.

 

[VolGee4]

Far and away leader until it’s clearly reported Miami throws a much better NIL deal at him but sure, it’s about that long relationship

Not sure the Miami offer was new…that’s been known for a bit.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

This isn’t on Heupel, but Spyre/the university gotta pick up the funding. We cannot be losing bidding battles like this or we will fall even further behind what we already are fast.

Need to hear the what the bid was. I am sure they have a max bid in mind for these guys. IF IF IF it is just a money thing, it ain't over till he signs... still plenty of time to flip if we can justify a better offer, but that might not be how we want to spend our money.

 

[DaddyChad]

Spyre and our “rich boosters” suck

I mean we’ve only got the best QB commit we’ve had in a couple of decades. Some of you guys need to slow down on the day drinking.

 

[berryvol]

It’s landed more than one…they just don’t have the war chest that Ruiz has.

Glad we’re ponying up our NIL for all these three stars!!

 

[A Typical Vol Fan]

Okay seriously though, some of y’all need to get a damn grip. Even if this 17 year old chose to go to Miami solely because of the NIL, can you blame him? You probably would’ve done the same thing. I know it hurts us as fans, but for the love of all that is holy leave the kid alone

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Losing to Ohio or Alabama or Georgia is to be expected. Losing to Miami is a bad sign. A very bad sign imo. After this I have no confidence closing with any blue chip players this year. Heup will have to win this year to do better. I just hope we can keep Nico when it's time to sign the papers at this point.

Except Miami has been landing studs lately and throwing around millions. It isn’t just about prestige anymore.

They just took a corner from UGA too.

 

[Volfan1000]

But not surprising. Another so called "VOL Lock" bites the dust.

Callahan said on The Sports Source yesterday in segment 2 that this guy was not in the boat for sure.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Fact is, we just gotta win on the field this Fall. It’s imperative.

 

[99gator]

Lol Florida has waaay bigger issues than we do.

Based on what?

 

[lilesrt]

Good luck to the kid in Miami. He wants to be there. Let’s go get us a player who wants to wear the orange and white. Go Vols!

 

[TexasVolDaddy]

No, we shouldn’t give them credit for ALMOST landing two five stars. At the end of the day they couldn’t get the job done and that’s what matters. Spyre turns out to be a joke and we got lucky getting Nico, without him, what does our class look like?

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Glad we’re ponying up our NIL for all these three stars!!

Troll

 

[Voltime123]

Tell me you don’t think fans making normal amounts of money can outbid a billionaire. That’s what you can tell me

Buddy you are the one complaining we can’t close…