For those trying to make sense of the Nico situation

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vol24/7/365 said:
I agree but do they think he can carry the whole team on his back and control the defense too? He can’t snap the ball to himself. I just think it’s asinine to go from a top ten football program to nobody UCLA team. I really do think the whole situation is sad
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Agree. I truly believe the family thought they could hold Tennessee hostage and would get what they wanted. They clearly underestimated both those involved with the Tennessee athletic department and the Volunteer fan base.
 
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College football has become comparable to employment and as is the case in most professions I'm familiar with, moving companies is the surefire way to advance in pay. Is that best for the player's personal career advancement and future earnings potential? There's no certainty except the money now. An injury can end it all in any chosen scenario and money now has substantial upside.

As a society, our "acceptable" standard of living is more expensive than prior generations. Inflation, resource scarcity, and the exponentially growing divide between the have's and have-not's of our world are going to result in the vast majority of these young men choosing money now, and who are we to blame them? I love where I work but if for example, someone offered to double my pay for the same or better benefits & doing the same job, I'm gone. I dare someone on here to lie and say they wouldn't, meanwhile some are griping on here out the other side of their mouths about "loyalty" and whether someone is a "VFL" or not LOL.
 
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GBOplayer said:
Nick is from California. The only reason he committed to play at UT is because of the $8 million NIL deal that he had. I would assume this situation is similar to the Lane Kiffin situation in that playing college in California is his ideal choice…so when the opportunity came up, his heart and true desire was to play at UCLA (close to home). I think this was in the works for a while which is why his brother recommitted from UCLA and unexpectedly signed with Arkansas. Nico and his folks had already saw this opportunity to come back home and play in CA. Basically Nico and his folks saw this as an opportunity to ask for more money, if UT agreed, then he would be fine staying, otherwise he would just come back home to his dream school. You can’t blame the kid for following his heart.
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That’s ridiculous. UCLA became his “dream school” after a bunch of others turned him down. Last team standing. The only “dream” for him and Daddy was to make as much money as possible.
 
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He's damaged goods the rest of his life. How damaged? When your people contact Tulane to play there and Tulane says, "Nah dude we're good." you're effed in the a the rest of your life.
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
College football has become comparable to employment and as is the case in most professions I'm familiar with, moving companies is the surefire way to advance in pay. Is that best for the player's personal career advancement and future earnings potential? There's no certainty except the money now. An injury can end it all in any chosen scenario and money now has substantial upside.

As a society, our "acceptable" standard of living is more expensive than prior generations. Inflation, resource scarcity, and the exponentially growing divide between the have's and have-not's of our world are going to result in the vast majority of these young men choosing money now, and who are we to blame them? I love where I work but if for example, someone offered to double my pay for the same or better benefits & doing the same job, I'm gone. I dare someone on here to lie and say they wouldn't, meanwhile some are griping on here out the other side of their mouths about "loyalty" and whether someone is a "VFL" or not LOL.
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Sure, I'd take double. But I would expect to be ridiculed for saying I was offered double, while claiming it to not be about money, and then ending up with less than I was making. And possibly have a worsened career path in a more deficient environment, which was my claimed reason for leaving.

Dare anyone to say they wouldn't expect to be laughed at.
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
College football has become comparable to employment and as is the case in most professions I'm familiar with, moving companies is the surefire way to advance in pay. Is that best for the player's personal career advancement and future earnings potential? There's no certainty except the money now. An injury can end it all in any chosen scenario and money now has substantial upside.

As a society, our "acceptable" standard of living is more expensive than prior generations. Inflation, resource scarcity, and the exponentially growing divide between the have's and have-not's of our world are going to result in the vast majority of these young men choosing money now, and who are we to blame them? I love where I work but if for example, someone offered to double my pay for the same or better benefits & doing the same job, I'm gone. I dare someone on here to lie and say they wouldn't, meanwhile some are griping on here out the other side of their mouths about "loyalty" and whether someone is a "VFL" or not LOL.
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That's not at all what happened. What happened is you underperformed last year and you went to your boss after your mediocre annual appraisal and told him to double your salary. Then you without advance notice, didn't go to work the next day and skipped the big corporate presentation you've been preparing two months for.
 
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ZZ13 said:
That's not at all what happened. What happened is you underperformed last year and you went to your boss after your mediocre annual appraisal and told him to double your salary. Then you without advance notice, didn't go to work the next day and skipped the big corporate presentation you've been preparing two months for.
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And somehow will land an offer making more $.
 
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GBOplayer said:
Nick is from California. The only reason he committed to play at UT is because of the $8 million NIL deal that he had. I would assume this situation is similar to the Lane Kiffin situation in that playing college in California is his ideal choice…so when the opportunity came up, his heart and true desire was to play at UCLA (close to home). I think this was in the works for a while which is why his brother recommitted from UCLA and unexpectedly signed with Arkansas. Nico and his folks had already saw this opportunity to come back home and play in CA. Basically Nico and his folks saw this as an opportunity to ask for more money, if UT agreed, then he would be fine staying, otherwise he would just come back home to his dream school. You can’t blame the kid for following his heart.
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You are insane.
 
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Delmar said:
That’s ridiculous. UCLA became his “dream school” after a bunch of others turned him down. Last team standing. The only “dream” for him and Daddy was to make as much money as possible.
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And add to that, there are rumblings that Daddy may have fed the UCLA “commitment” to Colin Cowherd in order to coax other schools to get in the game. That may not have worked either.
 
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How does pure speculation help us understand? I don’t think it’s complicated.
His Dad is a greedy liar who is also a helicopter Dad. It’s that simple. Seems like all connected sources agree on this.
 
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None of it doesn't make sense. Nico and his camp wanted upwards of 4 mil and UT told him to get with. He did. Very easy to follow. There's no big mystery. We don't need Matlock to crack the case.
 
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molsen81 said:
Nico and Troy Aikman in negotiations for his #8. Trying to get Nico to shave his mustache and cut his hair.
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Budweiser in talks with Nico to revise the old Leon can't do it all commercials . I could also see Nico hawking his own brand of Nico flip flops.
 
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It will actually be interesting to hear from Nico, when he grows up. Did he like CJH? He gave him a game ball after Ok. Did he like Volnation? In all seriousness, he was average. I think we all thought he would or at least could be better. But, we are where we are? Go Vols!
 
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OrangeBeachVol said:
Nico's Dad probably had to beg UCLA to take him and for less $. No dream team here, it was desperate last attempt at face saving. How did that heart following work out for Lane K.
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After taxes, Nico will probably be taking home 800 to 900k. So about 1/3 of what he was getting at UT. Is that a “dream” destination or is it a “nightmare”?
 
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GBOplayer said:
Nick is from California. The only reason he committed to play at UT is because of the $8 million NIL deal that he had. I would assume this situation is similar to the Lane Kiffin situation in that playing college in California is his ideal choice…so when the opportunity came up, his heart and true desire was to play at UCLA (close to home). I think this was in the works for a while which is why his brother recommitted from UCLA and unexpectedly signed with Arkansas. Nico and his folks had already saw this opportunity to come back home and play in CA. Basically Nico and his folks saw this as an opportunity to ask for more money, if UT agreed, then he would be fine staying, otherwise he would just come back home to his dream school. You can’t blame the kid for following his heart.
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Don't drink before posting. 🍺
 
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OrangeTsar said:
After taxes, Nico will probably be taking home 800 to 900k. So about 1/3 of what he was getting at UT. Is that a “dream” destination or is it a “nightmare”?
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Thamel was saying it’s shocking how emphatic the reactions are to Nico. Said he asked several teams to judge interest or market etc. Said usually people will say no or not interested but people are saying oh hell no or don’t want that anywhere near our culture or lockerroom.
 
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