How long have they known?

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wrangler said:
That's interesting. But regardless of what his father said to do, Nico's a man, is responsible for making his choices to skip practice and not answer calls, and is the one who has to deal with the consequences.
And he's also responsible for the actions of his father and his agent as his representatives.
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Not so sure about that. Nico probably wishes he had but I’ve read where the fathers absolutely call all the shots in the Polynesian culture and the children don’t question it. Overplayed their hand for sure.
 
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VolTom1 said:
According to the last 48 hours Nico needs his dad to come daily to change his big boy diaper... Look, the blame falls on him, if he wanted to play for us he would have told his dad or whoever to calm down and shut up
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Yep. And even if their agent did “go rogue”, Nic shouldn’t have been shopping his kid around all off season, especially if Nico himself didn’t want to leave Tennessee. FAFO
 
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VolTom1 said:
According to the last 48 hours Nico needs his dad to come daily to change his big boy diaper... Look, the blame falls on him, if he wanted to play for us he would have told his dad or whoever to calm down and shut up
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I don’t think we understand that culture. It is far more family related than we are.
 
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Delmar said:
Nico probably wishes he had but I’ve read where the fathers absolutely call all the shots in the Polynesian culture and the children don’t question it.
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I am from what you call Polynesia and I am here to tell you that is an extremely oppressive society where females are devalued to the staus of ants. This dichotomy is what f====ed our Nico up.

Or not.
 
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If you cannot contract players with NIL then players should not be allowed to have agents. A Contract requires a agent.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
This is pure damage control propaganda….deny, deny, deny…..rogue? …yeah right. It was the other guy
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I'm not an attorney but I would think if this is true Nico would have a lawsuit because the rogue agent actually damaged him financially and hurt his reputation.

It's not really passing the smell test for me.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
I'm not an attorney but I would think if this is true Nico would have a lawsuit because the rogue agent actually damaged him financially and hurt his reputation.
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He's got years to file multiple lawsuits, frivolous or meaningful or both - so if I am him, as a financial advisor, I would let this lay until this mess is out of the public consciousness - at least 24 months or longer.

Expect him to sue UT. It's the right thing to do if everything is all business. Which it is the state of college football business with all UT football players not only named Nico.
 
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VolTom1 said:
According to the last 48 hours Nico needs his dad to come daily to change his big boy diaper... Look, the blame falls on him, if he wanted to play for us he would have told his dad or whoever to calm down and shut up
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He definitely shouldn't have skipped practice if he thought there was even a remote possibility of playing for Tennessee again. You don't have to follow bad advice, even when it's coming from your dad.
 
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Random scenario here...IF Nico had lit it up last year and was the consensus Heisman front runner going into next season, and we were predicted as a legit playoff contender...would we have just quietly worked to meet his demands? Since he had not quite lived up to his hype coming in, were we just more willing to let him walk when we had some talented options behind him? I guess we'll never know, huh?
 
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Voluntarius said:
Random scenario here...IF Nico had lit it up last year and was the consensus Heisman front runner going into next season, and we were predicted as a legit playoff contender...would we have just quietly worked to meet his demands? Since he had not quite lived up to his hype coming in, were we just more willing to let him walk when we had some talented options behind him? I guess we'll never know, huh?
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Tennessee went to the playoff last year with him as QB but other than that Tennessee didn't win anything regarding conference and he did not win any type of QB awards. Tennessee kicked rocks and probably got tired of dealing with daddy and the whole deal knowing Nico is not worth what was being asked for. Hopefully we find a serviceable QB for a year or two. Go Vols.
 
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VOLLeeann said:
He's got years to file multiple lawsuits, frivolous or meaningful or both - so if I am him, as a financial advisor, I would let this lay until this mess is out of the public consciousness - at least 24 months or longer.

Expect him to sue UT. It's the right thing to do if everything is all business. Which it is the state of college football business with all UT football players not only named Nico.
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While I agree with you, I'm a bit confused as to WHAT he can sue UT for?

Seems like Spyre is the one who is gonna get the legal issues

I would wager -or at least hope-that Spyre used his ghosting planned events (if true) as the primary reason THEY terminated the contract. Most likely more established legal precedence there than the whole nebulous NIL reality.

Agree though that the Iamaleava's vs UT is pretty much guaranteed to end in court one way or another. If Nico wishes to spend whatever he has left of $1000/hr attorneys on. A lawsuit that that goes nowhere-that is on him.
 
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VOLLeeann said:
He's got years to file multiple lawsuits, frivolous or meaningful or both - so if I am him, as a financial advisor, I would let this lay until this mess is out of the public consciousness - at least 24 months or longer.

Expect him to sue UT. It's the right thing to do if everything is all business. Which it is the state of college football business with all UT football players not only named Nico.
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What can UT be sued for? I am unaware that they did not hold up the contractual end of their obligations. Same with Spyre. He got the money that was agreed to. Not getting more candy just because you think you deserve and want more candy is not a winnable lawsuit if everything already signed was being upheld.
 
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wrangler said:
That's interesting. But regardless of what his father said to do, Nico's a man, is responsible for making his choices to skip practice and not answer calls, and is the one who has to deal with the consequences.
And he's also responsible for the actions of his father and his agent as his representatives.
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Yes and thank you.
 
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BogeyVol said:
What can UT be sued for? I am unaware that they did not hold up the contractual end of their obligations. Same with Spyre. He got the money that was agreed to. Not getting more candy just because you think you deserve and want more candy is not a winnable lawsuit if everything already signed was being upheld.
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Precisely. If the rumors are accurate and he was blowing off events, it sounds like Spyre has the case for breach of contract, not Nico. Considering how outright stupid his entire camp is, especially his boneheaded "coach" dad, I'd imagine they're going to try to sue for whatever because the gravy train is going to come to an end, likely for the whole family.

They can keep making stuff up, but at the very least they have turned Nico publicly into a toxic, overrated, and spoiled child, and at worst a manipulative, lazy, and lying POS.
 
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wrangler said:
That's interesting. But regardless of what his father said to do, Nico's a man, is responsible for making his choices to skip practice and not answer calls, and is the one who has to deal with the consequences.
And he's also responsible for the actions of his father and his agent as his representatives.
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Different culture with the Polynesian family dynamic.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
How so?
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Pretty simple logic. The contract between the Agent and Nico. Or the agent was working for free? I don't think so, Tim. Authorized agent without pay or a lone ranger with or without pay or authorization. Did Nico breech his contract with Spry or not. Did he fulfill the perimeters of the requirements to make appears on the behalf of the team or institution.

Common Sense.
 
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BogeyVol said:
What can UT be sued for? I am unaware that they did not hold up the contractual end of their obligations. Same with Spyre. He got the money that was agreed to. Not getting more candy just because you think you deserve and want more candy is not a winnable lawsuit if everything already signed was being upheld.
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For one thing, when in doubt, throw legal **** against the wall and see what sticks.
 
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