Is this true?

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dduncan4163 said:
Seriously this would be beyond stupid. He's a RS Freshman and if he was fine sitting behind Nico why is it an issue now? Why is he suddenly afraid of competition? Joey just arrived on campus and Huep hasn't named him starter yet. The only thing I could think is he's trying to get a raise.

Fact is if he leaves now so be it. We got Joey and GMAC and we can go find depth in the portal
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Maybe he is afraid there will not really be competition, or maybe Jake is getting more nil than he is. Or maybe its just not true at all. I sure hope its not true.
 
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DaddyChad said:
I mean who can tell these days but I feel this is FOS. Would be very dumb to transfer now. He has more of a chance to be QB1 than he did a couple of weeks ago. Make no mistake they would like Aguilar to win QB1 but that’s by no means a guarantee. Merk could win the start and never look back.
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I will be surprised if Merklinger isnt QB1 this season.
 
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Oldvoldad said:
I will be surprised if he IS. He is the middle guy between extremely high rated recruits. (Nico - Brandon)
With the exception of Ty Simpson at bubba. This usually ends up a guy that transfers.
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We gotta long way to go until Brandon signs on the dotted line in today's world, especially with the way things have been going.
 
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madbamahater said:
If true, the Vols have gone from one of the hottest programs and a 10-2 season and playoff birth to no one wants to play quarterback here anymore in just weeks. Tell me how this happens in any scenario.

Could there be something going on with the staff behind the scenes? Is the OC trash and folks don't want to play for him? Is the lack of WRs and quality OL the issue? I could see any number of these being reasons.....
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I’d say it was timing more than anything else. Throw in the fact that we don’t have any proven playmakers makes it harder for an established QB to walk away from his current team to join the Vols. And, would you really want anyone that would? Wasn’t one of th knocks on Nico a lack of leadership?
 
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madbamahater said:
Why does no one want to play QB at UT all of a sudden?
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OL turned over, WR group thin and unproven, QB coach, Heupel system has been solved, short time to learn it and develop timing while facing SEC defenses. Probably more but I need more coffee before my brain is fully awake.
 
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I don't think that is true and someone just trolling, Portal is about to close, so who will pick him up this late anyway other than a below mid.
If he did enter then he's dumb as a sack of rocks unless some team is willing to pay him crazy money but let's be real who is paying that for a unproven RSF QB with no real playing time that wasn't a 5* top 5 in class QB.
Take off the orange shaded glasses for a minute and let's be honest. Merk didn't show a whole lot when he got a few snaps last season and from what I saw of the O&W game he didn't look ready there either other than the one pass to Matthews. He was already slated to sit this season and Joey on has this season so nothing has really changed for Merk. He's been in the system for a year so you'd think he'd welcome the challenge in that he has a leg up on Joey in that regard but again I think that was just click bait
 
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DaddyChad said:
I mean who can tell these days but I feel this is FOS. Would be very dumb to transfer now. He has more of a chance to be QB1 than he did a couple of weeks ago. Make no mistake they would like Aguilar to win QB1 but that’s by no means a guarantee. Merk could win the start and never look back.
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I mean put yourself in his shoes. He knows Mac is the future and next year what we have coming in. Then you work your tail off and from what I’ve seen looks decent. Next day you come in and they get a raggedy transfer that they literally want to win the starting job. If heup believed in merk he wouldn’t be looking around. I would transfer if I was him for sure. Go start somewhere like unlv or Ohio ya know
 
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SIAP, but Aguilar wont be here till the summer. It was said yesterday that he has to finish at UCLA first. Same with Nico. So, it would be pretty hard to declare him the startetr till he gets on campus and starts to practice. I would believe Merk has the advantage right now.
 
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Seeing how the Nico fiasco worked out, it would be beyond stupid to go in the portal. Nothing that has occurred thus far has changed Merk’s opportunity except make it better. No program would lose a starting Qb & not attempt to bring in another to replace them.
 
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Look at Mitch Kramer's X account. He's a goofy student making stuff up. He wants attention and he's getting it for making this up. Quit believing everything some goober puts on the internet.
 
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Isn't the portal window about to close like in the next day or so? If this is true that gives him next to no time to find a new team I would think. But everything is so crazy now though so who knows 🤷‍♂️
 
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LBKvol said:
I mean put yourself in his shoes. He knows Mac is the future and next year what we have coming in. Then you work your tail off and from what I’ve seen looks decent. Next day you come in and they get a raggedy transfer that they literally want to win the starting job. If heup believed in merk he wouldn’t be looking around. I would transfer if I was him for sure. Go start somewhere like unlv or Ohio ya know
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Terrible take. We needed a third QB on the roster for depth just like we need multiple DT's, offensive guards, etc. Can you imagine going into a season with only two running backs? Merk would be a fool to leave.......
 
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OffTackleVol said:
Terrible take. We needed a third QB on the roster for depth just like we need multiple DT's, offensive guards, etc. Can you imagine going into a season with only two running backs? Merk would be a fool to leave.......
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Terrible take 😂😂 why would merk want to be here and be just a backup. Dude is too talented for that. Just because you want him here he is gonna go where he can play plain and simple and bringing in someone means you obviously don’t trust what you have. Why do you think so many qbs transfer including the one we just got. Because Nico will start for them. Duuhhhhhhhh
 
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CAVPUT said:
OL turned over, WR group thin and unproven, QB coach, Heupel system has been solved, short time to learn it and develop timing while facing SEC defenses. Probably more but I need more coffee before my brain is fully awake.
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We should just cancel the program and use the resources for fencing. It’s all over.
 
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LBKvol said:
Terrible take 😂😂 why would merk want to be here and be just a backup. Dude is too talented for that. Just because you want him here he is gonna go where he can play plain and simple and bringing in someone means you obviously don’t trust what you have. Why do you think so many qbs transfer including the one we just got. Because Nico will start for them. Duuhhhhhhhh
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Who says he's gonna be a back up? You never played organized sports, did you?
 
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OffTackleVol said:
Who says he's gonna be a back up? You never played organized sports, did you?
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Yeah I played football and basketball here in Texas, a lot more talent then where you are from im sure. But you are a hell of a keyboard warrior
 
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