‘23 LSU transfer OT Zalance Heard (Tennessee)

[LaagerVol]

We've come so far from the days when Eric Berry was gonna pay tuition.

I heard Eric Berry is bankrolling our NIL so essentially he is pay all the tuition. Tifwiw

 

[Golf freak]

Love you guys and gals,but I'm out of this thread until I see commit beside his name to whomever it might be.

 

[85SugarVol]

Which OL class do you all think is better?

98
96
91
89
80

Vs

94
93
91
90
88
87

You take the top end talent.

1st one.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Heard anything yet?

 

[Jackcrevol]

Love you guys and gals,but I'm out of this thread until I see commit beside his name to whomever it might be.

announcement

 

[Ratvol]

Love you guys and gals,but I'm out of this thread until I see commit beside his name to whomever it might be.

Well crap. We’ll never reach 200 pages now. Dang it

 

[butchna]

Love you guys and gals,but I'm out of this thread until I see commit beside his name to whomever it might be.

Just says “Tennessee” nowadays.

 

[85SugarVol]

Tend to agree as the top-end is better. But like the breadth of #2 otoh

If we assume there was a OL class the year prior, and an OL class coming after, then the breadth is less appealing imo.

2 bonafide Blue Chips and a quality 4 Star, supplemented by a couple high 3 Stars every cycle?

That’s a recipe for building a great OL. Granted you have a quality OL Coach to mold them, which I believe we have.

 

[85SugarVol]

Why would you part with any of your dough if you didn’t have to?

Not saying he should or would.

But even if they offered him 2x the value of the scholarship in additional annual cash payments (so he’s netting out more dough) -

There is still a very real caste system amongst athletes and whether they are Scholarship, Preferred, or Walk-on. Different rights and privileges, and status.

Though I suppose that could fade away as NIL continues to take root and changes things.

 

[CAVPUT]

I’m to the point I want to see the pictures of them in cap & gown walking across stage after 4 years for me to believe…

No chance this kid is here that long. If...IF...he wears orange next year, that's all we can count on.

 

[NighthawkVol]

No chance this kid is here that long. If...IF...he wears orange next year, that's all we can count on.

He can’t go pro for 2 more years if that’s what you’re saying. I highly doubt he’d transfer again if he performs.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Not saying he should or would.

But even if they offered him 2x the value of the scholarship in additional annual cash payments (so he’s netting out more dough) -

There is still a very real caste system amongst athletes and whether they are Scholarship, Preferred, or Walk-on. Different rights and privileges, and status.

Though I suppose that could fade away as NIL continues to take root and changes things.

Great points. Many don’t realize this. But as you say, we may see it start to fade.

 

[VAVol85]

They still want a guard. And one more DB.

Definitely not in the know, but that is what I would be looking for. Not sure how they feel about Vyson, but an interior lineman who could play some center in a pinch would be a bonus.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

The 85 limit is strictly scholarships. I'd assume you could just call them a walk-on and save a spot.

Up to 105 I think. Unless that changed when I was not looking.

 

[SweetasSoda]

But we need some sort of announcement to trigger us to start posting Boom! gifs!

And so we can move on to worrying over other positions!

 

[SweetasSoda]

We've come so far from the days when Eric Berry was gonna pay tuition.

Are you sure he isn’t paying for him?

 

[SweetasSoda]

I heard Eric Berry is bankrolling our NIL so essentially he is pay all the tuition. Tifwiw

I knew it!

 

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

Why would you part with any of your dough if you didn’t have to?

Just structure the deal differently. He still gets what he's supposed to but add tuition on top. Basically the same thing as a scholarship.

 

[butchna]

Just structure the deal differently. He still gets what he's supposed to but add tuition on top. Basically the same thing as a scholarship.

I understand, but being human, I know we hate writing those checks of our own accord.

 

[volKano]

Just structure the deal differently. He still gets what he's supposed to but add tuition on top. Basically the same thing as a scholarship.

As posted earlier. There are added perks for scholarship athletes.

 

[Devo182]

If we assume there was a OL class the year prior, and an OL class coming after, then the breadth is less appealing imo.

2 bonafide Blue Chips and a quality 4 Star, supplemented by a couple high 3 Stars every cycle?

That’s a recipe for building a great OL. Granted you have a quality OL Coach to mold them, which I believe we have.

Agree that class was probably better overall.

Still think this class, if Heard commits, is really good given our development ability.

 

[Smokey'sHandler]

He committed to the coaches last Wednesday night and agreed to his NIL deal Thursday. He isn’t taking any visits. No other school thinks they have a chance. Everyone has accepted that he’s coming here except this board. I’m not sure what kind of announcement there will be, but he’ll be sitting in class next week in Knoxville, and wearing an orange shirt on Saturdays next Fall.

I’m kind of hoping he doesn’t make an announcement now. I have a lot of respect for this kid keeping it low key in an era where it’s all about me and the show.

Mad props to Heard and I will really be pulling for him to ball out here.

 

[tn4elvis]

The 85 limit is strictly scholarships. I'd assume you could just call them a walk-on and save a spot.

That’s kind of what I was thinking too

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Come on home bud.

 

[matt_mccoy19]

Come on home bud.

I read that as he was going to Mizzou from the top of the screenshot and I was about to get scared