Nico not at practice today

#578
#578
amavol2 said:
Nico is the best qb on the roster, coaches play the best players. Coaches want to win, keep their job. People wanting to cut bait with Nico, do not want the best for this team. Everyone wants the most money for what they do, why shouldn’t Nico get all he can get?
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You have to earn it. He hasn’t. He already had a contract, so honor it and go make your money in the nfl, if you think you are good enough. And he obviously doesn’t think he is going to make an nfl roster, so he’s trying to bilk Tennessee out of it.
 
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#581
#581
Voluble2 said:
My understanding is that NIL deal cannot have buyout clauses and performance rewards.

These are not employment contracts.
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Well, that’s where this needs to go and we need to get there by all legal means necessary. These NIL agreements absolutely need to include the interests of the Universities/Athletic Programs. They are essentially employment contracts because the courts ruled that the athletes are essentially employees, have they not? So, how does this get codified going forward? At some point the NIL collectives and athletic programs will have to, in some way, get all married up and be considered different divisions of a single entity. Not necessarily concerned about performance, but we do need to square redshirting and/or choosing to sit out games where by the collectives may claw back a prorated amount of their NIL pay for that given season. There is so much wrong with how this operates now.
 
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#582
#582
Unless something comes out at the 11th hour that cools off the fire that’s raging, he’s gone. And good riddance, because this is the kind of thing that can destroy a team if you cave to this kind of family-driven greed and extortion. You let him come back after this stunt, watch a bunch of other guys walk knowing that we caved to it and overpaid while the rest of the roster gets scraps or nothing at all.

Plus, skipping practice? Ridiculous. Not much of a man (or his daddy for that matter) to condone that kind of stunt. I think this was the plan along, get rich off Tennessee and keep these stunts going to get more $$$$ for average results.
 
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#584
#584
amavol2 said:
Nico is the best qb on the roster, coaches play the best players. Coaches want to win, keep their job. People wanting to cut bait with Nico, do not want the best for this team. Everyone wants the most money for what they do, why shouldn’t Nico get all he can get?
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First, he signed a NIL deal his sr yr in high school.

2nd, Last yr was his first true season playing QB at TN.

3rd, TN went to court and fought for Nico which allowed him to play and yes, helped TN, too.

4th, TN renegotiated again during the winter, raising his 2mil to 2.2-2.5. He agreed and all was well.

So now he wants more money, again! He signed two contracts - two. Professional athletes play out their first 2-3 yrs of a contract. Yet, Nico wants more money after playing one yr? And after two different NIL deals?

A no show at practice. No notice, text, call, etc.

And, the O&W game is tomorrow. Fans are coming into town to watch . Inexcusable!
 
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#590
#590
Here is my 2 cents:

Nico took all of the 1st team reps during the spring and now wants to renegotiate. This is total BS! He could have moved on earlier and let Merk or GMac battle it out for the job. I just don’t see a path forward for Nico to return now.

If he returns the boo birds will be waiting if he doesn’t perform.

I know we needed WRs but the timing here is making this so much harder to deal with.
 
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#600
DooleyOrangePants said:
Unless something comes out at the 11th hour that cools off the fire that’s raging, he’s gone. And good riddance, because this is the kind of thing that can destroy a team if you cave to this kind of family-driven greed and extortion. You let him come back after this stunt, watch a bunch of other guys walk knowing that we caved to it and overpaid while the rest of the roster gets scraps or nothing at all.

Plus, skipping practice? Ridiculous. Not much of a man (or his daddy for that matter) to condone that kind of stunt. I think this was the plan along, get rich off Tennessee and keep these stunts going to get more $$$$ for average results.
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Agreed, this is not a dead program ( see Colorado) see ya later son.
 
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