QB Joey Aguilar commits to UT from portal

[Arrested Devolopment]

Welp if he wins QB1 and stats are better

I'm enjoying the symmetry.

 

[stolitonic]

Oh so Nico and friends f****d him over, too? The gift that keeps on giving.

Believe Aguilar took a receiver to UCLA with him from Boone.

Wonder what his status is

You gotta admit, moving from Boone to LA only to end up 150 miles up the road is pretty crazy

 

[VAVol85]

Word outta Arkansas is they’re glad. The kid supposedly sucks.

As my mother in law says “marry one and you have to put up with the whole damn family”. I got lucky, not so sure about UCLA.

 

[igotworms]

Well, we blew that about as badly as it could be blown.

Well if anyone in here knows about blowing it appears to be you

 

[CAVPUT]

Tennessee just did the most hilarious thing possible. LFGBO!!!

Hilarious, yes, but it's really the only move they could have made. No way they were going to find anything better at this late date. Wonder how the WRs in the portal will perceive this move? Rhetorical. Geez. Can't really wrap my head around this.

 

[BruisedOrange]

I feel like UCLA owes us draft picks or expiring contracts or something.

Well, they have both of Big Nic's boys now, so they certainly owe us nothing in karma.

 

[Volholic]

Soon

 

[C-south]

Believe Aguilar took a receiver to UCLA with him from Boone.

Wonder what his status is

You gotta admit, moving from Boone to LA only to end up 150 miles up the road is pretty crazy

I think the qb is from Cali

 

[JCHateSteve]

Well, they have both of Big Nic's boys now, so they certainly owe us nothing in karma.

The younger one is going to UCLA too?

 

[dobre_shunka]

Again...they didn't take Nico to be an backup...But some are saying this APP State QB will start at UT. He left because he knew he had no chance at UCLA. He will be an insurance policy here to Merk and Mac will redshirt.

Why redshirt MacIntyre with Faizon coming next year? Play everyone some and see who has the best performance

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Not convinced he's better than Merklinger. Lots of turnovers.

Yesh
He still has to compete for the starting job.

 

[AllMidSouth65]

Mac has the best future IMO among any of these three qb we are discussing. Watched some quality throws from him in High School and have high hope for him to stay with the Vols and prosper

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[BruisedOrange]

Why redshirt MacIntyre with Faizon coming next year? Play everyone some and see who has the best performance

The system is/was set up like rotating crops. When Heupel recruits a QB, he lays out for them the plan where there's competition every year, there's a top QB coming in every year, and you're mentored and practiced until--at the worst--your senior year you ball out and take calls on draft day.

But the competition is real every season, so if you're good enough to start your junior year, so be it.

It's the best compromise between preparation and execution. Unless a boneheaded father screws up the roster, you get to take the field and show your talent at the height of your college development.

 

[Vol737]

 

[livefaith]

Just watched Matt be great. He thinks Aguilar will be good for the Vols. The video looks good hitting deep ball.

Could you explain what you mean by hitting the deep ball? I'm not familiar w that concept.

 

[LargeOrange1]

So...we take a QB from a bad football team that UCLA didn't want in exchange for our starting QB coming off a playoff team? And this is suppose to be a good thing?

Tell us about your college coaching career and how you would have handled this "Freako" situation....

 

[TheVolunteer002]

If he gets the ball out of his hands quickly, and is moderately accurate, he'll be successful.

 

[LargeOrange1]

When we go 7-5 next year, we can all feel better knowing we didn't go after a better qb because it was the unethical thing to do.

Hard to believe this was the best we could do.... Lord, I hope I'm wrong.

Is it your "gut" telling you or are you relying on your years of college coaching and talent evaluating?

 

[jsc1973]

Again...they didn't take Nico to be an backup...But some are saying this APP State QB will start at UT. He left because he knew he had no chance at UCLA. He will be an insurance policy here to Merk and Mac will redshirt.

That's right. He had no chance at UCLA because whoever is paying Nico is going to want to see a return on their investment.

That doesn't mean Aguilar isn't good. In fact, let's be real about this. Nico never ran the offense as well as it could be run, we all know that. Maybe this guy can.

 

[OldVolMan]

I only watched about half of this video of his “highlights” against Clemson.
He could not complete a pass over 10/15 yards and almost threw several interceptions.

WATCH: Highlights From QB Joey Aguilar After Report That He Is Headed to Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

Check out highlights from quarterback Joey Aguilar after the announcement that he is reportedly heading to Tennessee.

www.rockytopinsider.com

 

[KTrain]

I hope it works out, but Hooker was Pruitt's recruit, as were the wide receivers and offensive line. It has not looked the same since his players are left.

3 messages you joined just for this thread sounds like you want Cornbread and his 3 wins back.

 

[VolBallGuy]

Yeah.

We have saved a ton of money, but our QB room is not as strong imo.

Nico?

 

[Tnphil]

Tell us about your college coaching career and how you would have handled this "Freako" situation....

He might be brought in for a backup...Not a starter that some are making him out to be. He's an insurance policy and we didn't want a true freshman as a backup. We wasn't bringing in a topnotch starter. There wasn't any out there in the first place.

 

[tim]

Makes me wonder about that Arky loss last year.

 

[Lifeofvols8811]

Idk why I’m supposed to be excited about about this! So we recruit the same level as ucla now