'25 QB transfer prospects (Joey Aguilar)

[LittleVol]

But how much better is Merk than GMac?

I’m not sure he is. GMAC looked legit in the spring game where is Merk looked serviceable to good.

I know Merk is a competitor and this is his chance to start his legacy earlier.

 

[LouderVol]

its a spring game yall. I thought we learned our lesson about buying into those too much. JG always looked good, Hooker looked bad enough where they brought in Milton. who was that scrambling back up QB everyone always wanted to play under Pruitt?

 

[miket4god]

its a spring game yall. I thought we learned our lesson about buying into those too much. JG always looked good, Hooker looked bad enough where they brought in Milton. who was that scrambling back up QB everyone always wanted to play under Pruitt?

Brian Maurer. He was fairly serviceable until he got his bell rung against Miss St.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Brian Maurer. He was fairly serviceable until he got his bell rung against Miss St.

Maurer also started well against Bama before he got his bell rung again.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Brian Maurer. He was fairly serviceable until he got his bell rung against Miss St.

Fairly serviceable? Is this a nice way of saying he sucked because he did suck.

 

[rockytop25]

 

[T2P_Priceless]

We gonna merge the Joey threads or nah?

 

[NighthawkVol]

Nico relied on his gifts to make plays under pressure. Not sure where you get that from, but, I recall of all the things in the World he made some plays in some big moments. Now, did he **** the bed in some key situations? Yes. But he was also a RS Freshman.

Lets stop pretending that Nico wasnt talented. He made us some plays.

Now, we know he was NOT a leader, self absorbed, and couldnt handle conflict - hence the cowardly manner he handled things.

The emotional maturity is key for a QB who is the battle captain.

One thing to remember with the Bryce Young comparison…we keep saying Nico was just a RS Freshman in 2024. But he only got a redshirt because the NCAA recently implemented a rule that you can play 4 games and a bowl without burning the redshirt.

Applying the same rules that existed when Young was at Alabama, Nico was actually a true sophomore in 2024. Just like Young was a true sophomore in 2021 after only attempting 22 passes as a freshman. Nico attempted 45 his true freshman season.

So both were in their second years in 2021 and 2024 and Nico had attempted twice as many passes going into it. He was actually more experienced due to getting the bowl game as a freebie. The difference? Bryce Young won the Heisman. Nico was an average QB who ran out of bounds as time expired against Arkansas and kept Florida and Alabama in the game with awful misses of wide open bombs.

 

[Samthebam]

One thing to remember with the Bryce Young comparison…we keep saying Nico was just a RS Freshman in 2024. But he only got a redshirt because the NCAA recently implemented a rule that you can play 4 games and a bowl without burning the redshirt.

Applying the same rules that existed when Young was at Alabama, Nico was actually a true sophomore in 2024. Just like Young was a true sophomore in 2021 after only attempting 22 passes as a freshman. Nico attempted 45 his true freshman season.

So both were in their second years in 2021 and 2024 and Nico had attempted twice as many passes going into it. He was actually more experienced due to getting the bowl game as a freebie. The difference? Bryce Young won the Heisman. Nico was an average QB who ran out of bounds as time expired against Arkansas and kept Florida and Alabama in the game with awful misses of wide open bombs.

Great point!

 

[sammy80]

No, I just comment here without watching.

Seems like you do…..comment without watching or thinking…don’t know which in your case

 

[LittleVol]

One thing to remember with the Bryce Young comparison…we keep saying Nico was just a RS Freshman in 2024. But he only got a redshirt because the NCAA recently implemented a rule that you can play 4 games and a bowl without burning the redshirt.

Applying the same rules that existed when Young was at Alabama, Nico was actually a true sophomore in 2024. Just like Young was a true sophomore in 2021 after only attempting 22 passes as a freshman. Nico attempted 45 his true freshman season.

So both were in their second years in 2021 and 2024 and Nico had attempted twice as many passes going into it. He was actually more experienced due to getting the bowl game as a freebie. The difference? Bryce Young won the Heisman. Nico was an average QB who ran out of bounds as time expired against Arkansas and kept Florida and Alabama in the game with awful misses of wide open bombs.

He wasn’t a Heisman by a long shot.

But he was also a kid that put up almost 3,000 total yards and 22 TDs.

I dare say Gaston Moore wouldn’t have done that. We don’t get to the playoffs without Nico.
His 15 yard run for the 1st down against Alabama kept the drive alive in a crucial time of the game when momentum waa swinging in their favor. That run and the Brooks INT were two of the most critical of that game.

His running allowed us to break the game open vs Vandy and NC State whom we were struggling with.

No I don’t think his play was worth 2 million a season, but he wasn’t some massive bust.

Statistically he had the best freshman season ever at Tennessee.
And are we really comparing him to a kid who won the Heisman and put up 500 yards and 4 TDS against Tennessee in Knoxville?

 

[NighthawkVol]

He wasn’t a Heisman by a long shot.

But he was also a kid that put up almost 3,000 total yards and 22 TDs.

I dare say Gaston Moore wouldn’t have done that. We don’t get to the playoffs without Nico.
His 15 yard run for the 1st down against Alabama kept the drive alive in a crucial time of the game when momentum waa swinging in their favor. That run and the Brooks INT were two of the most critical of that game.

His running allowed us to break the game open vs Vandy and NC State whom we were struggling with.

No I don’t think his play was worth 2 million a season, but he wasn’t some massive bust.

Statistically he had the best freshman season ever at Tennessee.
And are we really comparing him to a kid who won the Heisman and put up 500 yards and 4 TDS against Tennessee in Knoxville?

Yes. Many have. And there’s no comparison. That’s my point.

He wasn’t a bust. But he wasn’t an irreplaceable star. And while he made some nice plays to help win some games, he also had to overcome some bad misses. If he hits half of the wide open deep shots last year, we beat Bama and Florida easily. We should’ve put 42+ on Bama.

I thought he had a bright future. It sucks the way he left. But his 2024 production can be replaced…even surpassed.