Tennessee & Nico Iamaleava are in active contract negotiations ahead of the 2025 season

He just needs to go. Obviously in it only for the money, no heart in the program, no loyalty, such bullsh@@ - hit the portal and get out!

If that’s the case then 80% of our roster needs to leave considering they’re in it for the money.
 
I’m indifferent on this. I guess I hope he stays. On the other hand our offense was held to 7 or less points for entire halves most games last season. Shutout for entire halves several times.

How ever it plays out will be fine with me.
Without Sampson and our DL we would have been a 7-5 team. It wasn’t Nico winning these games. I hope he has a great season, but reality last year was Sampson and the D and not Nico. A couple of years ago it was Hooker and not the D or running game.
 
Or you could just Google SEC QBR ratings. No ones lying to you. You’re getting upset about raw mathematics. He had a replacement level season last year. I wish he had played better. I’m bringing you a tangible statistic to back it up. I didn’t even bring up intangible points like the fact that the kid is apparently a non factor in the locker room because I can’t prove that. I didn’t make the weather. I’m just reporting it. Hope that helps you on your journey.
Son I just provided you with the stats that Tennessee uses, you want to use google then by all means do so and I will just continue to stats from NCAA and cfbstats.com since they're official.



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Nothing has been substantiated but some fans are ripping our qb who led us to the playoffs in his first full season as a starter. Let’s see how this plays out but nothing so far has suggested he isn’t all vol.
 
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I've been in support of Nico through his up's and down's but... cut the bait. Take anyone that wants to walk away with you. STOP RENEGOTIATING WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T EARNED THEIR CURRENT NIL DEAL... MLB pays for what you did the prior year... we are getting raped by players that haven't done anything, ever.
My God some of y'all are such drama queens. Did you even read the article? We have this gem where he says it MAY or MAY NOT impact whether he enters the portal. Wow thanks for bringing us such in-depth details! Nowhere in the article does it say Nico is considering leaving but we have tards in here saying "ok bye!" You think his NIL deal is not going to be evaluated each year? This is likely standard for nil deals which are year to year.

Pete Nakos of On 3 reported Thursday the Volunteers and Iamaleava are undergoing "active contract negotiations ahead of the 2025 season" that may or may not "impact whether he enters the spring transfer portal."
Keep up yourself with more than the article. He already had his first year to year renegotiation. This is his second since January 1, 2025. Guess it’s an every quarter type of play so Will do it again this summer and right before the season starts.
 
If he goes....Bye. If he stays and there is no story here, great. If he stays and he is wanting more money, he had better produce in a big way or the Boo Birds will let him know. Sad but true what college sports has become.
 
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Some of yall act like he's as bad as Guarantano and Worley sheesh.

I'm not sure what world you guys think a 64% completion, 2600 yards, and a 19/5 TD/INT for a RS freshman with the oline we had isn't impressive. If you think Merk or GMac can do close to that next year than you are completely clueless.

Yeah he's not Hooker (so far), but it took 4 years of Hooker being in college to have the season he had!
What’s his SEC numbers ?
 
For what it's worth, this is my take on NIL:
Set up base contracts for each playing position. QB's, LT's, and outside edge rushers are going to demand the highest base salaries. Then put individual and team incentives in each contract. Make the incentives relevant to each position and definitely to team success. The contracts could be one year or two year deals.
The way NIL is set up now, players are contentiously coming back for more money and it's going to continue. Tennessee is not the only school that is having this issue. These players don't seem to bleed orange, like we do, unless it is wrapped with money. I don't like it and neither do most of you. So, we have to fix the system. I think contracts with incentives is the way to go. If they leave before the contract is up, then they have to pay back the balance of the contract. It's now a business. Let's run it like one. GO VOLS!!!
 
Some of yall are morons. Let him walk and tank our season? Lmao. I get it. No one likes it, but welcome to college sports in 2025. Adapt or get left behind.
What throws can't the 2 highly rated backups not make that Nico can? How is that tanking the season with this schedule? With Merk or Mc we're still looking at 8-9 wins, IMO
 
Nothing has been substantiated but some fans are ripping our qb who led us to the playoffs in his first full season as a starter. Let’s see how this plays out but nothing so far has suggested he isn’t all vol.

All cash maybe.
 
In 1989, Johnny Majors threw Reggie Cobb (of the Cobb-Webb duo) off the team before the Bama game. UT lost that game but ran the table and beat Ark. I the Cotton Bowl to finish 11-1.

RB vs QB...I get it. But sometimes you need to do what's right for the program.
 
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Make it a very lucrative offer but based on measurable personal performance (passing yards, QB rating, etc)Several bonuses available if the TEAM does well (wins, conference champions, top 10 nationally, etc)
 
Son I just provided you with the stats that Tennessee uses, you want to use google then by all means do so and I will just continue to stats from NCAA and cfbstats.com since they're official.



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You can post all the stats you want. He’s still mid. Hes a good game manager the stats say that. Good for you
Nothing has been substantiated but some fans are ripping our qb who led us to the playoffs in his first full season as a starter. Let’s see how this plays out but nothing so far has suggested he isn’t all vol.
Dawg one of my two cats would have led that team to the playoffs. That was one of the most dominant defenses and running game combos we’ve had in 30 years. Also our schedule was favorable. What you have is a game manager and if that’s good enough to you for 3 plus mill a year than that’s your own opinion big man. But Nico didn’t “lead” us to ish. You know it, I know it, and his family knows it and is why they’re trying to get all the money now. Nico’s value is gonna drop big time this year and maybe some other dumb program can get held hostage by his little league father
 
I said Heupel opened the door with Gibson and thought it could be his Kelly Washington moment. Sadly, if all this is true, it looks like it is playing out just that way.
 

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