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

[dduncan4163]

What scares me is who else may leave if Nico does. Hopefully nothing but could this start a chain reaction? I have no idea but it's concerning

 

[VOLociraptorr]

Did I just hear we have 2 million to give to offensive lineman and skill positions?

 

[vols 30]

People will look at me and despair. I may have to join the ranks of the negavols and legions of the miserable.

Come join us! There's more of us than you realize. There's a lot of negas in denial

 

[aRmo]

So let's say he goes to another school and has a Heisman season. He very well could, and we very well could win six or seven games and end up in the No-Name Bowl. I can hear the fan base now -- "We should have paid him."

This is what a free market looks like. He has a desirable skill set. If he can make more money than he's currently making, he should. I love my job. But if someone comes along and offers me double my salary, I'm doing what's right for me and my family. Why do we expect these athletes to settle for less than current market value when most of us wouldn't in our own lives?

It wouldnt surprise me if he did pop off where ever he goes. He is a generational talent. He is just getting bad Advice.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

I second that opinion, Joe Milton number 2 in what I saw.

He’s definitely more along the lines of a Joe Milton or Jarrett Guarantano than a 5 Star worth millions

 

[VOLLeeann]

“Skipping practice is a clear hold-out move. From what I've heard over the past couple of hours it hasn't done him any favors with a lot of folks on campus from players to administration. It also is sounding increasingly like Tennessee isn't going to budge.”

Yes it is. No way to spin it. Heup has been backed into a corner.

Is Heup like a rat?

 

[dduncan4163]

Rumor is he's gone. I hope Merk is ready

 

[Flogballs]

What scares me is who else may leave if Nico does. Hopefully nothing but could this start a chain reaction? I have no idea but it's concerning

We’ll have more money to spend

 

[dduncan4163]

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

It wouldnt surprise me if he did pop off where ever he goes. He is a generational talent. He is just getting bad Advice.

He is not a generational talent.

 

[dduncan4163]

We’ll have more money to spend

True

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

What scares me is who else may leave if Nico does. Hopefully nothing but could this start a chain reaction? I have no idea but it's concerning

I am afraid of this too. This is why I lowkey think Nico's camp will win. If he has enough people like Mathews threatening to follow, then all of a sudden its a huge payday for showing up to spring. The alternative is a massive fire sale of former Vols and we officially tank this season and save our money for next.

 

[dduncan4163]

I am afraid of this too. This is why I lowkey think Nico's camp will win. If he has enough people like Mathews threatening to follow, then all of a sudden its a huge payday for showing up to spring. The alternative is a massive fire sale of former Vols and we officially tank this season and save our money for next.

It very well could happen. What a mess

 

[vols 30]

I'm still trying to figure out why other players would follow Nico if he leaves.

Its not like he's an elite QB. He's a step above average on a good day

 

[dduncan4163]

I wonder what school offered him? It can't be another SEC school.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

I wonder what school offered him? It can't be another SEC school.

Riley needs another talented QB to go 8-4 with at SoCal

 

[ButchPlz]

He’s saying that Tennessee is “nuking” Nico’s public perception by releasing behind closed doors contract negotiation details. Will says that’s not fair to Nico, I say tough ****, leak it. So I disagree with him. How is it fair for the player to hold all of the cards and tarnish the perception of the university in public but the university isn’t allowed to do the same to defend itself? Tennessee has done nothing wrong here.

These guys want big boy money to play big boy ball, without any of the risks. I agree. Tough sh*t. If you want to be a college ballplayer that makes millions, you get all that comes with it. I don't care if you're 18 years old.

 

[dduncan4163]

Riley needs another talented QB to go 8-4 with at SoCal

I was thinking USC. God I hate that program with a burning passion

 

[C-south]

He is not a generational talent.

Not even at volleyball

 

[Flogballs]

He is not a generational talent.

People throw that term around too much

 

[TAF]

 

[VFL28]

I wonder what school offered him? It can't be another SEC school.

USC or perhaps Notre Dame.

 

[VOLLeeann]

I'm still trying to figure out why other players would follow Nico if he leaves.

I'm not so certain others would leave to go with him but the possibility of a chain reaction is there. No Nico could mean Scrubbutt Bowl territory.

 

[volbound1700]

I was thinking USC. God I hate that program with a burning passion

U$C makes perfect sense as a destination, sadly.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Lets spin this in a different direction: since Nico is more than likely gone, do we think we roll with Merk or will we try to snipe another QB from somewhere? Who could we possibly drop a bag to get to come here?