Tenn QB Nico Iamaleava transferring to UCLA

[SanDiegoCuse]

 

[721Comstock]

Hey Nico!

You were getting $2.5M.
You were asking for $4M

How do you feel about...

LOL.

 

[bigmike]

Can he play the slot?

 

[djorange1989]

Can he play the slot?

And kickoff into the endzone?

 

[PeteCalvin]

Most of the conferences used to have a rule regarding intraconference transfers. I’m surprised actually that it went away. If I recall some had a 2 year rule when transfers had to sit one year.I’m old and might be misremembering but I also think some required permission from their original team to transfer.

The original BE basketball conference had a 2-year sit rule for in-conference transfers. Player had to sit one year per NCAA and the BE added a second to discourage the practice.

 

[721Comstock]

Can he play the slot?

And kickoff into the endzone?

C'mon now, people!!!
Y'all know there's only ONE MAN ALIVE who can do all of those things!

And we have already had Riley Dixon at Cuse, and he exhausted his eligibility.

 

[BKCuse]

We’re not really involved here ….. right ?

 

[Chip]

We’re not really involved here ….. right ?

I'm going to assume we're not.

If we are, one would have to question why we felt the need to name a QB starter in the spring.

 

[BKCuse]

I'm going to assume we're not.

If we are, one would have to question why we felt the need to name a QB starter in the spring.

To be fair we named a starter before we knew he was leaving TN

 

[sufan59]

I’ve thought about this since the news broke about Pena. If we really are interested in Nico and he is willing to come here and we can afford him. I know Fran named Collins the starter. But let’s get Nico! The caliber of these transfers entering in the spring portal (both Pena and Nico were going to be faces of their respective programs this upcoming season) is unprecedented territory. We will see, but maybe this Pena situation changes the entire calculus of how we proceed moving forward. Including a move like this.

 

[cusefan88]

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Clay Travis is an absolute fool.

 

[XC Cuse]

Clay Travis is an absolute fool.

He is a Tennessee fan, so whether you value his opinion he is pretty plugged in with the program. He led the charge to oust Schiano from being hired, so he must not be a total fool

 

[Chip]

To be fair we named a starter before we knew he was leaving TN

Yes, but there was going to be more player movement with a spring portal. You never know who was going to be available. I don't think Rickie was going to hit the road already if not named the starter.

 

[cusefan88]

He is a Tennessee fan, so whether you value his opinion he is pretty plugged in with the program. He led the charge to oust Schiano from being hired, so he must not be a total fool

He's just regurgitating information he read. Only Nico and his family know how badly they screwed this up.

 

[HtownOrange]

He is a Tennessee fan, so whether you value his opinion he is pretty plugged in with the program. He led the charge to oust Schiano from being hired, so he must not be a total fool

Agreed, anyone smart enough to see Schiano would have been a bad HC can't be all bad.

 

[DilemaCuse]

I’ve thought about this since the news broke about Pena. If we really are interested in Nico and he is willing to come here and we can afford him. I know Fran named Collins the starter. But let’s get Nico! The caliber of these transfers entering in the spring portal (both Pena and Nico were going to be faces of their respective programs this upcoming season) is unprecedented territory. We will see, but maybe this Pena situation changes the entire calculus of how we proceed moving forward. Including a move like this.

I dont think its unprecedented

A couple of years ago the Biletnikoff winner Portalled from Pitt

 

[FrancoPizza]

I’ll take Niko. Let’s start the campaign.

 

[shu 49]

Hell no. i dont want akid like that anywhere near our program if Pena did samething but quietly dontlet door hit yaon the ass.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Report: Multiple programs are waiting for Nico Iamaleava's NIL demand to drop to $1 million

Don't make a power play if you don't have the power.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[TommyA13]

Another one bites the dust

 

[DilemaCuse]

He's gonna go from demanding $4 million to begging for a landing spot

 

[orange79]

He's gonna go from demanding $4 million to begging for a land spot

Thanks, Pops

 

[PeteCalvin]

Thanks, Pops

 

[HtownOrange]

Another one bites the dust

Players need to know that they don't hold all the cards and life can blow up in your face if you are not careful.

He had a great spot, Tennessee was taking care of him and he cut himself off. A little loyalty would have bought him coverage for the next year or two and he would likely get drafted with a nice payday. No, who knows.

 

[JRHEETER]

I dont think its unprecedented

A couple of years ago the Biletnikoff winner Portalled from Pitt

In the spring tho?