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Stop blaming Nico - This is the new College football

Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:05 pm
Posted by deathvalleyfreak43
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
13884 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:05 pm
Will Howard - Transfer
Shedeur Sanders - Transfer
Cam Ward - Transfer
Quinn Ewers - Transfer
Caleb Williams - Transfer
Jayden Daniels - Transfer
Bo Nix - Transfer
Justin Fields - Transfer

Cannot blame the guy for wanting to better himself and get to a contender.. also try to make some more money. More power to em

Posted by VFL1800FPD
Nashville, TN
Member since Aug 2012
9591 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:07 pm to
None of those guys held out of practice demanding more money after having the most average season of all time. The sought more money elsewhere, they didn’t try to hamstring their own school.

Its not the same at all, and its kinda concerning you don’t realize that.
This post was edited on 4/16/25 at 8:09 pm
Posted by Drydock
Osage County
Member since Oct 2013
7440 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:08 pm to
Go look at how they did it, then look at how Nico and his handlers tried to do it.


One of these things is not like the others.


Nico and Tennessee will be an textbook lesson in what not to do in Business/finance classes in a few years.
Posted by ScotlandAve
Member since Dec 2024
49 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:09 pm to
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None of those guys held out of practice demanding more money after having the most average season of all time.


You don't know that. All you know is what some pundit told you. Do better.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
3669 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:10 pm to
The examples you gave aren’t just apples and oranges, they are apples and onions compared to what Nico’s posse tried to pull.
Posted by VFL1800FPD
Nashville, TN
Member since Aug 2012
9591 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:11 pm to
And you’re going on information pundits told you as well.

They really need to limit who can start threads on this site. There are horrible threads, and then there’s this.
This post was edited on 4/16/25 at 8:14 pm
Posted by Faurot fodder
Member since Jul 2019
4675 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:11 pm to
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Do better.


This phrase is annoying. Do better.
Posted by GeauxBurrow312
Member since Nov 2024
2073 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:15 pm to
Will Howard - Lost his starting job and had 1 year of eligibility left

Shedeur Sanders - Played for a HBCU, would never make the NFL without leaving

Cam Ward - projected late round / UDFA, needed a bounce back year

Quinn Ewers - Would have had to sit an extra year instead of starting

Caleb Williams - Head coach left, who he followed

Jayden Daniels - Injury bug, HC change, needed change of scenery

Bo Nix - Needed a change of scenery to go pro

Justin Fields - Was not provided an opportunity to start, needed to transfer


Those guys all have absolutely zero in common with a guy who was the undisputed starter
Posted by GeauxBurrow312
Member since Nov 2024
2073 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:19 pm to
This guy might be Nico's dad or agent. In another thread he is comparing Deshaun Foster to Curt Cignetti in terms of coaching caliber
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14087 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:27 pm to
I guess I am clueless, but a QB asking for a payraise or he wont play in a playoff game is beyond my comprehension.

And trying to renegociate for a completely undeserved huge payraise during Spring Practice is pretty low.

I hope Nico makes (in 2025) LESS than the $2.3 million he would have gotten at Tennessee.
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
21943 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:39 pm to
quote:

also try to make some more money.



Damn...... how much money does a college kid playing football (or any sport) need???? Kids with live above their means and never learn the value of saving for the future. Some probably have parents that see their kids AS THEIR meal ticket.
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
21943 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:42 pm to
Will Howard - Transfer (didn't want to compete)
Shedeur Sanders - Transfer (DUH, followed his dad, the HC)
Cam Ward - Transfer (MONEY)
Quinn Ewers - Transfer (MONEY)
Caleb Williams - Transfer (MONEY)
Jayden Daniels - Transfer (better everything and fresh start)
Bo Nix - Transfer (was told to leave)
Justin Fields - Transfer (was told to leave)
Posted by Govt Tide
Member since Nov 2009
9456 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:51 pm to
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Cannot blame the guy for wanting to better himself and get to a contender.. also try to make some more money. More power to em


No one has a problem with players making money. In fact, it's long overdue. The issue is that there's now no "salary cap" for lack of a better term in college football (and basketball) like there is in every other major pro sport that exists. There's no constraint or real structure to NIL deals and the timelines for opening up the portal are beyond ridiculous. Opening the portal halfway thru bowl season/the playoffs and basically less than halfway thru the NCAA tournament puts teams that advance at a huge disadvantage.

Set some salary cap type rules and guidelines and completely change the timelines for opening/closing the transfer portal and you solve 90% of the problem.

Posted by TexasWranglers
Member since Sep 2024
457 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:01 pm to
I hope among all things he learns a lesson in leadership, culture, business ethics, and honor from this. Choices has consequences and he’s about to find out just how much his greed is costing him. I really hope one day he reflects and learns a few lessons from this whole ordeal.
Posted by ugastreaker
South Ga
Member since Jun 2015
4227 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:25 pm to
quote:

Justin Fields - Was not provided an opportunity to start, needed to transfer


Nico held a school hostage for money.

Justin Fields accused UGA of racism because he couldn’t beat Jake Fromm out for the QB1.

frick both of them.
Posted by GeauxBurrow312
Member since Nov 2024
2073 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:35 pm to
He did that before the rules allowed for easy transfers, he wouldnt have claimed that otherwise

He should have never been recruited given his pedigree if he wasnt going to be given a chance to start. One of the highest rated HS prospects of all time, of course he wanted to play
Posted by ugastreaker
South Ga
Member since Jun 2015
4227 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:37 pm to
He had a chance. All he had to do was win the position. WTF are you talking about?
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
65856 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:39 pm to
You seem pretty dumb. Are you dumb?
Posted by kilo
Suck Our Yankee
Member since Oct 2011
28442 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:59 pm to
frick off

I will mock each and every one of them at this point
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
14812 posts
Posted on 4/16/25 at 10:03 pm to
It will be so incredible if Nico ends up at some shitbox program with a half empty stadium and no hope of the playoffs, making less than a million dollars while riding the bench because he couldn’t beat out the incumbent QB. That would be amazing.
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