re: Do Nico and his Dad have an actual plan?

For Judkins, it ended up working out though. Since he was in a split role he didnt rack up as many touches, and NFL teams watch for that shite a lot more than they used to in the past. He had a lot of touches the first 2 years at Ole Miss.

He had ~200 touches at OSU this season, he probably would have gotten 300-350 at Ole Miss

I just like the Idea of Bill poaching. Don't ruin my fun

Those custom power T cowboy hats and Polynesian skirts don't come cheap.

My neighbor is well versed in this and helps CFB player families navigate how to negotiate and explore all opps.

I talked to him over a year ago and he said ALL top ~50 player names you see in the portal are there because they have other offers.

They are advised to not enter unless there is already a plan in place. There are exceptions for stupid people/families. But its the same as you having a job before leaving one.

Its a whole under ground system that is going on and has been for several years.

So, short answer: Yes, Nico likely had multiple offers and was also navigating all the legalities of how to move on from UT with minimal damage to his opps and sued by Tenn.

It's looking more like Tulane and a big NIL cut may end up being plan B.

The thing with the QB position is that a lot of your value is in your command of an offense and ability to lead a team. By doing this so deep into the offseason, Nico basically undercut himself in both areas. For the same reasons, at this point in the offseason, unless you have an opportunity to jump to a team with a higher overall NIL budget, you are almost always worth more to your current team, whose offense and personnel you already know. There are only 3-4 teams with a meaningfully higher assumed budget than UT, so if UT isn’t willing to pay up to keep him, it’s basically an indicator to the rest of the market that the staff that knows Nico best does not believe he’s worth the money.

Even if he had a plan previously, I bet some potentially interested programs are having second thoughts because of the timing and the fact that UT, who has money, was willing to let him go.

Not being allowed to transfer to another SEC school also hurts, because that cuts out about half of the top NIL programs who could theoretically hit his asking price or close.

All these dads need to do their sons a favor and get the hell out of the way. Help them find someone experienced and competent handle matters. Take advantage of the experts you have built in at any program you land at. Investigate, look around, see what’s out there but don’t shop your kid or negotiate for him. Help him get someone better to guide them. And not your cousin who had one undergraduate class in law school either. Real agents with certification and real lawyers.

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I don’t think they ever intended to leave. They were just so stupid in how they negotiated that they left us with no choice but to cut bait. And now that they have been cut loose they have far less leverage to negotiate with anyone.

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"Damn, Dad! Now what do we do?"

It was not widely reported but Carson did ask for more money and Kirby told him to kick rocks..

Beck wasn't worth what Miami gave him. I think when Bowers left it showed he wasn't as elite as some people thought. Nico though has no reason at all in reality (except an idiot dad) to think someone else would give him TNs offer for this season.