NCAA Unsuccessfully Tried to Rule Tennessee Volunteers Star QB Ineligible

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The Tennessee Volunteers and quarterback Nico Iamaleava have been under scrutiny from the NCAA since his commitment and the league apparently made another failed attempt to go after him.
Iamaleava was one of the first high school quarterbacks to land a massive NIL deal, putting him at the forefront of changing laws and guidelines.

Spyre Sports is an NIL collective that is partnered with the Volunteers and was the company lead the efforts to get the star quarterback to Knoxville with a deal worth up to $8 million.
A recent report from CBS Sports' John Talty delved back into the situation and goes deeper into the fact that the NCAA had been trying to get Iamaleava ruled ineligible because of this deal, but had failed.
For whatever reason, the organization has Spyre Sports in its sights as they continue to try to get Tennessee to part ways with the collective.

The world of NIL has spiraled out of control in recent years, so this is likely in some sort of effort to get it back in grasp. The guidelines have been hard to understand for some time now, and it is a big reason that their efforts to get Iamaleava ruled ineligble have fallen apart." -from the article

If letting the NCAA suspend him meant getting all this craziness back under control, it would have been worth it in the long run. I can tell you right now, the Vols aren't going to win a championship with him.
 
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loservol said:
With Nico not playing up to expectations, probably would have been better to have complied with the NCAA in the long run. Now the Vols and Spire aren't able to keep up with richer schools and their NIL collectives.
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That makes no sense at all. You have no clue concerning what total amounts are spent on NIL. It isn't publicly available information .... and Nico has played well enough to be Tennessee's starting QB in a college football playoff game.

You do you have one thing right, however. You are a loser.
 
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loservol said:
With Nico not playing up to expectations, probably would have been better to have complied with the NCAA in the long run. Now the Vols and Spire aren't able to keep up with richer schools and their NIL collectives.
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10 wins is so lame and making the playoff his freshman year sucks. I agree man. Solid take.
 
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loservol said:
If letting the NCAA suspend him meant getting all this craziness back under control, it would have been worth it in the long run. I can tell you right now, the Vols aren't going to win a championship with him.
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You could put prime Tom Brady or Peyton Manning at QB, make the prediction of "we're not gonna win a championship with them", and have good odds of being right just because of how hard it is to win one.

Not sure what a prediction like that even accomplishes.
 
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OrangeInKy said:
Oh ok, well you convinced me.
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Food for thought... The Vols could have still had 10 wins this past season and beat Bama with portal QB Diego Pavia and used the money to buy a good wide receiver who get separation.

It's no coincidence that the bigger schools prefer portal QB's over having to pay insane amounts of NIL money for an unproven kid out of high school. Heupels best season was with portal QB Hendron Hooker.
 
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loservol said:
It's no coincidence that the bigger schools prefer portal QB's over having to pay insane amounts of NIL money for an unproven kid out of high school. Heupels best season was with portal QB Hendron Hooker.
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Brain dead anecdotal take.

The bigger schools prefer both. Transfer Portal QB's and recruiting HS QB's to NIL deals are not mutually exclusive for bigger programs.

How many of the 5-star QB's from the 2023 to 2025 classes did not receive an NIL deal from a P4 blue blood? Show your work. List the 5 star QB recruits from the last 3 years that didn't receive NIL deals from a bigger school.
 
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loservol said:
Food for thought... The Vols could have still had 10 wins this past season and beat Bama with portal QB Diego Pavia and used the money to buy a good wide receiver who get separation.

It's no coincidence that the bigger schools prefer portal QB's over having to pay insane amounts of NIL money for an unproven kid out of high school. Heupels best season was with portal QB Hendron Hooker.
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A. I don't think
B. Diego Pavia sux and we'd have essentially no passing game at all with that little guy.
 
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loservol said:
"

The Tennessee Volunteers and quarterback Nico Iamaleava have been under scrutiny from the NCAA since his commitment and the league apparently made another failed attempt to go after him.
Iamaleava was one of the first high school quarterbacks to land a massive NIL deal, putting him at the forefront of changing laws and guidelines.

Spyre Sports is an NIL collective that is partnered with the Volunteers and was the company lead the efforts to get the star quarterback to Knoxville with a deal worth up to $8 million.
A recent report from CBS Sports' John Talty delved back into the situation and goes deeper into the fact that the NCAA had been trying to get Iamaleava ruled ineligible because of this deal, but had failed.
For whatever reason, the organization has Spyre Sports in its sights as they continue to try to get Tennessee to part ways with the collective.

The world of NIL has spiraled out of control in recent years, so this is likely in some sort of effort to get it back in grasp. The guidelines have been hard to understand for some time now, and it is a big reason that their efforts to get Iamaleava ruled ineligble have fallen apart." -from the article

If letting the NCAA suspend him meant getting all this craziness back under control, it would have been worth it in the long run. I can tell you right now, the Vols aren't going to win a championship with him.
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Now I know what Steve Spurrier has been doing since retirement. He's on this board. Welcome to Vol Nation Steve!
loservol said:
Food for thought... The Vols could have still had 10 wins this past season and beat Bama with portal QB Diego Pavia and used the money to buy a good wide receiver who get separation.

It's no coincidence that the bigger schools prefer portal QB's over having to pay insane amounts of NIL money for an unproven kid out of high school. Heupels best season was with portal QB Hendron Hooker.
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Now I know what Steve Spurrier has been doing since retirement. He's on this board. Welcome to Vol Nation Steve!
 
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This is the difference between us and a lot of other teams, we're still talking about our QB that may or may not be worth the big bucks we gave him. All while Ole Miss buys whole teams in the portal every year. Other teams are being way more agressive with their NIL than the Vols. They don't seem to be doing much at all right now with it except losing on the recruiting trail..
 
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loservol said:
Food for thought... The Vols could have still had 10 wins this past season and beat Bama with portal QB Diego Pavia and used the money to buy a good wide receiver who get separation.

It's no coincidence that the bigger schools prefer portal QB's over having to pay insane amounts of NIL money for an unproven kid out of high school. Heupels best season was with portal QB Hendron Hooker.
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Bryce Underwood and Michigan say hello
 
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