2024 Transfer Portal Thread

[Volprofch05]

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

Lanier will be here Tuesday for his OV

Hopefully he still gives us the courtesy of a visit coming off the visits from BYU and UK.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Hopefully he still gives us the courtesy of a visit coming off the visits from BYU and UK.

I don’t think he’s coming for Gus’s Deli.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

As I’ve said, if he makes it here I like our chances.

 

[CAVPUT]

Hopefully he still gives us the courtesy of a visit coming off the visits from BYU and UK.

That's all it will be...a courtesy visit. No way we match the numbers being floated if accurate.

 

[AngryButchJones]

That's all it will be...a courtesy visit. No way we match the numbers being floated if accurate.

*gets good news*
*still manages to see gray clouds*

Never change, CAVPUT

 

[Dallasbowlin]

That's all it will be...a courtesy visit. No way we match the numbers being floated if accurate.

I’m convinced you’d be upset if it starting raining titties.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

We probably bump the offer but no way is Spyre paying anywhere near the 2 million mark if that’s close to what UK is offering.

He either wants to be here or doesn’t.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

I don’t think he’s coming for Gus’s Deli.

What about Jason’s Deli

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

What about Jason’s Deli

I don’t think Jason can match Gus’s offer.

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

I don’t think he’s coming for Gus’s Deli.

I’m just saying I hope he makes the trip. We’ve been patient, kept our word, and waited on him. Hope he still gives us a shot.

 

[Jimmy Football]

I don’t think Jason can match Gus’s offer.

Lol

 

[Tanner1010]

We probably bump the offer but no way is Spyre paying anywhere near the 2 million mark if that’s close to what UK is offering.

He either wants to be here or doesn’t.

even kentucky’s guys said it’s right at 1M rather than 2M. BYU is the biggest offer.

 

[berryvol]

Several of the UT guys on the trilly discord are saying Lanier is likely ours if he makes it on campus.

 

[VolPack22]

I’m convinced you’d be upset if it starting raining titties.

They wouldn’t be big enough for him

 

[CAVPUT]

Several of the UT guys on the trilly discord are saying Lanier is likely ours if he makes it on campus.

 

[Smokey 77]

It seems to me in this NIL World, coaches have to decide if they are going to be a coach that values team chemistry or a coach that will try to buy wins despite what the relationship is with his team. I think CRB is a coach that values team chemistry. I am honored to cheer for a team that has a coach that values team chemistry over a coach that tries to buy wins. I just hope that our fan base feels the same way. Go Vols!!!

 

[Buzzbait]

What about Jason’s Deli

Heard he’s got a soft spot for good tamales

 

[SoullessGinger32_]

Glad you got the scoop. So we are 100 percent not getting him?

 

[cobbwebb0710]

So SF just told you that Barnes has a say, after you have basically said you don't believe anything anyone says other than BTO or SF, so now you are shifting the goalposts to say you don't believe SF and actually Barnes doesn't have control over how much we pay players? Makes complete sense.

I think you would have to be absolutely naive, to think some, if not most, coaches do not have a say in the financials of NIL.
Next these guys are gonna try to tell us that SEC players never got paid, until NIL made it legal...

 

[CAVPUT]

Glad you got the scoop. So we are 100 percent not getting him?

110%. He's only doing this to see if UT will meet or beat the high offer and to a degree, recognize the fact that Barnes has a relationship with him and his family. Like I said...courtesy visit.

 

[CAVPUT]

I think you would have to be absolutely naive, to think some, if not most, coaches do not have a say in the financials of NIL.
Next these guys are gonna try to tell us that SEC players never got paid, until NIL made it legal...

Why would Barnes not have a say? I mean, he's the guy who's going to have to deal with any locker room issues. He'd be the final authority in everything roster related...or he should be. Unless the plan is to have deniability with his roster. Being able to say he had no say in things might mitigate some jealousy I guess, but anything that might impact the culture and locker room should be left to Barnes and the staff.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Why would Barnes not have a say? I mean, he's the guy who's going to have to deal with any locker room issues. He'd be the final authority in everything roster related...or he should be. Unless the plan is to have deniability with his roster. Being able to say he had no say in things might mitigate some jealousy I guess, but anything that might impact the culture and locker room should be left to Barnes and the staff.

IDK?? I was just responding to the dude that said Barnes, along with other coaches, had no say in the amount of money a player receives.
Hell, guys like Cal and the sleaze bag at Kansas were doing it when it was against the rules...

 

[CAVPUT]

IDK?? I was just responding to the dude that said Barnes, along with other coaches, had no say in the amount of money a player receives.
Hell, guys like Cal and the sleaze bag at Kansas were doing it when it was against the rules...

My bad. Don't know much about Barnes as a man, but I know enough to be fairly certain he's going to run that program his way and anything that impacts it will have to go through him first. And that includes NIL....especially NIL.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

My bad. Don't know much about Barnes as a man, but I know enough to be fairly certain he's going to run that program his way and anything that impacts it will have to go through him first. And that includes NIL....especially NIL.

Honestly, Barnes might really stay out of the whole NIL financial aspect and I wouldn’t really be surprised. But there is no way in hell, you’d convince me that Cal or Self do not have the final, or at least a major say, in what a player gets or doesn’t get.