Breaking: Ricky Gibson to the portal

[Flipdaddy]

I always liked college football way more than the pros.

 

[biscuitbilly]

Its cute you think these guys attend class.

That’s the funniest and saddest post on this chain.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

The only thing that’s going to fix this is player unionization. Everybody is tampering. We do it too.

It’s actually a simple fix. NCAA allows pay for play, collectives write contracts that ties player to a school and then they can portal somewhere because NCAA would allow it but their contract and the collectives lawyers could get a TRO preventing it.

It’s actually a simple fix that the NCAA is too dumb too agree to.

 

[Voltopia]

More of the same. I can't bother to care very much. This is how people wanted it to be.

 

[Volfan_1999]

This doesn't mean he's going to leave. Could be a Mike Matthews situation

He already got a new deal at the end of last season

 

[JohnWardForever]

College football is so much better these days.............do I really need to put this in blue font?

It sucks, and we the fans actually have more power than we know, but will never exercise it.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Bye!! Send him on his way right now!

 

[majinVol]

Perfect timing, for negotiation, surprised more arent doing this yet across the board

 

[DougVol]

Hard loss. But best to just set him aside and use spring practice to find his replacement.

I’m tired of that analysis. Next man up garbage. G.. da..t I want to win now!!!!!

 

[Type Orange+]

Ugh.

 

[hardyemt_p]

Somebody explain this to me like I am 8 years old? Starting SEC corners leaving makes no sense...

Wants a raise

 

[hardyemt_p]

If he’s serious about leaving they won’t let him go through spring ball. They’re not going to coach up a kid for someone else.

They will probably

 

[OrangeVolMan]

Maurice Couch would disagree. These kids have a right to sell their talent. Perhaps UT should step up and meet his demands. CB is a position of need. Let’s keep him here. Pay him.

You don’t know his demands. What if he wants $2 mil. People don’t understand this is not normal economics. Some huge donors at schools are going to buy championships and get nothing in return except a championship for their school.

 

[hardyemt_p]

Ugh.

We will just have to buy another, no problem

 

[allstar34bd]

Maurice Couch would disagree. These kids have a right to sell their talent. Perhaps UT should step up and meet his demands. CB is a position of need. Let’s keep him here. Pay him.

Lol, are you Ricky's baby momma? College football is a dead sport if contracts aren't mandatory within the next few years.... The sport will be former NFL players being the Spirit Leader of the team and everyone else will just retire.

 

[Fatman Photos]

I am so over all this bull crap. Losing interest real fast. It's not just Tennessee but all of college football.

 

[DaddyChad]

Timing makes no sense. He’ll miss spring with everybody right?

Timing makes perfect sense. McCoy is down and there won’t be many great young corners in the portal. Anyone with money will throw major dollars at him. Bs maneuver but it’s where we are now days

 

[508mikey]

Pull him out of class and send his butt home then.

really think he is in class ?

 

[DaddyChad]

I'm sure some team reached out to him. Paying players is one thing but they have to do something about the tampering from other teams.

Tampering is the reality now. NCAA isn’t going to do crap.

 

[DaddyChad]

I have no problem with a guy negotiating for more money in between seasons this guy already had an offer and signed for it now is trying to get more. Piss on him.

 

[hound dog hillbil]

Makem sign contract if violate by leaving,they owe money back,put a buy out claus on them.

 

[DaddyChad]

Makem sign contract if violate by leaving,they owe money back,put a buy out claus on them.

Doesn’t work that way. Nil contracts are like marketing deals. It’s not like the kid gets paid by the university to play.

 

[brockytop]

Willing to bet TN/Spyre pony’s up and this gets settled. This is about money and nothing else.

 

[DaddyChad]

Willing to bet TN pony’s up and this gets settled. This is about money and nothing else.

Hell no. There is zero way we renegotiate with this punk at this point. Sends a terrible message to the team.

 

[hound dog hillbil]

Well u can pull scholarship send him home.Probably not be eligible anywhere then.