Per sources, some guys played last night knowing they were leaving

[robby487]

Who is the source?

 

[jcvol87]

OSU was the better team Saturday and looked light years ahead of our roster and may have won no matter what the circumstances were but I do think a lot of our players were walking through the motions and weren’t invested. Several guys played their butts off and didn’t stop until the final whistle.

 

[utchs81]

That certainly could explain why the Vols left their Alpha back in Knoxville. I hope that the culture and buy-in Josh speaks of isn't just coach-speak.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

It's a tough spot. Fans are not happy with guys like Nimrod for leaving before the playoffs, then they're not happy with guys who finish out the year knowing they'll hit the portal also.

In the business world people often have a job lined up with a new employer while still working out a notice or training/transitioning an employee to replace them. It's not unheard of at all.

Exactly, this is standard practice. Some people work out their 2 weeks, and some just leave.

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

But everybody said pay the players. Isn’t it awesome?

And the guy getting paid the most on our team, left it all on the field. Sacrificing his body in attempting to compete when his team was outclassed by the other team who, oddly enough had double the payroll.

Paying players aint the problem.

An unlimited portal creates more problems than anything else.

 

[LSU-SIU]

Nil didn't ruin game portal did,make them sit a year any where they go,that stop some of it.

That isn't going to happen, that was the rules before and the DOJ sent the NCAA a warning letter, see Sherman Act. I think what is in place is generally about as restrictive as you're going to get.

 

[SaguaroVol]

Being a college head coach has to be just awful at this point.

not on pay day

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

kinda seems like there has been some discontent on the team this year.

Honestly haven’t played really well this year against any team with a pulse. We managed wins against OU FL and Bama. With FL and Bama away next year those are loses unless something changes drastically

 

[KeyVol14]

This is ridiculous

 

[Volnuck]

It will only get worse! NFL Jr. will not enhance the game we have all loved for so long. School loyalty is gone forever. Now it’s all about how much will I make.

 

[heath.hinkle]

Unfortunately it boils down to $$. If TN wants to be better and keep players it will have to spend more than what is currently being spent. For nie anyway. Saw a graphic the other day that indicated we aren't near the top.

 

[jcvol87]

That certainly could explain why the Vols left their Alpha back in Knoxville. I hope that the culture and buy-in Josh speaks of isn't just coach-speak.

I miss some of the stuff discussed on this forum. Who is the Alpha referred to?

 

[bigorangepoppa]

Yeah heard a similar thing from the Volquest guys. Whoever it is, at least they stuck it out and played unlike the guys who quit on the team before a playoff game

That would probably be Christian Harrison.

 

[m1al]

Some did opt out it seemed like.

In your words, I detect wisdom and sarcasm..

 

[MemphisVolFan1978]

Yeah, but no one stopped to think maybe it was a bad idea to combine million dollar paydays with unlimited transfer rules for 18 year olds but here we are

I agree. This isn’t what college football was meant to be, but it also wasn’t meant to be a multibillion dollar industry. As long as schools are making 100’s of millions of dollars and coaches are making 10’s of millions of dollars it only makes sense that the athletes who are putting their bodies on the line should be allowed to be compensated. This is definitely a conundrum, but I don’t think anybody really knows what the best solution is. As far as the transfer portal it would be nice if they could limit an athlete to one transfer before having to sit out a year, but I think somebody else in here posted that that would violate anti-trust law.