'25 Portal Thread

[RDU VOL#14]

Nico visited Miami and Oregon during the season? If you start rumors at least make them believable lol

A couple of things, Does that actually mean he went from Coral Gables to Eugene and visited w/ coaches and the campus? If that did happen, how would one keep that quiet?

 

[lfvol]

Our corners were solid against UGA. Our LBs and Safeties got their lunch money taken.

Same for the DL who were stymied. But they were out on skates against OHSt and their make shift OL.

 

[Carp]

Nah. He was an ok reciever. We need better.

He's projected as a 2nd round pick right now in the 2026 draft, but somehow we're gonna find better....

He's a legitimate WR1. Luther Burden had a mediocre year too and currently slated to go in the middle of the first of the upcoming draft. I suppose he's not that good either?

 

[InVOLuntary]

He's projected as a 2nd round pick right now in the 2026 draft, but somehow we're gonna find better....

He's a legitimate WR1. Luther Burden had a mediocre year too and currently slated to go in the middle of the first of the upcoming draft. I suppose he's not that good either?

We'll see won't we?

 

[Majors]

pretty spot on from what we have heard and witnessed

Like I said earlier, Sean better hope he’s right. For Nicos sake, we all need Sean to be wrong.

 

[Orangeburst]

Seen Mister Jennings dominate in that Hanger a couple times..................

I sawhim at the UTC Roundhouse when they had that 7 footer. Mocs won.

 

[InVOLuntary]

If Matthews was actually worried about Nico leaving, we’re really gonna have to fight for him NEXT off season.

Might have to fight for him this spring.

 

[tnhunter 10]

Best decision I ever made was to unfollow that page.

Vol Facebook is the worst.

 

[MarcoVol]

Branch would cost way more than Mike Matthews how do you propose getting branch when we may not have enough $ to keep Mike Matthews?

MM ain’t going anywhere

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Nah. He was an ok reciever. We need better.

Top 2 round pick but go off

 

[Brillovol]

Still can’t believe Bass left us for that site

They gave him the attention over there he wanted when he couldn’t get it here anymore.

 

[InVOLuntary]

pretty spot on from what we have heard and witnessed

Meh. Probably some truth buried in there but I take what he says with a two day old summer picnic grade of slaw.

 

[Jack Burton]

He went to the UCLA-Oregon game during the first bye week in LA. Guess who played for UCLA this part season? His brother. He did go to South Beach during the second bye week but not to visit the U.

These guys now have the money to fly themselves on mini vacations when time permits. I’d do the exact same thing given the opportunity especially South Beach if I have some $$ to throw around.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Top 2 round pick but go off

Let me guess, Melissa Kyper? Will Levis was projected as a 1st rounder too.

Edit: autocorrect changed it to Melissa. I'm leaving it.

 

[PTSDVOL]

This poster legit?

18 posts in 2+ years. These types tend to turn out to be true.

 

[WebbCobb]

Yeah but he did, with 12 personnel. Literally never did that before. The problem was moreso the players in my opinion, but his scheme is worse when the players can't execute.

We still had players wide open all over the place.

The odds that the university of Tennessee goes another year with a bad receiving core are slim. They were also hurt.

Improve o-line and WR's. That's all we have to do.

He introduced 12 personnel but seemed to not want to stick with it. In any formation, though, more motion and misdirection is needed

 

[Carp]

Let me guess, Melissa Kyper? Will Levis was projected as a 1st rounder too.

Edit: autocorrect changed it to Melissa. I'm leaving it.

Levis literally got selected in the first pick of the 2nd round. Obviously he was a terrible pick, but the physical talent is pretty clear.

So you're proving our point.

 

[dmwvol12]

Last bitching about Matthews deal.

Was this unexpected? Or could it have been prevented? Would having an 'unbiased' GM who handles financial matters help? At some point, we need to realize coaches have a ton on them. Admin assistants exist to let business people do, what business people do.

As someone who has negotiated multi million dollar deals for 30 plus years this is not an uncommon negotiating tactic, especially when someone feels like they have all the leverage. Wait until the last minute when the other party has little time to negotiate or find an alternative and basically hold a gun too their head. Is it unethical? Yes. Is it illegal? No. I would surmise this was the strategy of a slimy agent but don’t know for sure. Tennessee will have to decide how it wants to respond. If it were me I would let him walk as I don’t like being held hostage. It’s also why I would be a horrible college coach.

 

[PTSDVOL]

A couple of things, Does that actually mean he went from Coral Gables to Eugene and visited w/ coaches and the campus? If that did happen, how would one keep that quiet?

Nico went to UCLA game against Oregon. Obviously he went home for the bye week and Madden was committed to UCLA at the time.

he went to Miami during the second bye week but not to UM just to Miami the city! Who wouldn’t during cold months and a week off. Most players leave town during bye weeks. He was not visiting schools, please don’t believe anything you see on vol Facebook.

 

[MarcoVol]

Last bitching about Matthews deal.

Was this unexpected? Or could it have been prevented? Would having an 'unbiased' GM who handles financial matters help? At some point, we need to realize coaches have a ton on them. Admin assistants exist to let business people do, what business people do.

Fair chance it wasn’t that big of a deal to the staff. We only see the public side of things (fans freaking out about everything, player posturing by removing UT pics, etc).

Highly doubt they were unprepared to have conversations with guys. This isn’t some rinky dink operation and this isn’t the first year of the portal.

 

[dmwvol12]

It means he grabbed us by the nads and got what he wanted.

He never “deleted” those photos. They were just hidden, since IG lets you do that.

Like they said last night, it was a money play and it seems like it worked to perfection for him.

Ding, ding, ding we have a winner.

 

[Volbrando]

Which one of you is Sean Sparks?

He’s a clown who thinks he has all this inside info and posts crap that is usually not true

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

To go along with a couple guys already on the roster this makes for a nasty WR room.


Meanwhile we are over here going triple option

Y'all calm your tits. There’s still a lot of guys to hit the portal and we will be just fine. Bookmark this.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

There is just no way Nico took visits to other schools during the season lol. What a bunch of cornball **** that “info” is. Sean Sparks is a sad man.

 

[KB5252]

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you here but wouldn't Nico have to break in a new WR room and get in sync and get timing down with new WRs if he transferred to a new school?

Yes, but I think that along with questions about the scheme, play calling and protection also factored in as well.