Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Butch Jones]

Would y’all be willing to sacrifice our Basketball and Baseball programs success in exchange for more money for football?

Considering that, would more money for football NIL even result in more success? At some point, diminishing returns have to come into play imo.

Idk. Just thinking of different possibilities.

I love our other major sports being great right now and if I’m being honest I wouldn’t give them up for a few more big name players a year in football that would probably transfer out at the first opportunity anyway.

All I know is, we need a new Oline this offseason and if that doesn’t happen then I’m not sure we ever get over this “playoff-contention” jump that we’re in.

And for anyone who keeps pointing out DSamp’s stats this year to highlight our Olines success, I personally feel that it his success says a lot more about him than it does the line. They were average run blockers and piss poor pass blockers. Just my 2c.

I’m going the complete other direction. After the OSU game, I realize we are far from elite and I’m not sure we will ever have the $ to compete with the top spenders. So I think we should budget $0 for football for a while and pay an absurd amount for the best basketball players money can buy. Send the Rick Barnes out on top and then we can get back to football.

 

[Brillovol]

That’s 12 years ago. Typically, one would change their stuff to not appear like a college kid anymore. ESPECIALLY if they try to bring “nugs” from a “donor friend” he met at a tailgate lol

I mean come on there’s plenty reason to be skeptical

He did give us the “pew pew pew” story that made it in the podcast that may or may not have existed for a few short hours.

Just give it a rest on him. No reason for him to troll the group. He’s been around a long time.

 

[Brillovol]

To be fair, I haven’t changed a ton of my names on anything.

I’m 32, and my name is TrippieRedd, let’s be real lol

Xbox tag was WaxMeDaddy.

It’s not far fetched lol

And Nick’s user name was made before being a missionary. People change.

 

[rocktopper16]

Better hope I don’t get the plunger first like Bam

Damn. Got me on that one.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Also, Nico is still on original NIL deal and is not asking or signing anything new.

I would not be surprised at all if Nico sticks to his original NIL deal for his time at UT. We stepped out and made him the highest paid person in the country, before anyone else. Reportedly 4 years, 8M dollars. Thats life changing money for him and his close-knit family if managed responsibly. In Tennessee with no state income taxes ( BIG deal. I live in NC and it sucks). With responsible financial planning Nico and his family should be set up for the future even if he never plays a single snap in the NFL. By all accounts they are good people too and I am happy for the Iamaleava Family.

Do I think a LOT of star QBs are trying to renegotiate their deals now that Duke is reportedly overpaying a ridiculous $4M per year for their QB? Yes I do. Lots of them. I am glad we havent heard anything about our loaded QB room comcerning the portal. We have 3 QBs in there now that are Elite 11 caliber QBs. Probably the best QB room in the country for the next several years with Brandon coming.

 

[rocktopper16]

He did give us the “pew pew pew” story that made it in the podcast that May or may not have existed for a few short hours.

Just give it a rest on him. No reason for him to troll the group. He’s been around a long time.

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

 

[Brillovol]

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

Wow.





I got nothin.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

Please don’t. She must be from Alabama

 

[LoudOrange]

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

Sorry to hear that, but I might've kept that to myself. I did laugh though.

 

[rocktopper16]

Wow.





I got nothin.

Me either. I just bought that damn mower too.

In all honesty, she did leave me for her cousin.

 

[LoudOrange]

Me either. I just bought that damn mower too.

In all honesty, she did leave me for her cousin.

I gotta know. Push mower or rider?

 

[rocktopper16]

Please don’t. She must be from Alabama

Born here, raised in Alabama. Kinda the same thing?

 

[engineerVOL]

Lmao..what're you talking about? Smith, Banks, Hannon, and Fayton never even eclipsed 1,000 yards for their entire careers. Meacham was one of the best to ever do it here...but it's laughable to say the rest of those guys were as good as it's ever been.

Someone said Swain didn’t know what elite was? He was part of a friggin good receiving corps. That was an amazing trio. And the backups were consistently good. I was pointing that out.

 

[rocktopper16]

I gotta know. Push mower or rider?

It was a Craftsman rider..

 

[Butch Jones]

Born here, raised in Alabama. Kinda the same thing?

You have solved the nature vs nurture debate.

 

[Brillovol]

It was a Craftsman rider..

“Rider” being the operative word, evidently.

 

[engineerVOL]

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

 

[rocktopper16]

Sorry to hear that, but I might've kept that to myself. I did laugh though.

Don’t be sorry, it was a blessing lol. I remarried to a absolute dime!

Laugh dude! I did. I felt bad for my mower, not for that two bit hoe

 

[Butch Jones]

I just made a comment about sacrificing the football budget to win a basketball championship and what a coincidence…an overpaid QB is going to free up a few million on his own accord! The universe may just will this into existence.

 

[engineerVOL]

“Rider” being the operative word, evidently.

 

[Type Orange+]

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

 

[rocktopper16]

Yeah, I’m drunk. Yo @mrMet wanna meet at the waffle house?


I’m joking. You’re a good dude. I understand why you’d call someone out. Keep on keepin’ on.

 

[engineerVOL]

I’m dead @rocktopper16

 

[rocktopper16]

I’m dead @rocktopper16
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Lmao!

 

[knoxvol52]

Wanna here a kicker to that story?

My wife at the time ended up leaving me for her second cousin. You don’t know hurt until you see your wife bent over your mower with her cousin. I promise you that.

I do not mind sharing the proof of that tho!

Whole new meaning to mowing the lawn..