'22 TN DT Walter Nolen (Ole Miss)

[Vol8188]

With Big O and ONL likely coming back, I doubt we pay $$$e10 for a 1yr rental

A very underrated duo. Both played at a high level

 

[jakez4ut]

I'd take a flyer on him...

 

[Ashevolle]

Nolan is a difference maker. If he wants in the boat, you sell an oar to get him there.

 

[UTwild82]

Feels about as likely as getting Gruden as coach TBH.

 

[jakez4ut]

Feels about as likely as getting Gruden as coach TBH.

Sooooon

 

[TheBigOne10]

Sooooon

Smokescreen IMO

 

[Jackcrevol]

Sooooon

Wait Gruden's coming?

I heard he has land in Sevierville.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Feels about as likely as getting Gruden as coach TBH.

Heard Nolen has land in East Tennessee…TIFWIW

 

[VolByLaw]

I don’t know a percentage but I was told today 3 early ones to watch are UGA, Michigan and Syracuse and was told Syracuse was as serious as the others because of Robinson and Nick Williams.

-Matt Ray

 

[jakez4ut]

-Matt Ray

Just. Not. Georgia.

 

[jtipto10]

Obviously I know nothing about the background of his initial recruitment...

...but

If he "burned bridges" as some are saying but he's good enough for georgia and Michigan... then maybe we need to reevaluate our standards.

 

[Adam Sandler]

-Matt Ray

If not here, go to cuse.

 

[BowlBrother85]

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[BowlBrother85]

Feels about as likely as getting Gruden as coach TBH.

It's a longer shot than that .... The kid hates Tennessee. To each his own.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Sure, he is a take .... but the biggest problem is that the guy simply hates Tennessee.

The week of the Texas A&M vs Tennessee game in October, Walter Nolen was asked by an A&M reporter how he felt about going "back home" to play in Knoxville. This was what he said :

"I absolutely hate Knoxville & my time at Powell High School was lame. I was going to go to Tennessee until I seen they recruited a bunch of pu$$ies." - Walter Nolen Jr.

That quote was posted on Richard G. West's twitter/X account at the time and made it's rounds on social media.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Yeah .... it is. My bad. Deleted.

 

[tnvolfan16]

maybe if true, this has something to do with nolen transferring, but i think this is about as ridiculous as deion sanders telling people that colorado does not pay for players then poormouthing for donors to give more to get better players

 

[cncchris33]

Love Omari but did he even have a sack this season ? Didn’t seem to have much of a presence

He's an interior DL. His job is to eat space and occupy blockers more than it is to get to the QB. And he's good at it.

 

[AstonRoyal]

maybe if true, this has something to do with nolen transferring, but i think this is about as ridiculous as deion sanders telling people that colorado does not pay for players then poormouthing for donors to give more to get better players
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Slice bread?

 

[GVol1966]

Obviously I know nothing about the background of his initial recruitment...

...but

If he "burned bridges" as some are saying but he's good enough for georgia and Michigan... then maybe we need to reevaluate our standards.

Georgia and Michigan would take anyone.
They have no standards.

So re evaluate if you mean completely abandon any we have , then yea

 

[tnvolfan16]

Slice bread?

apparently thats some slang nickname for jimbo fisher. i am guessing something like "greatest thing since sliced bread"

 

[LLcoolDave]

I don't recall all the details, but I believe "Sliced Bread" is the name of the person on some social media or blog, who spread the rumor that Texas AM paid millions for that recruiting class. Can't remember the amount supposedly spent but it was a ridiculous amount.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Are we supposed to pretend that class wasn’t paid for now?

 

[Weezer]

So he only leaves when Fisher gets canned but he seems like a player who bounces around? Yeah that makes sense. This was predictable? Sure it was. If Fisher didn’t get canned you think he jumps in the portal?

To be fair, it wasn't Fisher getting canned that seems to be driving this transfer. Seemed to materialize when his DL coach took a new job recently.

 

[Weezer]

-Matt Ray

Don't want to see him at UGA. Let him follow his DL coach to Syracuse. I'm good with that.