'22 TN DT Walter Nolen (Ole Miss)

[Govolsman98]

He's not a cancer, he's a libra

 

[Dadof2Vols]

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He's not a cancer, he's a libra

So he also plays libero on the volleyball team? I didn't realize.

 

[bicenTENNial]

Prove he is a cancer

He's not coming here so therefore he's a cancer lol

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Do we have any KNOWN dialog with a staff member since he put his name in the hat? Any probable staff sanctioned player/recruit contact with him in that time frame? Alive and mobile does not make him a target for UT. If he is not on our active radar he cannot be a staff/collective hit or miss statistic. Even Politely playing the game does not mean a real relationship exists. Personally I would prefer a different solution at the DT spot, HS or portal since whether he is a cancer or not, he does not seem like a fit for our locker room.

 

[DarthVol1]

Do we have any KNOWN dialog with a staff member since he put his name in the hat? Any probable staff sanctioned player/recruit contact with him in that time frame? Alive and mobile does not make him a target for UT. If he is not on our active radar he cannot be a staff/collective hit or miss statistic. Even Politely playing the game does not mean a real relationship exists. Personally I would prefer a different solution at the DT spot, HS or portal since whether he is a cancer or not, he does not seem like a fit for our locker room.

Oregon or Ole Miss is what everyone is saying.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Oregon or Ole Miss is what everyone is saying.

Like every other player I don't see or don't want to see on our roster I wish him a healthy and unproductive career wherever he ends up and would prefer to not have to dig through his dealings on a UT site once a lack of current dialog with them is established.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Like every other player I don't see or don't want to see on our roster I wish him a healthy and unproductive career wherever he ends up and would prefer to not have to dig through his dealings on a UT site once a lack of current dialog with them is established.

What if Rodney Garner really wants him?

 

[DaddyChad]

He's not a cancer, he's a libra

What’s Garner? We could figure out if they’re compatible.

 

[Govolsman98]

What’s Garner? We could figure out if they’re compatible.

You're not gonna believe this. Rodney is a cancer

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

What if Rodney Garner really wants him?

I will hold my nose and refrain from posting on him. Do not accept cheap shotting a player or staff by anyone including myself. Would hope my analysis of probable impact was wrong.

 

[BigSteve09]

Ole Miss boards going crazy, including mods. Think this one is done.

Edit update...

Ole Miss mod:

DT Walter Nolen has signed his NIL contract.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Ole Miss boards going crazy, including mods. Think this one is done.

Edit update...

Ole Miss mod:

(If true) Nolen and Kiffin deserve each other

I hope the 2024 Rebels season will be the biggest train wreck ever. ️

 

[Jackcrevol]

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lane is a good coach, toxic human. but good coach, time to admit

 

[TN-POSSUM]

lane is a good coach, toxic human. but good coach, time to admit

 

[BigSteve09]

Tie an anchor to this thread already

 

[tnvolfan16]

say what you want about kiffin, but he sees his team is close and needed a few pieces to get over the hump, then went out and swung at the players most would say are the right pieces and did what it took to get them. i guess next year we can see if his approach of trying to bring in the best talent in the portal gets him to the playoffs or if the Tennessee way of saving money and hoping this idea of not jeopardizing the team chemistry gets you from 8-4 to 11-1 and the playoffs

 

[jakez4ut]

If ole miss doesn't make the playoffs next season...... I'm gonna be ok with it.

 

[jakez4ut]

say what you want about kiffin, but he sees his team is close and needed a few pieces to get over the hump, then went out and swung at the players most would say are the right pieces and did what it took to get them. i guess next year we can see if his approach of trying to bring in the best talent in the portal gets him to the playoffs or if the Tennessee way of saving money and hoping this idea of not jeopardizing the team chemistry gets you from 8-4 to 11-1 and the playoffs

So Texas a&m did it on the prep ranks... We know how that turned out.

Kiffin is doing the same with the portal...I guess begging for money finallyworked... I'm not convinced it nets the result.

That said ..I think the following two things are in play...
1. Ole misses schedule is not overly difficult so anything less than the playoffs is a failure.
2. Kiffin isn't a dummy.. There's a shelf life in Oxford.. And next year is it. He'll be somewhere else in 25 no matter what.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Kiffin is still overrated by many

 

[Mtnvol80]

Did not see him going there. Lane has crushed the portal. I know a decade and half later fans are still butt hurt with lane but the dude is a good coach. Now that he has brought in some huge talent it'll be must watch TV when they play LSU, Oklahoma, and Georgia. They have a very very favorable schedule to make the playoffs

 

[peaygolf]

Congrats to Nolan. He can take plays off, underperform, and fleece money at his second SEC school

 

[volamite86]

Playoffs or bust next year for Kiffin

 

[Jackcrevol]

Tie an anchor to this thread already

 

[Boston Vol]

So Texas a&m did it on the prep ranks... We know how that turned out.

Kiffin is doing the same with the portal...I guess begging for money finallyworked... I'm not convinced it nets the result.

That said ..I think the following two things are in play...
1. Ole misses schedule is not overly difficult so anything less than the playoffs is a failure.
2. Kiffin isn't a dummy.. There's a shelf life in Oxford.. And next year is it. He'll be somewhere else in 25 no matter what.

Why does Ole Miss have a shelf life? If the expanded playoff had been around the past few years, they would have made it this year as well as in 2021. Ole Miss isn’t a place where you’re going to compete for titles year in and year out, but honestly there’s probably only about 10-12 of those programs in the country. Getting paid $9 million a year at a place where just making the playoff is considered a great season is a pretty good gig.

And I doubt Kiffin goes anywhere after next year. If you look at the potential job openings, the only one that would probably pique his interest is Florida, but that will be Jedd Fisch’s job. Miami could be a possibility but they would have to have an absolute dreadful year for Cristobal to be in jeopardy.

 

[TheDirector]

say what you want about kiffin, but he sees his team is close and needed a few pieces to get over the hump, then went out and swung at the players most would say are the right pieces and did what it took to get them. i guess next year we can see if his approach of trying to bring in the best talent in the portal gets him to the playoffs or if the Tennessee way of saving money and hoping this idea of not jeopardizing the team chemistry gets you from 8-4 to 11-1 and the playoffs

I agree that Kiffin won the portal this year but how is Tennessee saving money? I read that we offered the number one OL recruit a 7 figure deal but he still chose Colorado. That same collective paid our current QB in waiting $8 million over 4 years to sign here and made national news about throwing huge money at a recruit. We landed the top WR in the portal last year and another highly rated one this year in addition to a starting safety. Where is the "saving money" coming from?