🏈 Nico Iamaleava is no longer a Vol after NIL dispute.

[Krimson]

Arkansas puts departed QB Madden Iamaleava in its crosshairs by encouraging NIL collective to recoup buyout

Nico Iamaleava's brother may find himself at the forefront of a high-stakes battle over binding NIL contracts

www.cbssports.com

Looks like his brother has the same agent. Athletes taking the money and running, schools suing athletes.... quickly becoming something I don't care to watch.

 

[Justneedme81]

Arkansas puts departed QB Madden Iamaleava in its crosshairs by encouraging NIL collective to recoup buyout

Nico Iamaleava's brother may find himself at the forefront of a high-stakes battle over binding NIL contracts

www.cbssports.com

 

[TerryP]

Arkansas puts departed QB Madden Iamaleava in its crosshairs by encouraging NIL collective to recoup buyout

Nico Iamaleava's brother may find himself at the forefront of a high-stakes battle over binding NIL contracts

www.cbssports.com

This is coming full circle.

Think back about people bitching about a coach being able to move all the while ignoring the buyouts. Now, we've got schools starting with NIL buyouts. I can't say I'm disappointed.

This is exactly what a lot were crying. "Treat them the same." Aight.

It didn't matter whether the statement was directed at the brother of superstar Nico Iamaleava, because the message was clear: pay your NIL buyout or face legal action.

 

[Secondand26]

Arkansas puts departed QB Madden Iamaleava in its crosshairs by encouraging NIL collective to recoup buyout

Nico Iamaleava's brother may find himself at the forefront of a high-stakes battle over binding NIL contracts

www.cbssports.com

Looks like his brother has the same agent. Athletes taking the money and running, schools suing athletes.... quickly becoming something I don't care to watch.

I like the “schools suing athletes “ part. They need to learn about contracts & consequences

 

[Krimson]

I like the “schools suing athletes “ part. They need to learn about contracts & consequences

Yep if you want to be grown don't half ass it, be grown.
The whole student athlete thing is a joke for the top earners now anyway. No way they kick a 4 million dollar player off the team for grades, think the same applies to a walk on? Start a minor league and let's go back to college ball.

 

[TerryP]

I see "The Sporting News" and "SI" both have articles out about how UCLA is going to need more money to keep Nico from leaving.

 

[Secondand26]

I see "The Sporting News" and "SI" both have articles out about how UCLA is going to need more money to keep Nico from leaving.

I didn't see how they could pay him. From what I hear, UCLA doesn't have gas money to get to the Cal game.

 

[TerryP]

I didn't see how they could pay him. From what I hear, UCLA doesn't have gas money to get to the Cal game.

Their athletic department has lost A LOT of money over the last several years. A LOT!

I want to say this has been running five or six years consecutively. If I remember this right, they were in the red last season to the tune of 21 million or so. They either had a budget of 20 and spent 41, or had a budget that was 30 and they spent over 51 million...I leaning towards the later.

 

[TerryP]

Going back to a thread from several weeks ago when I said we're going to see schools cut programs. I believe I used UCLA as as one example. I know I mentioned Stanford.

If you are over 20 million in debt, every year, you have to cut something. It'll end up being Olympic sports programs.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I didn't see how they could pay him. From what I hear, UCLA doesn't have gas money to get to the Cal game.

Which means if they're not fully invested in the program, perhaps it was an aubrun-like move against big brother USC. He'll be running for his life every snap.

 

[TerryP]

Which means if they're not fully invested in the program, perhaps it was an aubrun-like move against big brother USC. He'll be running for his life every snap.

I think you are right. The first name I heard was Riley when Nico "hit the market." I verified that rumor through the lady I know at USC

 

[OldPlayer]

I didn't see how they could pay him. From what I hear, UCLA doesn't have gas money to get to the Cal game.

Gas is expensive in California. It’s mostly taxes.

 

[Justneedme81]

I didn't see how they could pay him. From what I hear, UCLA doesn't have gas money to get to the Cal game.

They don't even have money to keep lights on.

 

[rick4bama]

I think he to is going to UCLA.

 

[Justneedme81]

I think he to is going to UCLA.

You think?

 

[BamaFan334]

Their athletic department has lost A LOT of money over the last several years. A LOT!

I want to say this has been running five or six years consecutively. If I remember this right, they were in the red last season to the tune of 21 million or so. They either had a budget of 20 and spent 41, or had a budget that was 30 and they spent over 51 million...I leaning towards the later.

Why did the Big Ten bring them in then? To get USC and LA market?

 

[24and7]

It's time to blacklist these types...

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

It's time to blacklist these types...

Formally, no.

Informally, it appears it's already happenning.

 

[24and7]

Formally, no.

Informally, it appears it's already happenning.

It just seems like the coaching fraternity should band together to make sure some of these guys did not play football... at least for one year... some of these guys need to be humbled... and be forced to focus on academic scores to be accepted..

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

It just seems like the coaching fraternity should band together to make sure some of these guys did not play football... at least for one year... some of these guys need to be humbled... and be forced to focus on academic scores to be accepted..

For the overwhelming majority, the humbling will come in time. Look no further than all the players who voluntarily hopped into the portal looing for better deals, only to get left standing when the music stopped. Even in Nico's case... he's being humbled to a degree. He's having to play with suck ass UCLA as opposed to a team in the SEC that just made the playoffs.