Readers won’t pay to have Nico Iamaleava emails published

The transfer of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava sparked an outburst of emails from my literary contributors.

Why did I hold their correspondence until now? Because I thought Iamaleava was such a hot topic, fans might pay to have their emails published.

My holdout failed terribly. No one would pay, three said they would never contribute to my email column again, and two said they would cancel their subscription.  

Gary writes: Everyone has a take on the Nico situation, and mine would be that it is fine for Nico to desire a better offensive line and receivers surrounding him. But a better approach would be to accept a pay cut, and request – instead of a 2 million dollar raise – a 2 million increase in NIL funds to attract more talent.

One good thing about all of this is that newspapers are being sold.

My response: Whether News Sentinel or Knox News subscriptions go up or down, my salary remains stagnant. I half-jokingly mentioned to one of my many bosses that if I don’t get a raise soon, I might enter the transfer portal.

He pointed to the door.

Colorado Mark writes: Nico’s next jersey should be a dollar sign $$.

I mean what was he afraid of. Everybody is getting their share of the cash cow, including the ex-jock coaches. Milk that thing while you can. The only thing that matters now in college sports is the money.

He should have just manned up, and said it’s not personal. It’s just business and told Hype-L, you got your 10 million a year, who are you to say I should not get mine?

It’s totally screwed up. But it is what it is.

My response: Most fans are disgusted by what college football has become. The games remain appealing, though.

My guess is that fans will continue to watch the sport and hope their favorite team is successful. But their passion for the sport will wane. College football has become too volatile for…

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Publish date : 2025-04-21 09:04:00

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