I’m rooting for chaos and we’re getting it. This particular recruitment and player were noted at the time to be the equivalent of trying to contain Wildfire by those who know their shit and cover recruiting and CFB.
Tennessee blatantly ignored a number of red flags, or they were too stupid to understand them, and went all in on this player when he was overrated by the services to start.
He’s not a “good kid”, sorry. He turns 21 at the start of the coming season. He lets his dad do his bidding, but he’s fully involved and knows exactly what’s up. This shit was known during his recruitment.
Also, he’s the fucking QB. This isn’t what QBs who are worth a fuck do in this day and age. Texas has had several grown men and their groups handle themselves with negotiations quietly and quickly, same for other schools as well.
This shit is predictably fucked up precisely because the player isn’t a “good kid”. He’s a mercenary and he doesn’t give one fuck about anyone else.
Lincoln Riley, for all of his flaws, typically knows a good QB when he sees one. I doubt he goes after Iamaleava because, frankly, the guy sucks. It’s laughable he wants a raise. If he was at Texas and Texas had Owens and Lacey behind him, I assume they’d tell him to “not the door hit ya where the good lord split ya” and move right along.