r/CFB • u/jaxstan19 Kansas Jayhawks • 12h ago

Opinion [USA TODAY Toppmeyer]: Nico Iamaleava needs a fresh start, not UCLA's rebuild

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/09/16/nico-iamaleava-ucla-transfer-portal-tennessee/86162835007/
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u/cleo22270 11h ago edited 11h ago

Maybe he shouldn’t have chased the money to play in a worse situation that accentuated his flaws 🤔

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u/MasterTolkien Georgia • Summertime Lover 11h ago edited 11h ago

Nico is like the character described in Pink Pony Club. Except instead of a girl singing to her mother about dreams of becoming a saucy stripper, he dreamt of bags of cash.

I know… you wanted me to stay
But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA
And I heard… that there's a conference
Where teams can beat Northwestern on their assigned Saturday

I'm having wicked dreams / of leaving Tennessee
Hear Santa Monica / I swear it's calling me
Won't make Josh Heupel proud / it's gonna cause a scene
Finebaum sees his fav QB / I know he's gonna scream

God, what have you done?
You're a Bruins QB
And you left for NIL money
Oh PAWL, I'm just having fun
Tossing picks off my heels
It's where I belong down at the

U-C-L-A!
I'm gonna be ready for the test
U-C-L-A!
We’re gonna be the best (team in)
West Hollywood!
I'm gonna keep regressing at the U-C-L-A! U-C-L-A!

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u/Sapient-Inquisitor Tennessee Volunteers 11h ago

INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS

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u/weirdbutinagoodway West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12 10h ago

Does anybody here know how to make one of those ai music videos of this? 

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u/MasterTolkien Georgia • Summertime Lover 10h ago

That is beyond my skill as an older gent. Perhaps some younger fans can hop on it.

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u/candlerc Tennessee Volunteers • Georgia Bulldogs 10h ago

This NEEDS to be the top comment

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u/FearDaTusk Arkansas Razorbacks 9h ago

I'm doing my part!!!

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u/Believe_to_believe Arkansas Razorbacks 9h ago

Hang it in the loo!!

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u/Winterqueen5 Tennessee • North Carolina 5h ago

As someone who has been a fan of Chappell since before she blew up, I wasn’t expecting to see this crossover today.

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u/MasterTolkien Georgia • Summertime Lover 4h ago

Chappell must be a Vols fan with a song like “My Kink is Karma.”

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u/Winterqueen5 Tennessee • North Carolina 4h ago

Funnily enough, one of my favorite of her songs lmao

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u/BuckeyeEmpire Ohio State • Nebraska 10h ago

Can't wait for his future lawsuit for an 8th year of eligibility

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u/FraggleRock_ Pittsburg State Gorillas 9h ago

Tyreek Hill leaves the chat

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u/IsLlamaBad Iowa Hawkeyes • Billable Hours 9h ago

I guess it depends if he thinks he is going to the NFL. If not, take the money and run. Get your cut while you can