What We Think (And Don't) About Nico Iamaleava

Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner

News, Sports, Sports News, Football

4.9 • 916 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

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Alex and Richard react to Nico Iamaleava’s split from Tennessee. We’re less interested in where he plays next (UNC? UCLA? Elsewhere?) and more interested in talking through his last few months as a Volunteer:

* The job done by Tennessee’s football staff

* The way Iamaleava is doing business

* How the state of Tennessee helped bring about this moment

* Freedom to move around and live with the consequences

* The idea of Iamaleava’s representatives driving the boat

* How much you can blame “the NCAA” for the state of things

* Do star quarterbacks really have so much power?

* Why we think Tennessee is likely to come out ahead of its old QB

Hosts: Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson

Production: Anthony Vito

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0:00.0	We're coming, and we ain't backing down.
0:01.9	We don't need a bunch of cats in here.
0:03.4	Looking in the mirror.
0:04.6	Everybody just do your job.
0:06.7	You got to stay next?
0:07.7	Hey, will you shut up?
0:08.6	I'm bitterly disappointed with the officiating today.
0:11.1	Guys being dudes.
0:12.3	And they run through our like a shit through a ten horn, man.
0:14.7	Ah, fuck it.
0:16.4	Thank you, Lee.
0:17.4	I'm Alex Kirchner.
0:18.8	Richard Johnson. How are you? I'm doing well, Alex. I am likely doing well
0:24.7	than Nico I. Maliava's people, and likely, frankly, better than Tennessee's quarterback coach.
0:32.3	I would say that you are doing weller than them. You're in your master's green. How was Augusta,
0:38.1	have to ask?
0:43.8	It was tremendous. We will, I think, talk about that at length, I imagine, on the latest episode of SplitsOn Duo lunch hour or lunch half hour, which you will also probably have in
0:50.8	your feet. I think that is the appropriate time in place to talk aghasta.
0:55.5	I would agree with that. This is a two premium episode week for our subscribers at
0:59.7	www. www.spotzoendio.com. Richard, let's get down to business here. Nico Iameleava and Tennessee,
1:07.7	and soon to be not Tennessee. We're recording this on Tuesday, April 15th, so the
1:13.2	Transfer Portal hasn't opened yet. It's going to open on Wednesday, the day after we record.
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