Im going with Yes. Marion was going to take Maiava if you read tea leaves as Im trying to based on what were seeing play out... I'm wondering if part of the reason they couldn't get a deal I place with Marion had to do with NIL money for Maiava to go. So if you heard Maiava was entertaining portal and you put it out there that doesn't mean it didn't change once things settled...
Maiava in the portal
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I was just told Maiava is not in the portal. So two people I trust have told me opposite things lol
Tennessee plane is in Vegas as Cofield posted. Tennessee was after JM in his recruitment and this comes out as their plane is parked at the airport.
The other option is Arizona State and Arroyo. After all, JM did come to unlv to play for Arroyo and ASU has some issues at that position. I think they played 3 different QBs this past season.
Last option is like LVRebel2000 posted, where a deal fell apart with Utep. I still am baffled at how Marion was dropped like a hot potato this morning by UTEP. We’ll probably never know what went down.
The other option is Arizona State and Arroyo. After all, JM did come to unlv to play for Arroyo and ASU has some issues at that position. I think they played 3 different QBs this past season.
Last option is like LVRebel2000 posted, where a deal fell apart with Utep. I still am baffled at how Marion was dropped like a hot potato this morning by UTEP. We’ll probably never know what went down.
Teams arent sending charter planes for transfers... at least not at the level we are at...
I agree.
He's a good G-5 QB. With some upside. He isn't a change your fortunes P4 QB in my opinion. At least not yet.
Maybe he had to go in front of the board of regents and they called him maroon instead of Marion. He said fk this
This is a high quality post.
Transfer Portal Season is undefeated.
Pizano could play QB and I'll be there. We only get a bowl @ every 20 years. Gotta go when you can.
Eluded to it … don’t like it. But if you aren’t here, be gone …
With the way things are going I fully expect another tweet by tomorrow confirming Maiva has signed with ______ school.
UNLV overachieves one year and shit turns into a roller coaster ... or has it always been like this, just no one paid attention?
UNLV overachieves one year and shit turns into a roller coaster ... or has it always been like this, just no one paid attention?
Portal … they’ve been on it.
Happens.
But it means something is going on. Most likely intent followed by damage control.
Really possible.
Remember the old phone game in elementary school?
Class of 30 kids.
Teacher tells first kid. The monkey ate the banana. That kid whispers what he heard to next kid and on and on.
By the time you reach the 30th kid the monkey ate the banana and also killed the cat and got a job with the fire department.
Basically people tend to add a little to every rumor/story they hear.
I’m of the mindset - don’t get used to any player, don’t get attached, loyalty in athletics is gone, it’s all about the money, people are selfish … it’s not about unity, it’s about me and the dollars …
Not in every case, but it’s what it’s going to be for the most part.
I don’t like it at all but I can’t change it. Recruit your ass off in the portal, no current player should feel safe or look for a promise from a staff. Everyone is expendable.
This is MY GUESS on what happened;
1. QB1 knew a certain coach was leaving so he intended to stay.
2. It doesnt work out for that coach and he comes back.
3. QB1 finds out said coach is coming back so he intends to enter the portal.
4. His camp or someone thats a part of the team tells On3. They dont just leak random info without someone credible telling them.
5. This info gets out but QB1 didnt want it to yet because he was still deciding.
6. Photos are posted for damage control.
Let me ask one more thing;
Why didnt Coach Marion like or retweet the picture of Brad and Maiava? Thats QB1 right? Shouldnt the staff and more importantly, the Offensive Coordinator, be squashing rumors about THEIR GUY entering the portal? With so much speculation going on about everything, why not just come out and kill all the noise regarding everything?
Why didnt Coach Marion like or retweet the picture of Brad and Maiava? Thats QB1 right? Shouldnt the staff and more importantly, the Offensive Coordinator, be squashing rumors about THEIR GUY entering the portal? With so much speculation going on about everything, why not just come out and kill all the noise regarding everything?
Unless said OC is at another job interview right now and has 2 more scheduled for this evening.
Would Marion know for sure one way or the other? With the portal, I'd guess that a lot of times, even coaches can be caught off guard. Then again, I have no idea what I'm talking about, so...
Thats great that Marion posted that; hes been doing that for all the players that have been getting awards and that tweet was before the news.
News broke that he was going into the portal at 12:11pm.
Marion just tweeted about Tiger Shanks right now so it would have been easy to squash anything right now too.
News broke that he was going into the portal at 12:11pm.
Marion just tweeted about Tiger Shanks right now so it would have been easy to squash anything right now too.
In modern recruiting, you would think that if he has a guy in his pocket to bring in, he probably doesnt care if his current QB1 stays or goes. If that person lets him know that he isnt intending to make that change or intends to go elsewhere (and you've mentioned that someone before) then yes, damage control is happening.
Hypothetically, if Maiava isnt fit for Marion and they continue to have differences of ability/stretch then its only a matter of time anyways. However, if you think you can develop him into the next great QB and do so at the expense of a few tricky play calls, why wouldnt you do that. Its not every day a freshman walks in and throws for nearly 3000 yards and 14 TDs. theres clearly talent there, even if its not as intriguing as former 4 or 5 stars.
That's very true.
The person that posted that photo with Maiava better hope he stays because posting that is telling everyone that he is. Now if stuff comes out that there's issues or he's leaving, then he seems out of touch with reality because this stuff doesn't come out of nowhere.
For sure. It puts egg on someone's face... Either the On3 team for posting that he was entering, or the staff doing damage control to either control the narrative or keep sanity amongst the ranks. Somewhere a relationship was broken and it will either cost that person the relationship or it will make the staff member look out of touch.
It was Brad Odom player development with Maiava.
I mean if he was confident enough to post it and Maiava still leaves this is some Inception/Usual Suspects level of plot twisting.
Would remind me of Christian Wood
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I know who it is. Im phrasing it that way for my own reasons lol
@j. spilotro did promise you could hit the Boise WRs running wide open down the sidelines vs our corners, so maybe just ask...
I just took the tweet to mean Maiva is still on campus and still a Rebel for now?
I don't know if I buy that Maiava is trying to leave to avoid Marion's return. I more buy the fact that he would leave if Marion left.
Meaning I think they like each other.
Marion has been very complimentary of Jaden throughout this season. Moreso that Coach Barry Odom. He was the first to squash the Doug starting again rumors.
Again no inside info, just what it looks like from the outside looking in.
Not to say that Marion wouldn't want to bring in a QB that might better fit the system, but I'm sure that is would be an open competition where Jaden would have a huge advantage.
Meaning I think they like each other.
Marion has been very complimentary of Jaden throughout this season. Moreso that Coach Barry Odom. He was the first to squash the Doug starting again rumors.
Again no inside info, just what it looks like from the outside looking in.
Not to say that Marion wouldn't want to bring in a QB that might better fit the system, but I'm sure that is would be an open competition where Jaden would have a huge advantage.
