Joe Milton 2.0? Fans flame Nico Iamaleava for horrendous start vs. Alabama
Saying Nico Iamaleava is just like Joe Milton might just be an insult to Joe Milton according to some fans.
As rough as Milton’s tenure at Tennessee was at times, it’s hard to say it ever got as bad as Iamaleava has been against the Crimson Tide so far Saturday afternoon. The same Alabama defense that struggled against South Carolina and Vanderbilt, mind you.
Alabama is up 7-0 on Tennessee, the damage limited thanks to truly elite defensive play from the Volunteers. Iamaleava sits at 7/14 for 100 yards passing with an interception.
Iamaleava has been an unmitigated disaster for Tennessee. Many hailed the redshirt freshman as a Heisman candidate preseason, but it’s laughable to put him anywhere near that conversation right now. He’s hardly performing like a SEC-caliber QB, even despite all the arm talent.
We’ve heard that somewhere before.
Ah yes, Joe Milton. College football fans across the country, including plenty in Knoxville, took to social media on Saturday to draw the comparison between Iamaleava and the former Vols trebuchet. Here are some of the best reactions.
This entire app owes Joe Milton a damn apology
I mean EVERYONE
— BaseVols (@OmaVols) October 19, 2024
This man really is the ghost of Joe Milton
— Patrick Simpson (@_PatrickSimpson) October 19, 2024
Joe Milton Jr pic.twitter.com/UC2eGdBqNx
— Tyler MacKillop (@TylerMacKillop) October 19, 2024
Nico and Joe Milton when a wr is open down field pic.twitter.com/cIu1QdEOlC
— Hersh (@JHershey21) October 19, 2024
Nico has Joe Milton’d those past two deep balls.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) October 19, 2024
Nico Milton-Levis Iamaleava
— Austin Stanley (@AustinStanley81) October 19, 2024
Nico is really Joe Milton 2.0
— Justin Shelley (@justintshelley) October 19, 2024
Is he Joe Milton 2.0???….
— i Hit Dingers (@IrishRedhawk) October 19, 2024
Nico is missing throws you can’t miss. I understand he’s young but these are bad. He’s just off.
— Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) October 19, 2024
Insulting Joe Milton to be honest https://t.co/bXI02s2bMM
— Titans Homer (@smorton101368) October 19, 2024
He’s like Joe Milton if you had paid Joe Milton 7 million bucks to play there lol
Kirkm, you’re drunk earlier than usual today. Long as it keeps you away from those playgrounds.
He11 it isn’t like Milroe can hit the broadside of a barn with a scoped rifle, from 100 yards. Bama should be blowing UT out, but they can’t do anything with TOs or anything else.
Neither team are near as good as their ranking.
Hmmm. So just like your team
Yall almost lost to Auburn, don’t throw stones in glass houses.
So much for 5 stars.
This isn’t fair at all. By the numbers, Nico is much WORSE than Joe and that’s with his stats being padded by play Jr colleges at the beginning of the year.
Nico is much more like Garantano, aka guaranteed turnover. The only power 4 team he hasn’t fumbled or threw away passes to this season is Arkansas. Of course, we know how that went. He flashes, but most of the time he’s spooked.