Turns out not having any rules for a bunch of 18-21 year old is perhaps not a great idea. Apparently, no one in the NCAA governance has ever been a parent. I'm sure also having grown men throws gobs of money at them while constantly fluffing their ego's will be turn out great as well.
but was he ever 101% committed?
I get it, though. College is not for everyone. This sounds like a real good opportunity for him.
I'm sure Louisville fans will look back on the Trentyn Flowers era with immense fondness as the years roll on.
I get that ... but he committed. and it's August.
Yes, he committed, but it looks like an opportunity came along that he felt was too good to pass up. If he doesn't care about college life, and was going to be a one and done anyway, he needs to do what is best for him. Maybe his heart would not have been in it at Louisville? Maybe he would have been wishing he had gone to Australia the whole time he was at Louisville? At this point, these kids should be looked at no differently than everyday people getting jobs, especially 5 star recruits like him. Yes, he committed to one job, but then one he likes better came along. I say go for it.
The bottom line is he is a 5 star recruit who has a chance to do what very few kids could do. Most others kids will not back out of a signed commitment because they would have to sit out a year at their new school. He is not going to a different school. He is going to Australia to be their starting PG. This is very much a step up, not a lateral move. The timing is bad, but he did not plan it this way. He just got the offer and opportunity at Australia, and he should do what is best for him. Next man up at Louisville, and as I said earlier, if I were Louisville, I would rather him move on than still be at Louisville with his heart not fully in it.
Right. The whole Card nation, the love he got from the entire City of Louisville, special place in his heart. My lord dude, you didn't even play in 1 game there. Honoring commitments seems to be a very fickle thing these days.
yeah. wife hasn't exercised the cancelation option yet. I hear there's a steep penalty.
Especially your last part, you reap what you sow.
Agreed. Really tough to be invested in your team when the majority of the roster will be turned over every year. The NIL has morphed from allowing some college kids to make a few bucks off of their jersey sales and maybe advertising for a local business to an absolute free for all where kids are being lured ridiculous sums of money from god knows who to play for 1 year at another school.
The NIL and transfer portal is the equivalent of the 1 and done for the bigger programs on the lower level.
an organization wanting to tank for draft picks couldn't do much better than bringing in these guys to run the show for a while 🤣
True. Except with Mooney we would never truly tank, we would just finish just good enough to be irrelevant perpetually. Also, as a Philly fan, I hated the process . Intentionally losing year after year. And for all that losing and high draft picks they only hit on 1, Embiid. The rest were a steaming pile of crap, so they didn't even execute the process well.
college sports has never been close to a level playing field.
I get it, I was never a fan of those first day homework assignments either.
man, after working all summer I couldn't wait for the 1st day back at UR.
interesting. I guess you could take classes elsewhere. or just changed his mind about taking grad classes there.
