Is this going to be a trend --

[60Shock]

Understand your viewpoint, Sub.

I guess it is primarily a matter of whether you believe the players commit to the school or to the coach and his program.

Would seem to me that those players that stay on their own accord show that they committed to the school and those that leave, to the coach.

Personally, I do not have a problem with either outcome.

[Snapshot9]

I don't really have a problem either way. Besides, if the coach goes to a bigger school and tougher conference, who's to say if Player A would fit the tougher conference play or not.

Denzel Bowles may be the classic example for this. He was hinted to be a very good player for our conference, but will he stand up in Big 12 play pr just be a role player?

[7hottamales]

I don't really have a problem either way. Besides, if the coach goes to a bigger school and tougher conference, who's to say if Player A would fit the tougher conference play or not.

Denzel Bowles may be the classic example for this. He was hinted to be a very good player for our conference, but will he stand up in Big 12 play pr just be a role player?

This is an excellent point. It's also the exact reason why this will not be more than a few isolated incidents each year.

The "trickle down" effect logic is somewhat faulty. At most this will probably impact 5-10 players each season. And most (if not all) of those 5-10 would have left anyways.

The tangible event that is happening is nothing new. Programs lose current players and recruits when their coach leaves. That has always been the case. The fact that some are leaving for the same place the coach left for instead of some other random school does nothing to materially change the cost to the school.