sharksamardzija8345
The Shark
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I don't know if I get this rationale. We won the recruiting battle, he came to ND, gave it a year, and decided ND isn't for him and he wants to be closer to home. Why should we have hard feelings about that? I think it's fair to prevent him from transferring to any school on our schedule for the next four years, but other than that I dont care where he goes. His transferring to a school we recruit against may even help us in recruiting ... Maybe a recruit decides there's more playing time up for grabs at ND than FSU b/c Aaron Lynch is at FSU now, so he picks ND.
I understand this train of thought.. I guess I'm torn on it.. I just see all these kids in my generation acting like responsibility, loyalty and commitment mean nothing, and by letting him go anywhere it just makes it seem ok to quit on his teammates.. but then the other half of me understands it doesn't always work out and he gave it a try and it wasn't for him.. it just sucks seeing ND get the raw end of the deal time after time.. for a university that does everything the right way, and has all the tools necessary to shape and challenge these kids in the classroom, football field and in life, it's just disheartening to see ND being the player in this scenario that "loses".. some people say it's good that he isn't there if he didn't want to be there and "next man in" and all that, and I get that.. but at what point do kids in my generation have to man up and deal with sh*t, bite the bullet and follow through with their commitment? there's a lot of things that we all deal with and man up, own it and move on.. honestly though, I can see it from both points of view so I understand people's frustration and also people wishing him luck.. I'm neutral, I suppose