also, forgot to add - in the NIL/rev share age, it is very possible he is positioning himself for a payday to go with his transfer to the shiny school.
That payday wouldn't happen if he went there on day 1, didn't start, and was just getting practice reps, even if he was rewarded with some playing time for his loyalty to the "shiny" school. He'd get more money at the end of his college career by seeing the field ASAP at a smaller school, balling OUTTT on film (hopefully), and then using that to strike a more lucrative deal with a P4 school with deeper pockets than us. And if he DOESN'T ball out, well at least he's playing unlike at a Michigan or Bama.
In the end, I think Jim Mora knows this and is leaning into it, instead of throwing a RE2.0 hissyfit about it. If this is our lot, then just let's set our expectation to ball OUTT with this kid while we have him, win some bowls and surprise some people, and do it again next year. As tony soprano would say in powerless moments, "waddaya gonna do?"
