As unpopular as it may be for fans, I think you gotta let these kids move around, go to school where they want, and play where they want.
This is the United States of America - land of the free and the wildly successful experiment of capitalism. These kids have five years to get it right in terms of where to go to school and where to play. If they ain't happy somewhere, who are we to say you can't go somewhere else. Coaches have 50 years to get it right, and have no restrictions beyond the contracts they willingly sign in terms of moving around. And even then they can choose to accept monetary restrictions to do what they want. But if Kirby Smart wanted to coach Florida next season, it could absolutely happen.
It creates issues for sure, but to me those issues are lesser evils than restricting a college-aged kid from freely making decisions within his 5 year window that work best for them.
This is the United States of America - land of the free and the wildly successful experiment of capitalism. These kids have five years to get it right in terms of where to go to school and where to play. If they ain't happy somewhere, who are we to say you can't go somewhere else. Coaches have 50 years to get it right, and have no restrictions beyond the contracts they willingly sign in terms of moving around. And even then they can choose to accept monetary restrictions to do what they want. But if Kirby Smart wanted to coach Florida next season, it could absolutely happen.
It creates issues for sure, but to me those issues are lesser evils than restricting a college-aged kid from freely making decisions within his 5 year window that work best for them.
