ragtimejoe1 said:Some attrition is normal with every class. Kids should be free to go with a handshake and sitting a year. Their scholarship can be pulled at anytime. You want to talk real world? Loyalty only exists in a mutually beneficial relationship. Loyalty in the real world is out the door as soon as 1party no longer benefits or benefits to an acceptable level. In the word of Deion Sanders "It is hard for me to fathom that I gotta be loyal to you, when you aren't loyal to me".
You want loyalty? Give them guaranteed 5 year scholarships, medical, etc. and guarantee a class schedule that is doable and yield a meaningful degree. Acknowledge that they sign with a staff and not the University. Thus, if staff leaves, the player obligation is optional.
Significant attrition is a symptom of bigger issues. Recruiting? Problems with coaches? Etc.?
Agree 100% with the idea that kids sign with the staff not necessarily the school. Perhaps if the NCAA permitted kids to leave without penalty if the head coach decided to move on, university presidents and ADs would finally start enforcing coach's contracts.