Heinecke doesn't have much of a case, but that often hasn't seemed to matter. Many more bizarre cases. We currently have a guy that played in the NBA trying to come back to college. I gave up predicting who would win cases long ago.
I admire anybody that keeps watching, and certainly don't discourage supporting the team, but it's just not the best use of my time anymore. I only pop in the basketball game threads to sarcastically respond to a couple posters thst @ me when we lose because they think losing basketball games is...
I think the portal has been great for football and brought more parity, as it's better to have talented players at Ole Miss and Indiana rather than riding the bench for Alabama. That always felt like one of the more evil things -- to recruit a guy to play scout team just to keep him away from...
I don't think they're in the wrong. But 19 year old kids will absolutely have this in the back of their mind. If they don't, their competitors will definitely plant that seed with negative recruiting.