I was a freshman during Bliss' last year at OU and I don't remember any NCAA issues.
They made the NCAA Tournament in 1979 (lost to Larry Bird at Indiana State) and had a good group returning in 1980 but had a tough year and then he left. It didn't seem that anyone cared that he left to be...
And Creighton is a huge NIL player that was paying well before NIL. Remember, they were hip deep in the Adidas scandal back in the day. I think McDermott is a good coach but it's amazing how money can help make a coach better.
He is a good coach but I believe his strength as a coach is building teams over time and not rebuilding a team every year. What college basketball is now does not play to his strengths.