re: These kids are eventually going to turn the fans off the sport.

Were they not getting a free education , not our fault they don't take it seriously . Big money in the hands of teenagers hardly ever turns out good.

This is just like most topics on this board.

shite all over a kid who flips from LSU to somewhere else.

Kid does the exact same thing from another school to LSU - no problem with it.

Your average bear doesn’t know Keys was committed much less flipped. Just pisses off the core which will always be there. It’s annoying but it is what it is. Just readjust expectations in this day and age. It has sucked a bunch of fun out of recruiting.

MrJimBeam: very true.

Not if they are good

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I can't relate to them making $1m

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That's because you're poor.

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So you are a kid from a relatively low income home...or even a middle class home.

One school offers you $600k to play for them. The other offers $750k. A third offers $1M. You say you want $1.5M and a school commits to it. You're fine. You're set. Then another school comes along an offer $2.5M. Why would you not consider that offer...and take it? That's significantly more money than your family has ever had. It's life changing money. There's no guarantee you will be a pro ball player, regardless of which college you attend. So the "dollar today" theory applies.

Whether you like it or not, this is the marketplace. Grown men getting upset at 18 year old boys for taking a better offer that benefits THEM is sad. And you are going to continue to watch the sport. Why? Because while the players always change, those school colors don't. You aren't a fan of the player. Your fandom doesn't change with the player's team. You're a fan of the school and, by proxy, the player.

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Can't refute these facts. And the thought of "not committing if you're still shopping" sounds great but the reality of it is that they are operating within the confines of the existing rules and leveraging those rules to your advantage can't be frowned upon if they aren't willing to change the rules to avoid the behavior. Nothing significant will change as long as it remains profitable and I don't see profitability changing.