Furmanoid wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:06 pmSeems like it would be up to the school. It would be best if schools all practiced some tough love and allowed these guy to learn from the consequences of their decisions. The lesson they would learn would be that there is always somebody willing to take the job if you don't want it, and even if they aren't quite as good as you, nobody cares because they're loyal and you aren't and its just FCS anyway so hit the road.
So, I do think we have to make a distinction on some of this.
There are probably some kids around the country who just want to "get that feeling" again of being recruited and sought after. They might be just jumping for a new opportunity, don't like their playing time, place on the depth chart, whatever.
I do not think that's the case for a lot of Furman's guys. Adrian Hope, for instance, is a 2017 high school grad, played at Furman 5 years, played 41 games in the purple and white, and has one year of eligibility remaining (COVID?).
If Hope decided to call it a career, no one would bat an eye - he's a redshirt senior. If he wants to try to parlay another season of eligibility into a degree, then go for it. I'm sure that if he wanted to come back and play out his eligibility at Furman, the coaching staff would figure out a way.
I don't think you can apply the opportunity monger and "disloyal" argument across the board in these situations.