What is really impressive is how many players stuck around and didn’t go by the wayside following the NIL pathway.
That will make every win that more enjoyable. Team spirit, team pride, loyalty, and appreciation for the coaches who know how to get the most out of their players.
Maybe some of Fran’s players could take a lesson from this. Yeah your coach was let go but you still had a scholarship, college friends, and campus familiarity. No doubt some were planning on leaving anyway to follow the greenbacks, but a few of the players that left ended up at inferior schools in inferior conferences. I wonder if any of them are asking themselves “what the hell was I thinking?”