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The " exodus" is a good thing... because the parents went too.... a lot of "I's" in the stands last year, and it all trickled down to the locker room... glad to see the Coaching upgrades too...

They pay Dabo for being Dabo and his expertise... Dabo makes his $10 mil building a program, staff and winning football games/titles... as an athlete, you don't have to go there for your full ride either....

Parents matter.... was in the stands and have never heard so much whining and expertise on how to coach or manage a game - do these parents even enjoy watching their kids play?... huge trickle down affect to the kids and how they approach practice and the game.... not much of a football family prett...

I would call it more Dollar Ball.... at the privates, scholarships and booster influence seem to play more of a part... $$ parents have influence ... all things being equal or close, the scholarship kid or kid tied to $$ gets the call... a lot of stuff "promised" for these kids.... may not necessari...

It's a new day in the job market and the kids coming out of college are affected by behaviors like this...where I think the biggest change is with Parents and their sense of being their kids advocate beyond college... hearing it a lot lately that parents are calling and showing up to HR when their k...

Not sure it's all mental toughness.. I think is more parents influence ..... especially at the privates when you have scholarship kids that come rollin in, or the kid that has the parents throwin around $$.... I've seen it several times where talent being equal, the scholarship kid or the kid with t...

Funny you mention soccer.... they should study head impact over the life of a soccer career....

They might have to cancel baseball too.... do you realize young kids are throwing hard balls at each other? The horror....