My b prop Joe. But yea man, aside from just playing the game on the field, I doubt you have the EQ at that point to deal with such a drastic change in the way of life at 16-17. That’s asking entirely too much of any kid in todays climate. I’m glad Bain has taken him under his wing but in general, I’m just not a fan of kids being on campus that young. The foundation of a full hs experience is important for the development of a person for the next phase.
I think back to JT Daniels. Got to USC early and I remember him watched him play thinking, “he looks like a hs kid out there, he should have stayed in school”. He bounced around a couple schools and is now out of the game. We remember Maurice Clarett right? Too early too soon.
I understand the sentiment, kids and college sports have been an extremely oppressive entities denying common sense rules for their own gain and profit SO we over correct with flood gate rules. At some point, we’ll have to come to a happy medium where we aren’t stifling these kids opportunity for selfish gains but we’re protecting them from themselves also.
