… yes, he’s smarting after losing the title game. But damn, he’s got a Top 5 to Top 10 contract staring him in the face. Now we have no idea how much he’s getting paid at OU, but it’s certainly not Top 5 money. Although you never want to begrudge a kid for staying and finishing a degree: Take the money now kid. You can always go back and finish that degree.

That’s not even taking into account the fact that OU loses 4/5 of the Berlin Wall in front of him. Now granted, it’s OU, so it’s safe to assume that they’ll have 4 VHT players to replace all those guys. But still, there’s going to be a little dropoff, you’d have to think. Plus he’s going to lose a couple of his best receivers as well.

But, if it all works out and he wins a title and a second Heisman, then he’s got a shot at College Football God status. More power to him I guess. But it’d be awful hard for me to tell my son (or player, for that matter), to pass up millions of dollars in guaranteed money. Hone your skills at the professional level son. They’re paying for your potential.

…we might all be overthinking or overanalyzing this—he may just be making the decision not to go to the Lions. That’s as good a reason as any!