A Sea of Red wrote:The Heat: This Isn't a Purge
http://www.aseaofred.com/the-heat-this-isnt-a-purge/
Interesting take. Not sure I agree with a lot of it, but it does appear there needs to be a greater focus on recruiting men who are a fit for the Liberty culture. We have seen it in basketball, but obviously it is easier to find 13 basketball players in that mold than 85 football players. It's not just the numbers, it's the different nature of the games. Just as important or more, and IMHO easier to accomplish, is that every player who arrives on campus should have a very good concept of what the expectations are and the consequences for not meeting them. It seems we need work in that area.
It will take a lot more than 5 transfers and some negative comments from people who won't put their name to them for me to accept that the football team culture is "poisoned". If another 10 or 12 leave and/or some people in the program are willing to publicly verify the problem, I will be singing a different tune.
The FBS transition situation is what it is, and yes, there may be some who will opt out because of it. I don't think that was even a consideration in making the move, nor should it have been.