This. The bag game no doubt exists, but for a player of Haselwood's caliber, UM would have been eliminated a while ago (much less leading for him), if that was what his decision was going to come down to.
Bags are the tried and true excuse to absolve the coaching staff of any guilt for missing on top guys throughout the years. It does have an impact, but so does the fact that UM has had **** poor coaching over the last 15-plus years. OU just produced back-to-back Heisman winners, is heading to the playoff for the 2nd year in a row, and runs an exciting offense led by innovative coaches. UM, meanwhile, shlt it pants all season and ran an offense out of the old testament. If people really don't feel that is going to hurt us landing offensive skill players, your head is buried in the sand.