The inability to process some of us saying "I'd love to have Bruce but he's not a member of the freaking Avengers" remains undefeated. Saying he's less than utterly irreplaceable is not a knock. Saying he's extremely valuable but the class isn't a burning landfill if he isn't in it is not a knock. Saying there are other players you like almost as much is still not a knock.
The irony of quoting his "authentic leadership" while simultaneously lamenting he's playing one of the longest, most obvious cons in recent recruiting history is interesting. Normally I don't consider it a big deal either way. The kids do what they want. But when you make Bruce an unimpeachable figure, well, I guess there's nothing to worry about then, right? Or is it wrong to have gone through Jordan Scarlett and this time say, "Eh, I'm not wild about this ride, come what may."
Do we all have to continue shrieking from his altar like a bunch of harpies because Antonio Calloway had some highlights on one of the worst offenses in a Power 5 conference? Let the paralysis of losing Sam the Bruce guide us. Study his tweets for divination, see if changing his OV date makes sense of the stars in the heavens. "Alas, bleak, bleak visions cloud the air, I fear... darker every day..."
I've never said anything other than I'd love him in this class. Old world UM talent and drive. I'll just be -- slightly -- less disappointed than some of you if he bolts. S-L-I-G-H-T-L-Y.
