[Redrum]

This year Stanford lost a pretty good RB,  Brandon Bourbon,  to Kansas in the last days before LOI day.   I don\'t want to sound petty,  but I do wonder what\'s going through his mind right now.  He switched partly because of the nearness and comfort factor ( Midwest trait) but also because he was going to be the centerpiece of new coach Turner Gill\'s run-oriented offense.  But the idea was that the Big 12 would be his showcase against the likes of Nebraska,Oklahoma and Texas.   Now he might be joining a program that doesn\'t know whether it will be cobbling together a schedule in a couple of years that will feature Ohio Valley Conference schools, and playing Kansas St. four times a season.

Makes you wonder, once again:  If coaches can just walk away,  and whole conferences can just walk away,  shouldn\'t the players also be able to just walk away?   Not advocating it, I know the negative side of such a policy.   Just curious how long the practice can hold out with these tectonic shifts going on.

[Redrum]

This year Stanford lost a pretty good RB,  Brandon Bourbon,  to Kansas in the last days before LOI day.   I don\'t want to sound petty,  but I do wonder what\'s going through his mind right now.  He switched partly because of the nearness and comfort factor ( Midwest trait) but also because he was going to be the centerpiece of new coach Turner Gill\'s run-oriented offense.  But the idea was that the Big 12 would be his showcase against the likes of Nebraska,Oklahoma and Texas.   Now he might be joining a program that doesn\'t know whether it will be cobbling together a schedule in a couple of years that will feature Ohio Valley Conference schools, and playing Kansas St. four times a season.

Makes you wonder, once again:  If coaches can just walk away,  and whole conferences can just walk away,  shouldn\'t the players also be able to just walk away?   Not advocating it, I know the negative side of such a policy.   Just curious how long the practice can hold out with these tectonic shifts going on.