we got screwed. Chip bailed out at the worst possible moment. Players now have 30 days to consider their options. Recruits may look at us as a dumpster fire.
The story of UCLA football may be told as one of a perpetual rebuilding of the program. How many times have fans lifted their glasses to celebrate a new regime, only to find out they're empty once again.
With NIL and the Transfer Portal, the yearly churn of players will only increase, with the best ones going to where they get the best deal.
The student athlete meme is dead. Long live the semi-pro on his or her way to a full time job playing their chosen sport.