If you’d given 18 year old me my choice of full ride scholarship to any PAC-12 university, I’d think long and hard about leaving the state as well. The U is a great school, but I’m also attracted to the Seattle area and the PNW.
These kids have plenty of factors to consider and not all of them revolve around uniforms or even football, believe it or not. They’ve gotta find a place to be comfortable or they’ll wash out, no matter how talented.
I hope Bassa does really well and achieves all of his dreams. I still hope we beat all of the teams on our schedule, but at the end of the day, I understand that these are kids trying to grow up with the world at their finger tips. Let them spread their wings, even if it doesn’t selfishly benefit our University.