waste of time and resources. you recruit such a player, you have to play him immediately. he plays immediately, he will stink because that's what Freshmen do. He stinks, then he transfers because we didn't "develop" him properly. Now we're out $2-3mm (or more) we could have otherwise spent on retention.

i don't think anyone should think this kid getting away hurts. if we get him great, but we've seen what happens when you recruit an Elite 11 type QB - he stays a year or two and txfers before doing anything meaningful.