It sounds to me like he was a big problem in the locker room. I truly hate it for not just the team, but certainly for him. It's astonishing...he was such a huge part of Butch's first big recruiting class and contributed so much to our comeback these past few years. A player of his stature leaving is almost unprecedented. I mean, we have had talented players leave, no doubt, but not such high visibility players that have contribued. I mean, he was set to become our rushing leader. Unreal.
With the exception of a couple games this season, I appreciate everything he has done for UT and wish him no ill will and in fact luck and success wherever he ends up.
Having said that, if the problem in the locker room was as bad as it seems, then we are better off without him. And...this is important....it may just be that this will rally the team. IMO we played so much better after Pig left last year, it's not even funny.
Things like this can be cathartic for a team, and thank goodness we have a scrimmage this weekend to recover a bit. There is yet a lot to salvage in this season.