I’ll say this. Character plays a lot into this. If you are the kind of kid that has flipped the way these kids have, you have character flaws. It’s one thing to go to another school because you legitimately feel better there. And I’ve got no problem with that on signing day even as a flip because we are asking kids to make major decisions at a period of time where they don’t have all the tools to make the most qualified decisions.

But when you hat fake purposely to make someone look bad, or when you commit to a coach then hours later spurn them for someone else, or when you are committed to someone and actively recruit against that school you are committedd to, or you go to social media to show off the rewards you got for flipping, you have a major character flaw that will ultimately, in 95% of cases in teenagers, will overtake your physical ability that you are relying on.

Half he players the OP mentioned either quit, flunked out, or got arrested. Not even taking about not living up to on field potential through 4-5 years, but couldn’t even handle just the normal every day life of college and had to straight up quit. With my baseball kids I always tell them that they can’t be a turd at school and expect to not be a turd on the field. You can have all the talent in the world, but the field always displays your true nature. You may come up big sometimes, but you will fail more than you succeed because you don’t make a habit of doing the right thing on a consistent basis. These OM kids who have flipped like that are the epitome of that.