This is the icky stuff that happens in college sports. Kids jump ship (especially at NIU lately), and sometimes coaches make them walk the plank. You have to accept it at some level. It's going to happen.

There's really no nice way to handle the situation. I'm not sure how I would handle it if I were Montgomery. He's been around the game for a while, so you'd think he'd have a better idea of how to handle it than me. I'd probably just drop the anvil on them and wish them the best, which seems about how Monty handled it.

I can also see why the Miller's would be upset. If it went down the way they said (there is always room for another point of view or just a different perspective of the same events), it seems harsher than necessary.

Then for Compher to try and smooth that over? That's a joke. There's no recovering from that break.

The interesting part in all of this to me....does Monty have control over his roster? I wonder how Compher and he are getting along after this. It might not matter much, honestly, but it's interesting.

I'm not really on anybody's side in this...maybe I've calloused. I'm not sure there is enough info to really pick a side.

I felt pretty sure some guys would get forced out (or leave of their own accord) after this year, because Monty was struggling just to get enough bodies, let alone good players.