It seems to me that there are 2 different ways to look at Damien's decision. Everyone has to agree that he needed to make the decision that he thought was best for him. There can be no argument about that. The real issue is after that decision was made, he owed it to Mark Stoops and his staff to be up front with them so they could move on to a plan B.
By his OWN ADMISSION he decided on his official visit to Bama that is where he was going to play his college football. There in comes the rub. After he clearly stated he had made his decision, he moved his announcement date back 2 more times. That is what everybody is so upset about. If that does not prove 100% that he was enjoying all of this attention and fan fare he was getting at the expense of the UK coaches who had spent 1000's of hour recruiting him, then I do not know what else to say. He clearly and blatantly played the UK coaches so as for the adulation to continue. For anyone to try to defend him for those actions is simply not thinjking clearly or rationally. In the last 6 weeks, UK could have had Darrin Hall in the fold by now, but that was not made possible because Damien Harris wanted it to be all about him, much to the disservice to the UK coaching staff. For that reason, for anyone to wish him well is out of their mind. Was he wishing UK well and helping them when he knowingly was not honest and up front with them ? Of course he was not. His actions and his own words speak clearly to the fact that he was thinking only of his own self interests. I deem it pathetic given the way UK treated him through out this recruiting process.
By his OWN ADMISSION he decided on his official visit to Bama that is where he was going to play his college football. There in comes the rub. After he clearly stated he had made his decision, he moved his announcement date back 2 more times. That is what everybody is so upset about. If that does not prove 100% that he was enjoying all of this attention and fan fare he was getting at the expense of the UK coaches who had spent 1000's of hour recruiting him, then I do not know what else to say. He clearly and blatantly played the UK coaches so as for the adulation to continue. For anyone to try to defend him for those actions is simply not thinjking clearly or rationally. In the last 6 weeks, UK could have had Darrin Hall in the fold by now, but that was not made possible because Damien Harris wanted it to be all about him, much to the disservice to the UK coaching staff. For that reason, for anyone to wish him well is out of their mind. Was he wishing UK well and helping them when he knowingly was not honest and up front with them ? Of course he was not. His actions and his own words speak clearly to the fact that he was thinking only of his own self interests. I deem it pathetic given the way UK treated him through out this recruiting process.
