If he was an incoming transfer, especially during that senior season, he'd be the best player on this current team. Dude didn't really take plays off IIRC. Much respect.
Americans are among the most gullible, laziest people on the planet. Then again, when 54% of your adult population read at or below the equivalent of 6th grade, it'll certainly cause issues.
He was fairly well ranked out of high school and will have a year of knowledge and conditioning, so we'll see. I'd be thrilled with solid, consistent contributions.
Andy really seems to dislike university leadership. I know he calls out another dude all the time that started a fake university and then had to pay tens of millions in restitution and fines.
I'm apathetic toward Pope. He's probably a great dude who realized his dream, but it simply isn't working out. Pope probably has a heart of solid gold infused with good will and an irrational amount of optimism.
With that said though, hard to debate your post. The results are what they are...