America is a free-market capitalist society....just about everywhere but college athletics. Its not about commitment. Its about opportunity. If someone has the opportunity to improve their job...they quit Wells Fargo and go to Goldman Sachs. They trade their Toyota for a Lexus. They leave their Butterface for a model. Not everyone...but do we begrudge those that choose to upgrade?
Very little to do with commitment. And speaking of commitment, its not a 1-way street. Schools drop kids for many reasons. Schools dont follow through on recruiting promises for many reasons. Yet we dont question their commitment.
Market value means something. Not every kid has market value. But the kid at Kansas who had to forego his freshman year because someone valued him enough to give him a car...has market value. These coaches get multi-million dollar contracts and endorsement deals because of these kids' market value.
The argument that they should just be happy with the scholarship or deferred POTENTIAL pay is ludicrous. You COULD do your job for 25,000....but your market value is 50,000...do you reject the 50 and take 25 because its "good enough"?
Theres a reason this is a multi-billion dollar industry...and why these multi-millionaire coaches are paying street handlers and agents to get players...BECAUSE THEY HAVE VALUE.