As far as I know Hudson was the only M player in transfer portal sighting Depression/Emotional issues - strange parallel.The kid had a hard time talking about it so why bring it up and draw analogies?It's clear who the object of discussion was
I didn't say Harbaugh brought him up by mistake. He did it on purpose. I just said that Harbaugh never claimed James lied. This is the structure of Harbaugh's argument:
(1) The NCAA transfer eligibility system is inconsistent and broken
(2) Let's just give every incoming freshman one free transfer with immediate eligibility, if that's what he wants
(3) Otherwise, we'll keep having situations where some kids, like Paterson and Fields, get immediate eligibility and others don't
(4) And that incentivizes kids to lie and game the system
(5) For example, remember James Hudson. He transfered with clinical depression.
(6) In an inconsistent system, that's something that might affect someone's eligibility
(7) We can imagine a person lying about that or something else, hoping it will impact the NCAA's immediate eligibility decision
It's not that it's an incorrect perspective. It's just not a point worth saying out loud because it has to be done artfully to avoid people from thinking you've just made an accusation against Hudson. And Harbaugh didn't pick his words well enough to avoid that quagmire. That's what makes it clumsy.