the dad of a kid who went to Utah for football. His parents were BYU fans, the mom was holding out hope the whole time he was on his mission that he’d flip. The dad on the matter was neutral but felt Utah was a better football decision for his son (and seemed to feel his son wasn’t a good academic fit at byu, that he didn’t quite cut it academically to be accepted. If I remember right they didn’t offer a scholly because of academic concerns while Utah did).

This kid’s mom though held out hope past the day he returned. I’m sure this type of hoping is happening among multiple family members of Chandler’s.