He probably spent too much reading the articles on him by the Cougar beat writers and too much time on Cougar board believing that he was more than what he really was.
I mean Cougarboard has Tanner leaving early and in the Probowl as a NFL rookie, unfortunately Cougarboard is ussually wrong,
The kids with a litttle patience and humility like Van Noy and Jimmer reap the benefits of there hard work.