"With their close ties to BYU, the Murphys deflect questions about Jake's transfer. According to a source, it was a complex case of miscommunication. The short version of a long story: Jake was originally supposed to leave for his mission in December 2008, but got his departure moved to October. After serving in Australia nearly two years, he was released in August 2010 to enable him to enroll in time for fall semester.

"Meanwhile, BYU still believed Jake was returning in December and had no scholarship available for him until winter semester. BYU had hoped to remedy the situation by grayshirting Jake, but he wanted to be part of the team immediately. Because the Utes had not recruited Jake, they were able to offer him a scholarship in the fall. Upon returning from his mission, Jake, accompanied by his father, drove straight to a Ute practice session to observe, and that was that."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700172420/Utah-turns-out-to-be-the-right-fit-for-Jake-Murphy.html?pg=all

So, BYU doesn't have a scholarship ready for Murphy, so they ask him to sit out and waste a year so he can play football. The Murphy's have a tradition of playing professional sports and I am sure Jake wanted to continue that. Utah had a scholarship ready and waiting and Jake accepted.

That is NOTHING like Sharp, who went on his mission, came back, Utah wanted him and held a scholarship for him, and he turned his back on Utah (remember, BYU turned their back on Murphy). It is NOTHING like Andersen, who wanted to play football at BYU, but then had an opportunity to go to a better program, in a better conference and play for his dad. What's wrong with that? BYU should let him go.

I know it is tough with the missions, and if Bronco didn't feel like he could take a scholarship away from a less talented player and give it to Jake, then that is fantastic for Bronco. But just as Bronco had to do what was best for him and not give Murphy a scholarship right away, Jake had to do what was best for him and go to a program where he could play right away and compete for a shot at the NFL.

Why is it ok for BYU to do what's best for BYU (poaching Riley Nelson and Sharp, not having a scholarship available for Murphy) but it's not ok for Murphy and Andersen to do what's best for them?