Think you guys are underselling him too much. The WCC is not a "bad" league. I don't think anyone thinks he'd be scoring the same here, but he certainly would be a useful contributor.
I also wouldn't call it obsession, he's a former Illini player having a huge season on his new team. That's exactly what this thread is meant for. I also don't think anyone is wishing him anything but well.
He was a rising Sophomore, so I doubt the staff was overly thrilled on losing him as you generally would rather not lose a player after just one season that you recruited unless it's just blatantly obvious that they cant play. Podz had to do what was his best for him of course, and I don't think anyone foresaw him making this big of a leap. No use fretting though, the portal giveth and the portal taketh. Shannon, Mayer and Dainja all came from the portal and have been monumental this season, with players like Grandison and Plummer before that.