In talking to Major Harris last week, he got to reveling in how the College Football Hall of Fame was something he’d never considered as a player here and then later throughout the rest of his life.

He reasoned, though, that the CFHoF really did validate his career. He said a college player’s goal is — or should be — to get to the NFL. Many do, himself included. Not all of them get into the CFHoF. He did.

On a certain level, it made sense. And then I said, “And yet you can’t have your jersey retired at WVU.”

To which Major replied, “Well, you know how surprised I was to get into the college hall of fame. I’d be even more shocked to get my jersey retired.”

Um, me too … because it can’t happen.

I don’t know, maybe it’s just me — and in this case, I’m very sure it’s not — but this is wrong. I don’t get into “change the system” things like this very often because I don’t like to rage against the machine, but Major Harris went into the College Football Hall of Fame over the weekend. His jersey isn’t retired? One club is more exclusive than the other … but I wonder if maybe it should be the other way around here.

How about Pat White? He’s arguably the greatest player in school history. He owns very important NCAA records for statistics and for winning. His jersey isn’t retired?

I understand it’s a great honor and there should be steep standards to earn it. I just wonder if they’re too steep. There comes a time — and in the case of these two players, the times come 20 years apart — when you just gave to say, “Damn, that guy was a great player who did great things for our school and we should return the favor. We’ve go to retire his jersey.”

Suppose WVU reads this. Explain why should there be a change and how WVU can make the change while keeping the club exclusive, but also making it accessible to players like  Harris and White?

And for the record, there’s nothing wrong with the requirements to retire a number.