He's went to Harvard. He's so smart he could manipulating the fabric of the Universe itself to ensure he gets to play.
Would never do that especially in New England. You're being embarrassed by NE as it is, you don't have to embarrass yourselves with the ultimate "white flag" move by hanging your own general out to dry on NE turf and in front of everything New England. Would be another buttfumble-type "never hear the end of it" episode.