I'm with you on this. I don't think others are making logical arguments. They only gave an agenda for Rick, not Richard. Nobody is debating that Rick wanted to get rid of Matz so he could get a better player. That's obvious. But why the hell would Richard eat up a scholarship just as a favor for his dad? Richard knows his depth has sucked for years, but he figured he would just be nice to his dad when Matz undoubtedly could've gone somewhere else? Also, this ridiculous favor logic implies that Rick had no problem screwing over his son. Matz is a huge guy who was once seen as promising. I think it's pretty clear that Matz just didn't end up being a serviceable player like Richard thought he would be. That wouldn't be the first time that happened with a transfer.
I find it interesting that nobody has mentioned that maybe Matz just left because he wanted to, especially considering he can now transfer without sitting out. Players transfer all the time, especially after graduating. Maybe he was expecting to be a starter or at least play big minutes, and once it seemed evident he probably wouldn't, he wanted to leave for more PT. There are endless other reasons he might've wanted to leave. Maybe the program just ended up not being a good fit for him in general.