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Early signing period for football a terrible idea
Posted on 3/21/17 at 9:56 am
Posted on 3/21/17 at 9:56 am
As we can see with basketball, an early signing period, or at least a signing period that happens before December, is a bad idea. Pretty much 80% of basketball signees sign in the fall. By the time all the season finishes and coaching changes take place, the cupboard is bare for any incoming coach, and his old team is stuck with a bunch of kids that may not want to be there anymore and are looking to get out of their LOI. This same thing would happen with football. I hope they keep the signing period after the season is over in football.
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Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:04 am to lowhound
December early signing period is a great idea.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:07 am to lowhound
quote:
As we can see with basketball, an early signing period, or at least a signing period that happens before December, is a bad idea. Pretty much 80% of basketball signees sign in the fall. By the time all the season finishes and coaching changes take place, the cupboard is bare for any incoming coach, and his old team is stuck with a bunch of kids that may not want to be there anymore and are looking to get out of their LOI. This same thing would happen with football. I hope they keep the signing period after the season is over in football.
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As we can see with basketball, an early signing period, or at least a signing period that happens before December, is a bad idea. Pretty much 80% of basketball signees sign in the fall. By the time all the season finishes and coaching changes take place, the cupboard is bare for any incoming coach, and his old team is stuck with a bunch of kids that may not want to be there anymore and are looking to get out of their LOI. This same thing would happen with football. I hope they keep the signing period after the season is over in football.
It wouldn't be mandatory.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:20 am to lowhound
Coaches can be fired before December. See Les Miles.
Coaching changes will happen any time of the year. The kid doesn't have to sign early. What do you say of the coaches who get fired the day after national signing day? What makes that situation any different?
Coaching changes will happen any time of the year. The kid doesn't have to sign early. What do you say of the coaches who get fired the day after national signing day? What makes that situation any different?
This post was edited on 3/21/17 at 10:22 am
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:21 am to lowhound
disagree. Lock in your spot.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:25 am to lowhound
Disagree. I think it's a great idea especially when it's only an option.
I do think the school staff has a responsibility to make sure the recruit (and family) is indeed ready at that time. But that's just a change by months of the same decision point they had to come together on anyway. Coaches come and go anyway; the idea that a coach, head or position, will always be there is something you can't count on. Many kids sign and then the day after NLI period opens coaches get fired. Same net result whether they sign in Feb or Dec.
For the recruit it allow him to exit the recruiting process early, which some would rather do to avoid all the BS, and go ahead and become more of a teammate than a recruit. Frees up some "tools" and privileges I assume even if enrollment is still what matters most.
Simply put, by simply moving the date I don't see it as an issue.
ETA: on the heels of this hopefully they fix the stipend racket
I do think the school staff has a responsibility to make sure the recruit (and family) is indeed ready at that time. But that's just a change by months of the same decision point they had to come together on anyway. Coaches come and go anyway; the idea that a coach, head or position, will always be there is something you can't count on. Many kids sign and then the day after NLI period opens coaches get fired. Same net result whether they sign in Feb or Dec.
For the recruit it allow him to exit the recruiting process early, which some would rather do to avoid all the BS, and go ahead and become more of a teammate than a recruit. Frees up some "tools" and privileges I assume even if enrollment is still what matters most.
Simply put, by simply moving the date I don't see it as an issue.
ETA: on the heels of this hopefully they fix the stipend racket
This post was edited on 3/21/17 at 10:27 am
Posted on 3/21/17 at 11:34 am to lowhound
I kind of have mixed emotions on this one. If there was an early signing period this year LSU would probably not have gotten Jacob Phillips(#1 ILB) who was committed to Oklahoma.
Schools will put a lot of pressure on every commit to sign the early LOI. Can't blame them either. If a guy is committed but refuses to sign when given the opportunity there is a big chance he won't sign anyway.
Schools will put a lot of pressure on every commit to sign the early LOI. Can't blame them either. If a guy is committed but refuses to sign when given the opportunity there is a big chance he won't sign anyway.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 6:43 pm to lowhound
There's probably a good reason for it but can somebody tell me why there needs to be a signing period at all? Why can't we just let them sign their LOI when they're ready to commit?
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