solution to recruiting turmoil - get rid of LOI day

[blion72]

we don't need a formal signing date. I think it is the root cause of all kinds of coaching and recruiting turmoil. it makes January like the last minute of a CBB game - ridiculous.

just move to a continuous signing process. a recruit commits - signs and it is over. it would take the weather completely out of the Feb LOI date (works to SEC/Texas/USC advantage - i.e. Gary can see USC as a lot nicer in January than AA Mich).

just have them sing when they commit. it would mean coaches are not scrambling around and doing things that are almost surely unethical, if not illegal. the other element that needs to come into play is the academic qualification. any player who is not meeting a standard that would make him virtually 100% certain to qualify shouldn't be able to even visit or be recruited. that would also make life a lot easier for everyone. an academic non-qualifier needs to be home studying, not going on campus visits.

 

[Art]

Got a question for you: when is signing day for basketball? If you're like me and, I suspect, most out there, you have no idea. Why? Because the hoopla around football signing day is manufactured by the recruiting reporting industry and all of us nimrods who support it.

 

[bmejnes]

Need an early signing day in the early fall..

 

[hagberg]

just have them sing when they commit.

Does this mean they have to learn the alma mater before they're allowed to sign?

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

we don't need a formal signing date. I think it is the root cause of all kinds of coaching and recruiting turmoil. it makes January like the last minute of a CBB game - ridiculous.

just move to a continuous signing process. a recruit commits - signs and it is over. it would take the weather completely out of the Feb LOI date (works to SEC/Texas/USC advantage - i.e. Gary can see USC as a lot nicer in January than AA Mich).

just have them sing when they commit. it would mean coaches are not scrambling around and doing things that are almost surely unethical, if not illegal. the other element that needs to come into play is the academic qualification. any player who is not meeting a standard that would make him virtually 100% certain to qualify shouldn't be able to even visit or be recruited. that would also make life a lot easier for everyone. an academic non-qualifier needs to be home studying, not going on campus visits.

Wrong. Parties under the age of 18 are not permitted to enter into legally binding contracts - only their parents could enter into a formal LOI on behalf of minor (e.g., only a parent could sign LOI). Here's the problem with that, the "system" you are proposing. When the player turns 18, it would not be binding upon them and they would be free to sign whatever LOI they felt like as an adult (e.g., age of majority) with freedom of choice.

 

[10 Years After]

Need an early signing day in the early fall..

Agree on the early signing period but I would make it before anyone's season starts so the kids can get it out of the way and not have to worry about coaches bothering them during the season. Maybe last week of July/first week of August.

 

[tallahasseelion]

Does this mean they have to learn the alma mater before they're allowed to sign?

And what if they "don't know the goddamn words"?

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

Agree on the early signing period but I would make it before anyone's season starts so the kids can get it out of the way and not have to worry about coaches bothering them during the season. Maybe last week of July/first week of August.

Again, kids are not permitted to sign legally binding contracts as minors. Parents would have to sign LOI. Obviously, this would never stand up in court if kids decided they wanted to go elsewhere once they turned 18 and committed to a different school once they had the legal right to do so (e.g., when they reached the legal age of majority, 18).

 

[WDLion]

Need an early signing day in the early fall..

I don't think more than 2% of the recruits would sign early if there was an early date.
They would still commit and wait until Feb.

 

[Woodpecker]

we don't need a formal signing date. I think it is the root cause of all kinds of coaching and recruiting turmoil. it makes January like the last minute of a CBB game - ridiculous.

just move to a continuous signing process. a recruit commits - signs and it is over. it would take the weather completely out of the Feb LOI date (works to SEC/Texas/USC advantage - i.e. Gary can see USC as a lot nicer in January than AA Mich).

just have them sing when they commit. it would mean coaches are not scrambling around and doing things that are almost surely unethical, if not illegal. the other element that needs to come into play is the academic qualification. any player who is not meeting a standard that would make him virtually 100% certain to qualify shouldn't be able to even visit or be recruited. that would also make life a lot easier for everyone. an academic non-qualifier needs to be home studying, not going on campus visits.

Yeah, it would take the pressure off those middle school kids
Class of 2021?

 

[Erial_Lion]

Again, kids are not permitted to sign legally binding contracts as minors. Parents would have to sign LOI. Obviously, this would never stand up in court if kids decided they wanted to go elsewhere once they turned 18 and committed to a different school once they had the legal right to do so (e.g., when they reached the legal age of majority, 18).

I don't buy that. Why does it work out fine in basketball without any lawsuits? What makes football any different?

 

[psu1969a]

Wrong. Parties under the age of 18 are not permitted to enter into legally binding contracts - only their parents could enter into a formal LOI on behalf of minor (e.g., only a parent could sign LOI). Here's the problem with that, the "system" you are proposing. When the player turns 18, it would not be binding upon them and they would be free to sign whatever LOI they felt like as an adult (e.g., age of majority) with freedom of choice.

Nice try; resume studies at the rest law school; pass the state bar exam; comment here on legal matters.

 

[ClarkstonMark]

You are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

 

[Erial_Lion]

You are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

I believe that there is a problem. However, I see having a fall signing period as the solution. To me, the benefits of adding it outweigh the drawbacks.

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

Nice try; resume studies at the rest law school; pass the state bar exam; comment here on legal matters.

Minors cannot sign a LOI, nor can they accept a counter.... Those are simple facts my friend.

 

[bmejnes]

I don't think more than 2% of the recruits would sign early if there was an early date.
They would still commit and wait until Feb.

I believe the percentage number would be significantly higher, maybe 25-30%. There are some kids out there that are going to a particular school no matter what. Let those kids/parents sign them up!! That would benefit all coaches from not having to spend there time and recruiting budget on revisiting and coddling this group of kids.

PLUS, you would not have the Harbaughs of the world excepting lower level players, only to stop contacting them when they are in for bigger fish. (as he done this year with the Maryland DB)

 

[Woodpecker]

If you are under the age of 21, regardless of marital status, your parent or legal guardian must sign the NLI in order for it to be considered valid. If you are 21 years of age or older, it is not necessary for your parent or legal guardian to sign the document.