2016 FB Recruiting: Watching for Syracuse Game Visitors
I have come to think of it as similar to a "first interest note" in Wake Forest society/sorority rush. Assuming it still works that way for the women (??). Felt like throwing out some Wake nostalgia tonight.
Some percentage of offers that are made by schools are "non-committable" meaning that the school would not allow the recruit to accept the offer. At least not yet. The largest percentage of non-committable offers are typically given in the spring evaluation period (April/May) when schools are setting up their backup plans. For example, a school might offer 5 RBs but decide that it would only accept a commitment at that time from their top 2 RBs. It's lunacy, and frankly pretty confusing for recruits (from what I can tell).
A week or so ago there was a story about a recruit from N.C. named Houshun Gaines that had a non-committable offer from Florida. He started communicating through social media with someone pretending to be his position coach at UF. The imposter convinced Gaines that his offer was committable. Gaines announced his commitment to Florida. Florida then rejected his commitment (saying he could not commit on his offer).
It's how Louisville can offer over 350 kids. It's crazy. And confusing. And sorely in need of reform.
What exactly is a non-commitable offer? Sounds like double-talk.
I have come to think of it as similar to a "first interest note" in Wake Forest society/sorority rush. Assuming it still works that way for the women (??). Felt like throwing out some Wake nostalgia tonight.
Some percentage of offers that are made by schools are "non-committable" meaning that the school would not allow the recruit to accept the offer. At least not yet. The largest percentage of non-committable offers are typically given in the spring evaluation period (April/May) when schools are setting up their backup plans. For example, a school might offer 5 RBs but decide that it would only accept a commitment at that time from their top 2 RBs. It's lunacy, and frankly pretty confusing for recruits (from what I can tell).
A week or so ago there was a story about a recruit from N.C. named Houshun Gaines that had a non-committable offer from Florida. He started communicating through social media with someone pretending to be his position coach at UF. The imposter convinced Gaines that his offer was committable. Gaines announced his commitment to Florida. Florida then rejected his commitment (saying he could not commit on his offer).
It's how Louisville can offer over 350 kids. It's crazy. And confusing. And sorely in need of reform.
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