Two Signing Periods?

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I think it would benefit college football as a whole and let coaches and universities use their resources more efficiently.
 
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They have two now. Mid term enrollees and national signing day. Nothing else to discuss.
 
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There is plenty to discuss. A small minority of players qualify for EE.

An early signing period would benefit everybody, especially the players/families that already have an offer from the school they want. It would stop the harrassment from coaching staffs bidding for their services. It would help the coaches know who and how to recruit for needs during the later period once a core class was locked up. There would less flips and less jerked around coaching staffs and fan bases. It has worked great in basketball.
 
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There are only two periods right now JUCO and NSD, if I am not mistaken. The EE's enroll early but do they not still sign on NSD?
 
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I see both sides of it. This can backfire for some programs. I think coaching getting fired/leaving would open up another can of worms both ways. If you coach gets fired/leaves some of the kids who signed may want to back out. Also if you get a new coach, some of the players who weren't considering you before who may have signed with another school would be off limits. I know that kids should sign with the school for the school but we all know that is a small minority of the kids who sign.
 
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gardners_51609 said:
There are only two periods right now JUCO and NSD, if I am not mistaken. The EE's enroll early but do they not still sign on NSD?
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I think the EE's sign financial aid agreement or something like that. I don't think they sign a LOI like others do. It is similar both not the same. I could be wrong though.
 
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I think it would be a great idea, and prevent a lot of the last minute flips.

But of course, the NCAA will find something to complain about and say that it shouldn't happen.
 
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I'm not in favor of this. It would allow coaches to pressure kids into signing early when they may not be prepared to. "Better sign now, otherwise your scholly may not be available later." Also, if a kid doesn't want to be hassled as NSD nears, there is an ignore button on your cell phone or you can tell a coach you are firm and not to call anymore. If a kid flips at the last minute, it is because he has decided a certain school is a better option for him. A verbal commit is non binding for a reason and schools know this.
 
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Do all of you who are not in favor of an early signing period, are not in favor of the early signing period for basketball, too? That seems to be working well.
 
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PACKERVOL said:
Do all of you who are not in favor of an early signing period, are not in favor of the early signing period for basketball, too? That seems to be working well.
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Apples to oranges my friend. That is like saying if something works in Rhode Island, it will naturally work in California.
 
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An early signing period has it's risks for both the athlete and the school. That said, I'm for it. We have been on both ends of late flippers that have offers come in at the last minute. It would be nice knowing you already had 8-10 early signees that you didn't have to worry about losing like we did with Santos and McNeil last year.
 
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The bigger question imo is does the staff want an earlier signing period? I'd trust their judgment since they are the ones on the ground recruiting.
 
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Not surprising that the coaches that are for one in that article are the vandy and kentucky coach that were getting players poached and a lazy Tennessee coach at the end of his career that would be happy to have the target pool narrowed early.
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VolPride14 said:
They have two now. Mid term enrollees and national signing day. Nothing else to discuss.
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Let it be. These kids and their families have another life outside of football. Geez, now with the unlimited texting these people will never get any peace. Too much, too much, too much!
GO VOLS!
 
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vol2013 said:
Not surprising that the coaches that are for one in that article are the vandy and kentucky coach that were getting players poached and a lazy Tennessee coach at the end of his career that would be happy to have the target pool narrowed early.
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:popcorn:
 
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ugahater1 said:
since recruiting is dead now...

lets discuss.. im a huge fan of a late summer and winter singing period(s)! coach fulmer was to my knowledge a proponent. and with tennessee's needs as well as the needs of our types of signees this would be a damn good idea.

NCAAF SEC coaches disagree on adding early signing period - ESPN

this woukd benefit kids too. it seems win-win.

discuss?
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i agree,have a signing period for guys that are solid to a school.if a kid doesn't have his mind made up,he would be able to wait until the feb. signing period.guys like austin sanders,josh smith,and our ee's could all have the process over with.a school could have more time to use on prospects that are undecided.
 
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dschult2 said:
I'm not in favor of this. It would allow coaches to pressure kids into signing early when they may not be prepared to. "Better sign now, otherwise your scholly may not be available later." Also, if a kid doesn't want to be hassled as NSD nears, there is an ignore button on your cell phone or you can tell a coach you are firm and not to call anymore. If a kid flips at the last minute, it is because he has decided a certain school is a better option for him. A verbal commit is non binding for a reason and schools know this.
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Your argument is no more applicable than with the current system. The whole "your scholarship may not be available later" is still used all the time under the current system.

Football and basketball are not "apples to oranges". It's the same recruiting process with more people.
 
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weighs and means would take care of issues emanating from 2 periods. love him or hate him fulmer was an innovative coach. and a damn good closer. if he was for two periods than it warrants merit.

fulmer was damn well respected by most coaches outside of bama. all programs deal with turnover inevitably....two periods would benefit the new onslaught of relentless car lot recruitment
 
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They should probably consider it with the changes to the recruiting rules. Allow kids to get it over with if they want to.
 
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gardners_51609 said:
There are only two periods right now JUCO and NSD, if I am not mistaken. The EE's enroll early but do they not still sign on NSD?
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When they enroll they lose some eligibility if they go to another school...that's why you never have EE flips
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UTCVol said:
If this was in effect last year our signing class would likely have been f'd.
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Very true...we would have had a lot of low rated recruits already signed!
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