Early Signing period

[Faegan]

So the early signing period is on December 2oth.

Do we know who plans to sign early? Not sure if I missed something.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

There's no reason why everyone wouldn't sign early.

Especially the kids that are enrolling in January.

 

[upperdeck]

everyone who is committed but really wants something better , but if they wait that tells the coaches something and they may move on too.. tough game to play

 

[CuseLegacy]

So the early signing period is on December 2oth, according to this SB Nation article?

Do we know who plans to sign early? Not sure if I missed something.

Recruiting changes are coming

Jeremy Crabtree‏Verified account @jeremycrabtree 3m3 minutes ago
72-hour early signing period beginning Dec. 20, 2017, passing wasn't a surprise. Surprise came in timing of vote. Vote was set for mid-June.

First heard the words "early signing period" mentioned by coaches in 2002. 15 years later, it's reality after today's surprise vote by CCA.

But one conference commissioner told me after NCAA recruiting reform passed this spring "there was no need to wait until June, so we voted."

And before you ask, there is not a waiver for kids that sign early and a coaching change happens. Have to go thru normal NLI appeal process.

 

[CuseLegacy]

If a kid is unsure if the coach will be staying or not that would be a reason to hold off.

 

[PhatOrange]

So the early signing period is on December 2oth, according to this SB Nation article?

Do we know who plans to sign early? Not sure if I missed something.

Hopefully they all do but I believe Sampson and Wallace plan to sign early because they’re enrolling in Jan.

 

[javadoc]

If a kid is unsure if the coach will be staying or not that would be a reason to hold off.

Also if the kid has OV’s set up in January

 

[timkay99]

If a kid is unsure if the coach will be staying or not that would be a reason to hold off.

If a kid is basing his decision on a coach, he would be nearly stupid to sign early until protections are put in place in case of coaching changes.

The best coach in the country could be signed to the NFL. It's unnecessary risk.

 

[Faegan]

Just a reminder that we are 18 days from the first early-signing period. It lasts 72 hours. Very interested to see how it plays out... hopefully in our favor!!!

 

[CuseLegacy]

Just a reminder that we are 18 days from the first early-signing period. It lasts 72 hours. Very interested to see how it plays out... hopefully in our favor!!!

Babers has said that he thinks all the kids that are academically qualified already will sign early.

 

[Faegan]

7 Days!

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[Faegan]

Hell, Yes!!!

 

[RandomGuy]

Hell, Yes!!!

That should clarify that the national signing day is now Dec 20, although it's called the early signing day.

Woot!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

That should clarify that the national signing day is now Dec 20, although it's called the early signing day.

Woot!

It clarifies that SU will trot out the same tweet in February.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[Whitey23]

Washington State coaches running on fumes as NCAA’s new early signing period approaches

 

[PhatOrange]

With the new academic rules I wonder if it wouldn't be prudent to pocket a couple of ships for the borderline academic kids. Inevitably some big time kids on the fence who nobody will sign are going to qualify late.

 

[MSOrange]

Nick Saban (still) no fan of early signing period… at all

 

[PhatOrange]

Nick Saban (still) no fan of early signing period… at all

shocking the big dogs hate it. What's funny is the article says "nobody saban has spoken to is happy with it".....yet I've heard Dino and the Toledo HC on the radio say they WERE happy with it. I'm sure everybody is happy except the elite teams.

The Toledo coach this morning said one interesting thing (or implied I forget which) but he talked about having to spend time/money taking trips in January to deliver the same message over and over to a kid just to hold onto him. It's time/money he doesn't have to spend now.

Boohoo on Saban having to do more work up front and accelerate the process so he can't come in on the 11th hour and poach somebody.

If a kid doesn't have a written offer in hand by Dec20 it's a gamble to wait. I truly think kids will be better off in the long run signing with the schools that wanted them from the get go and who have real genuine relationships with those schools.

 

[MSOrange]

shocking the big dogs hate it. What's funny is the article says "nobody saban has spoken to is happy with it"...yet I've heard Dino and the Toledo HC on the radio say they WERE happy with it. I'm sure everybody is happy except the elite teams.

The Toledo coach this morning said one interesting thing (or implied I forget which) but he talked about having to spend time/money taking trips to deliver the same message over and over to a kid just to hold onto him. It's time/money he doesn't have to spend now.

Boohoo on Saban having to do more work up front and accelerate the process so he can't come in on the 11th hour and poach somebody.

If a kid doesn't have a written offer in hand by Dec20 it's a gamble to wait. I truly think kids will be better off in the long run signing with the schools that wanted them from the get go and who have real genuine relationships with those schools.

Totally agree with you. The one gripe I can understand from Saban is the timing right in the middle of bowl preparations. But not sure when else you would have it? Nick has plenty of recruiting support staff to handle that problem anyway.

 

[OrangeMojo]

Totally agree with you. The one gripe I can understand from Saban is the timing right in the middle of bowl preparations. But not sure when else you would have it? Nick has plenty of recruiting support staff to handle that problem anyway.

that's why it was pure genius by the SU staff to tank the rest of the season after beating Clemson - none of these pesky practice and bowl game distractions for the SU staff - 100% focus on recruiting!

 

[orange79]

Nick Saban (still) no fan of early signing period… at all

Anything that makes Nick Saban unhappy works for me.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Football (Early Period for Division I) December 20, 2017 December 22, 2017
Football (Midyear JC Transfer) December 20, 2017 January 15, 2018

Just a reminder about the early signing days and the signing period for JUCOs. The early signing period is a three day period. I am sure that the SU coaches are having all the commits sign on Wed but there can always be a surprise.

Also the commits are not allowed to begin signing and submitting their NLIs until exactly 7:01 on Wed.

 

[Toga]

Anything that makes Nick Saban unhappy works for me.

He can be a bit of a whiner.