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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1911447, member: 27"] Agree. Allowing recruits to sign earlier gives schools that are good at identifying talented players an advantage. Syracuse has historically been one of those schools. Yes, we might lose the ability to get MAC level replacements when we lose our top prospects but it would be well worth it if we were guaranteed to keep those top prospects when they sign letters of intent. It is really hard for football programs, especially 'up and coming' ones, to fill out a class properly. You think you have x players for position y, then a couple of them leave late and there is almost nothing left on the cupboard to pick from. An earlier signing period protects schools that worked hard and got the players they wanted. And it protects players by at least giving them the option to lock into a school they really like early in the process. And not get harangued by other schools for months and months afterwards. [/QUOTE]