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[QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 3887532, member: 6979"]
Yeah I have been wondering along the same lines how this all works.  I feel like a lot of it is just luck and chance - at least that's how it seems from the outside.

But the ramifications of the order of decisions of different recruits seems to be very important.

For instance, if a certain player that isnt the #1 choice commits and causes the top target to go elsewhere, it could be bad luck in a way even though it is great to get a recruit.

Its great to get a 4 year player...provides stability to a program in this day and age...but then it also locks that position up for 4 years and if the player is mediocre to just okay but barely good enough to b a starter...it puts a damper on the cieling of the team in a way...

The thing I wonder is if once an offer is made...doesnt that mean it can be accepted at any moment?  If the offer is there and a player who is maybe 3rd or 4th priority at a position calls up and says they are ready to commit and then the coaches come back like hold on we are waiting for a better player than you to decide...how would that player still even consider that program at all? I would be looking elsewhere asap if it was me.

At the same time, a program will get absoutely burned if they put all their eggs in one basket and dont make contingency offers, imo...

I guess a lot of it just has to be opaque...but it matters a lot to a team's fortunes imo.
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