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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2603077, member: 27"]
Agree.  The staff had a ton of offers out early for this class, moreso than for any of its' previous classes here.  I think [USER=3476]gbo[/USER] is right.  The early signing period has changed dynamics for football recruiting.  Syracuse tends to go after a lot of really good players the top programs will not offer early, but might if the first team AA they want most does not come.  We are in great shape with a lot of excellent players, but they are waiting for the cream of the crop to finish making decisions before they are willing to pull the trigger.

A lot of the top players are deciding earlier than they used to, which puts players in the second tier in a tough spot.  Do they grab the offer from the program that liked them first but maybe isn't a national power, or wait a bit longer to see if their dream school comes through?  Before the early signing period, the second tier players could verbal to their safety school early and wait until the relatively late signing period to see if something better presented itself.  If they verbal now to their safety school, their chances of getting one of those last slots from the national power drop big time.

They know there is a spot at Syracuse, and schools like Syracuse waiting for them if they delay things for a while longer.  I think as the big power schools fill out their classes, these players will see the writing on the wall and start committing.  The SU coaches are playing a somewhat dangerous waiting game, sticking to the offers they have made to their A list players and not moving on to their B list options.  I think the school camps will break the jam and start a rapid fire series of verbals.
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