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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 803142, member: 229"]
Hester wanted to take some other visits (to make sure) and Flood told him the same thing.  If you take other visits we're going to pull the offer and Hester said fine - FU.

This is a tough situation to be in if you’re a coach and in some respects I like Flood’s position of playing hardball but it’s a really fine line to toe.

Our staff has always said – go ahead and take visits – we’re not afraid of what we’re offering.  I haven’t really seen it hurt us yet.

But that said, when you have 20 spots and you tell a kid “look we’re filling up” you’re pressuring him to basically reserve his spot.  The kid doesn’t want to be caught in a numbers game and the staff doesn’t either.  You certainly don’t want to wait until Feb 5 to find out you need a new safety.

So the kid commits to reserve his spot and the coaching staff stops recruiting other kids.

The whole process of official visits and a late signing day is maddening and contributes to this mess ( and now the NCAA removed that second Jan visit weekend).  There needs to be an early signing day.  The kids who know where they want to go will sign early and the kids on the fence will wait.  At least then coaches will know what their needs are and what prospects they will focus on heading into the winter and the late signing period.

If basketball can manage and early signing period then so can football.
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