Is National Signing Day FUBAR?
by orientalnc on Jan 26, 2012 8:23 AM EST
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PrintIn every other endeavor of life, when you agree to terms in a contract, you sign a piece of paper and the deal is done. Not so with the NCAA, which I am beginning to believe is totally dysfunctional on many levels. With the NCAA, if you agree to sign a National Letter of Intent, the commitment is really no commitment at all. It's a promise to make a commitment at some time in the future. What does this accomplish?
With far more athletes than I imagined, this means they have one college in the bag and can begin their search in earnest. It also means, for some coaches at elite programs (Saban), that they have a kid on the ropes and can treat him however they want.
I propose the NLOI process be changed so that it looks like a sales contract to buy a car or house. When a kid announces his decision to accept an offer, have him, his parents, & the coach sign the NLOI immediately. That binds him & the school, but with a 3-day opt out period. During that time either party can rescind the deal with prejudice.
This would stop the commitment flipping completely and would also stop the over-committing and gray shirting. We are teaching these kids that commitments mean nothing if you can find what you think is a better deal. Where has honor gone?
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An interesting idea...
…and I think I like it.
by Dive Keep and Pitch on Jan 26, 2012 9:07 AM EST reply actions
What will I do without my drama?
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
by Winfield Featherston on Jan 26, 2012 9:23 AM EST reply actions
It would be boring, but you would survive.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
The Rivals Board is a shitshow right now
Everyone’s claiming that the sky is falling because Antonio Crawford is looking to officially visit Miami (who has 32 commits, 7 of which are DBs) and because there’s some conjectures that Tomlinson may be leaning towards Alabama (which I will just refuse to understand why he would go there instead of here, they have 27 commits already, and he was not a critical target of theirs because, plain and simple, they had other targets (who have committed) who are better). I hate the negativity and lack in confidence that all of this creates, and I do think the system needs to change. It’s garbage the stuff that Saban and others can pull off with recruits. The only stipulation I would add is if there’s something out of the control of the coach that happens (i.e. commits a felony/misdemeanor, doesn’t make grades, etc) that could nullify the deal.
Oh, and on the Rivals board I just posted that there’s a source close to the team telling us that Tomlinson is a GT commit. I can’t wait for all of the replies of rejoice and everything else, just so that I can tell them I was making it all up to try and prove a point.
The Church of Paul Johnson - There's not much to it outside of whooping ass and giving haters the finger. To HELL With georgie!
BIGGEST.TROLLFACE. EVAR
and i love it
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
by Winfield Featherston on Jan 26, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
What's really funny about this is that people think that someone in their right mind would actually want to go to Miami.
You can tell that money has twisted perceptions all out of proportion to reality. Any kid in his right mind does not want to go to Miami this year. If they do, we probably don’t want them because they are none too bright. Maybe in a couple of years you might want to go to Miami if they clean their act up but right now this makes as much sense as seeking an entry level job with a company that is getting ready to declare bankruptcy and downsize.
by Atlanta's original team on Jan 26, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Antonio Crawford taking an OV to Miami...
Sounds like a one-way ticket out of his Tech scharship offer…
"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson
by TBuzz on Jan 26, 2012 10:17 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Yep
I’m just waiting for the news to hit us anytime now. When is he scheduled to take the visit? His scholly might not get yanked until he actually takes the visit.
I met her on the campus, sir, cheering the Brave and Bold.
The AJC piece said this weekend...
At which point I’m sure CPJ and CCK (Charles Kelly) will have had plenty of time to let Antonio Crawford understand the ramifications that such a visit would put on his Tech offer.
"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson
This is an interesting subject.
And one of the other blogs that I visit, Football Study Hall
has an interesting article about this.
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
No LOIs signed
None of these “commits” have signed anything yet. That’s what National Signing Day is for.
But, I have to have at least part of my year
taken up with obsessing over the whims and obfuscations of prized 18 year old beef, their helicopter parents trying to “get the best deal”, Preacher, always Preachers, and of course, grown up CFB with shades, cellphones, Twitter, Skype, etc. going to church and now, JAIL.
Hot Stove ain’t got nuttin’ on Southern CFB “gittin’the groceries”.
Over/Under how long before Georgia Legislature changing the Alien/College law so big OL’s from Samoa won’t have to sign Out Of State?
“Paaawwwllll, can’t have our good Georgia boys playin, football at university of Lewisville up theres in Kintucky, Paawwwlll!”
You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!
by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Jan 26, 2012 11:38 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Don't get me started on that Alien/College law...
Any State/Country that doesn’t have the foresight enough to prosecute their citizens who hire illegal aliens (you know, the ROOT CAUSE of illegal immigration) have no business taking away opportunities from the children of those illegals who are here working. They’ve enabled that culture to thrive, and deportation and such laws only treat symptoms…not the root cause.
The White Stripes said it best in “Icky Thump”… You can’t be a Pimp and a Prostitute too…
"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson
We need the dues
Without immigration, who’s gonna pay for my hip replacement in 25-30 years when I’m dying from cancer. We needz morz pepulz here, payin’ the taxz.
Road to Citizenship.
You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!
by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Jan 26, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Independent Film of a Few Years Ago
“A Day Without A Mexican.”
Hysterical movie about how the xenophobes react when everything they take for granted crashes because there are no more immigrants around to take care of them.
by Atlanta's original team on Jan 27, 2012 7:41 AM EST up reply actions
I should probably avoid these spidery comments, but
I think it’s hilarious that this knee-jerk legislation designed to appease a mostly uneducated and frankly slightly xenophobic populous has backfired and hit the same target demographic right where it hurts. “Paaawwlll, (two of my desires are incompatible at certain points, creating a conundrum that I am unable to understand and emotionally incapable of coping with.) dey jus jell-us ah da ess eee see.”
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
by JohnHeisman on Jan 26, 2012 12:16 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
The question you ask, "What are we teaching our kids?"
is a good one.
I could ask that about a lot of things right now in our society. . . lack of civil discourse, me first attitudes about almost everything, and the increasingly popular notion that the market will fix everything. The word “fix” was not meant as a double entendre but I guess it is.
by Atlanta's original team on Jan 26, 2012 12:11 PM EST reply actions
You & I are reading from the same script.
We teach young people all about values when we act out our own. We pay football coaches ten times what a college professor makes. A bartender makes as much as a high school teacher. A man who has two divorces is the darling candidate of evangelicals. Lying about charitable contributions on your taxes is a smart strategy. No wonder they are confused.
When Nick Saban can promise a kid a scholarship, then say “my fingers were crossed,” there is something very wrong. I know it may put us at a competitive disadvantage, and the folks in Athens may think we are naive, but I would rather retain our integrity. Hopefully the GTAA agrees.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
I think being moderately competitive in our sports programs...
allows us to operate this way. I only wonder if we weren’t…
"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson
by TBuzz on Jan 26, 2012 12:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
While we are off topic...
anybody have any updates or confirmations of the report on the hive that the first game of season will be @VT on Monday night?
If it's true, I'm not sure how I feel about this.
We usually like to start our season against a cupcake at home, you know, start with a W and get warmed up for the rest of the season. We would be risking that by playing our main divisional opponent in their house.
On the other hand, VPI&SU really likes to lose their big time openers and we could potentially jump on the chokies early in the season, which would probably (historically/statistically speaking) lead us to the ACC championship game and a great season.
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
I wouldn't do it...
Although I wouldn’t mind catching them early in the season either since they have no heir apparents to their skilled position players save Logan Thomas.
"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson
Suguira just confirmed it as true...
"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson
CPJ's not gonna be happy about this little trip!
You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!
by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Jan 26, 2012 5:32 PM EST reply actions
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