The decommittment epidemic.

[thejumper5]

Wisconsin had a 4-star OL/DL decommit today. He had been "committed" to the Badgers for months. With this, Wisconsin becomes the third Big Ten school in 48 hours to see a 4-star lineman decommit. This trend isn't new. With high schoolers committing earlier and earlier, there is more time to waver and decide to go a different direction. In my opinion, the NCAA badly needs to institute an early signing period. These kids wavering isn't good for them, it isn't good for the schools, and we know it's nerve wracking for the die-hards.

 

[Doublewide]

Wisconsin had a 4-star OL/DL decommit today. He had been "committed" to the Badgers for months. With this, Wisconsin becomes the third Big Ten school in 48 hours to see a 4-star lineman decommit. This trend isn't new. With high schoolers committing earlier and earlier, there is more time to waver and decide to go a different direction. In my opinion, the NCAA badly needs to institute an early signing period. These kids wavering isn't good for them, it isn't good for the schools, and we know it's nerve wracking for the die-hards.

I would not be opposed to an early signing period.

 

[hawkfarmer]

Who was the third one? And do you know why these other decommitted and where they might be looking?

Also, are the badger boards melting down?

 

[hawkfarmer]

An early signing period in August is necessary. Make a committment a committment already.

 

[thejumper5]

Who was the third one? And do you know why these other decommitted and where they might be looking?

Also, are the badger boards melting down?

4-star OG David Dawson decommitted from Michigan yesterday. He is looking at Florida, LSU, Alabama and others.

 

[big10fan]

yeah, do like b-ball and have a brief early signing period before the senior season starts. or, if that isn't kosher, it could be around turkey day or something like that. so the kids that want to sign early can sign, and the ones who want to wait and take more visits can do just that.

 

[Golfer]

It is what it is. We need to get em sooner, and until they have an early signing period, this will happen more and more.

 

[kirby]

Wisconsin had a 4-star OL/DL decommit today. He had been "committed" to the Badgers for months. With this, Wisconsin becomes the third Big Ten school in 48 hours to see a 4-star lineman decommit. This trend isn't new. With high schoolers committing earlier and earlier, there is more time to waver and decide to go a different direction. In my opinion, the NCAA badly needs to institute an early signing period. These kids wavering isn't good for them, it isn't good for the schools, and we know it's nerve wracking for the die-hards.

Iowa typically fares pretty well w/ late offers--a little silver lining.

 

[tm3308]

Based on the title, I was going to correct you. But you hit the nail on the head with your post. It's more of an early commitment epidemic. It's typically not good for anyone involved, unless it's a deal where a kid always dreamed of playing for a particular school and committed at the earliest possible chance. But early commits for kids with no real ties to the program, that's not always a good thing.

 

[WayzataHawkeye]

Decommitments are frustrating for fans but would the world be a better place if 17 year-old kids were forced to make commitments with life long implications prematurely? I say prematurely because most high school seniors don't decide until sometime shortly after Xmas, kind of like D1 FB players are expected to under the current system. We want these kids to be student-athletes, why not treat them like other students? The Hawks wil be fine when the music stops.

 

[ISUhawk]

I think it works great for basketball. It is better for the commits and the teams. Win Win

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

I was indifferent until we witnessed the massive commitment barrage we saw this summer. Sounds like early committing will be the norm. I am definitely in favor of an early signing period. Otherwise you are going to see more of these kids that commit early to save a spot and then they continue to look around.

 

[burky247]

Who do these 4 star guys think they are? 5 star guys?

 

[Golfer]

I was indifferent until we witnessed the massive commitment barrage we saw this summer. Sounds like early committing will be the norm. I am definitely in favor of an early signing period. Otherwise you are going to see more of these kids that commit early to save a spot and then they continue to look around.

And coaches, unlike Iowa's staff, that will continue to aggressively recruit them after they already have committed. We continue to recruit. Softly. Some of these other guys are pretty brutal.

 

[NCHawker]

its reasonable that the number of decomits increases as the number of early commits increase.

 

[MoseSchrute]

17 year olds...you can't count on them. Who woulda thunk it?

 

[hawkfarmer]

Decommitments are frustrating for fans but would the world be a better place if 17 year-old kids were forced to make commitments with life long implications prematurely? I say prematurely because most high school seniors don't decide until sometime shortly after Xmas, kind of like D1 FB players are expected to under the current system. We want these kids to be student-athletes, why not treat them like other students? The Hawks wil be fine when the music stops.

That is not true, I think the majority are committed already or will be before Thanksgiving after visits. Just look at the prospect list on scout or rivals. The majority of guys are committed. Those that aren't are the ones that don't have any good offers yet and are relying on senior tape.

Next, an early signing period isn't going to force kids to make a committment that they may regret. It will require kids that want to commit early aka David Kenney stick with his committment. I think people forget the meaning of the word commit. Either way if he isn't sure he wants to come to Iowa he doesn't need to commit and you still have the late signing period in February. This makes kids think about it more early on in the process.

To me a signing day on Labor day and in Feb make the most sense. Make a committment what it truly is. A committment.

 

[whammer33024]

anyone else find the subject matter of this thread funny when you consider the name of the person that started it?

oh, me neither

 

[OUTofTOWNHAWK]

If the signing period was before the season that would really help teams that tend to lose to CMU.

 

[hawkfarmer]

Iowa has benefited from decomits before as well (CJF) so it goes both ways, but I would prefer that if you commit to one school that is the one you go to.