The Bodda Getta

Good point , and I agree.

IMO, the whole mess with the recruiting/signing process is a reflection of a lack of leadership at the conference/NCAA level. I don't think it would take that much tweaking of the existing rules/procedures to make it more reasonable for everyone involved. As it is it is like some cutthroat operation from the wild west finished off with something resembling the Oklahoma land rush on the first day/hours a National Letter of Intent can be signed where people get trampled.

Like you I don't understand all these public, non-binding verbal commitments. Too many people want them to mean different things at different times. This creates unnecessary frustrations, ill feelings, and frankly screws some folks over. They are not an early signing period and they are way too early to effectively be one anyway.

The rules/procedures have an early signing period at an appropriate time that is not being properly utilized in the National Letter of Intent program. The NLI process in suppose to be utilized over a period of time, not just the first day. This year the regular NLI signing period for fall enrollees is from Febuary 6th through April 1st, which is about a seven week period. At that time the kids have played their final high school football,the kids have nearly completed their course work, and the colleges have likely made any coaching changes they are going to make for the coming season. If they would limit the number of NLIs each school could give each week they could avoid the 'Oklahoma land rush' syndrome and put some needed sanity into the process.

And while I am on my soap box I will say that the number of scholarships available, counting promised ones with NLIs, and expected to soon be available for each school should be available to the public and updated the day it changes so the recruits know what that situation is before they commit or waste their time dealing with a situation that doesn't fit their criteria. There needs to be some truth in recruiting to avoid some of the situations that have occurred.

Some thoughts...
Sounds like Walker is an Auburn man, doing the right thing by calling Neb coaches. I wonder how many 17 or 18 year olds choose not to bother.
Agree those same coaches are doing a180 this morning and looking for another wr to flip.
NCAA...
Sounds to me like things will only get worse after reading all limitations will be lifted this summer and schools are free to hire what amounts to scouting coordinators. No dead periods, no limits on phone calls, texts, mailings, etc. Just more reason to PUSH for an early signing period.
War Eagle.

The coaches are even less committed to the players. They are pathetic when they come out and complain. There is one major hypocrite on this thing more than the others. That man is a complete hypocrite and he is garbage as a human being. A commitment should mean commitment only when it applies to him and nobody else.

Pelini is a Sabanite so he can kiss our butt and shut up before we decide to take another player from him. Punk learned how to whine from the best.

It's a good thing I'm not a coach because I would be PE'od when a player flipped on me and would celebrate when a player flipped to my program. It amazes me that more coaches don't have public meltdowns!

Great read PM ~ really sad how Nebraska coaches handled the situation! Really surprised to read about the GA bball program tidbits - pretty amazing really

It's not really about college athletics. It's a contract. Auburn has to pay him through 2014 unless he gets another job, in which it has to pay him the difference in salary. Virginia Tech just took advantage of the situation.