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DI Council proposes early signing periods and additional assistant coach for football

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DI to consider early signing period in football
Change intended to improve football recruiting environment
October 5, 2016 4:21pmGreg Johnson


High school football prospects could experience greater transparency in the recruiting process if a new football recruiting model introduced by the Division I Council is adopted.

The heavily debated proposal focuses on four areas: camps and clinics; revising the recruiting calendar; regulating employment of individuals associated with prospects; and coaching limits.

The proposal would make accommodations for two, 72-hour early signing periods beginning on the last Wednesday in June and in mid-December. The December date is also the initial time junior college players can sign a National Letter of Intent.

Because the Division I Collegiate Commissioners Association provides governance oversight for the National Letter of Intent program, the Council will ask the commissioners’ association to adopt the changes to the signing periods for Division I football.

The Division I Football Oversight Committee, spearheaded by months of work by a football recruiting working group, recommended the proposal.

Currently, the only signing period for high school football prospects begins the first Wednesday in February. Coaches and administrators have discussed creating an early signing period for years, and the Football Oversight Committee studied the issue thoroughly. Ultimately, members believe they have developed a recruiting model that balances the interests of all involved.

“The working group did a deep dive on recruiting from beginning to end, and I think what we came up with as a proposal is both student-athlete-friendly and coach- and staff-friendly,” said Bob Bowlsby, chair of the Football Oversight Committee and commissioner of the Big 12 Conference. “We hit a sweet spot.”

The proposal would be effective for the 2017-18 signing year.

Additional assistant coach
Changes to the recruiting calendar to accommodate earlier National Letter of Intent signing periods are one of the four areas of focus in the proposed Division I football recruiting model. Increasing the limit on the number of assistant coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision from nine to 10 is another.

FBS programs can have a maximum of 85 players who receive grants-in-aid. Additionally, most programs have walk-on players. The Football Oversight Committee felt the addition of another coaching staff member will benefit football players.

“There was unanimity around the table on the addition of a 10th assistant coach being allowed (in FBS),” Bowlsby said. “We feel it is appropriate from a student-athlete welfare standpoint. The ratio of coaches to student-athlete is much higher in football than other sports, and this helps address that.”

The Football Oversight Committee also is aware of the growing size of the staff dedicated to football programs around the country. The committee plans to examine this issue during the upcoming year.
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http://www.ncaa.org/aboutresourcesm...er-early-signing-period-football?sf37967635=1
 
onealcd said:
Early signing period is pointless IMO.
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Pointless? Anything but in my opinion. If a kid is sure where he wants to go in June before his senior year he can sign on the dotted line and not be hounded by recruiters trying to get him to flip. I imagine most coaches would be in favor as well so they don't have to spend as much time making sure that they hold on to commits until February and can focus on filling out the class instead.
 
Tatanka™ said:
Pointless? Anything but in my opinion. If a kid is sure where he wants to go in June before his senior year he can sign on the dotted line and not be hounded by recruiters trying to get him to flip. I imagine most coaches would be in favor as well so they don't have to spend as much time making sure that they hold on to commits until February and can focus on filling out the class instead.
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All it does it accelerate the recruiting cycle.
 
While I am all for an early signing period, there should be consideration for recruits to have an out if the coach leaves before the final signing period.
 
Highlander said:
While I am all for an early signing period, there should be consideration for recruits to have an out if the coach leaves before the final signing period.
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Just doesn't seem like the one before the season makes sense, the one in December is fine though, not too much of a time difference between that and February.
 
onealcd said:
Just doesn't seem like the one before the season makes sense, the one in December is fine though, not too much of a time difference between that and February.
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It seems to work pretty well in basketball (just before their senior season starts).
 
Tatanka™ said:
Which is great for kids who have made up their mind. They can enjoy their senior year without constant hounding from coaches and recruiting sites.
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I'm saying that recruiting will just happen and intensify earlier than it does now. It's not hard for recruits to ignore coaches calling them and texting them anyways.
 
Highlander said:
It seems to work pretty well in basketball (just before their senior season starts).
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Basketball isn't as much about assistant coaches since there are so few recruits though. With football almost all of the recruiting comes down to assistant coaches relationships who leave after the season all the time.
 
I'll play the debbil's advocate here. This year, the February signing period may end up benefitting CU more than the proposed early signing period. If we continue to win, kids that may have already committed in June, as proposed, may reconsider the Buffs now.

Of course, conversely, after this season, getting juniors to sign in June would end up benefitting us if we **** the bed in '17.
 
DBT said:
I'll play the debbil's advocate here. This year, the February signing period may end up benefitting CU more than the proposed early signing period. If we continue to win, kids that may have already committed in June, as proposed, may reconsider the Buffs now.

Of course, conversely, after this season, getting juniors to sign in June would end up benefitting us if we **** the bed in '17.
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I think it adds a lot to strategy in recruiting, which will be fun. Like in basketball how the spring period is a scramble for the remaining talent among the programs that had unexpected transfers or draft declarations.
 
Buffnik said:
I think it adds a lot to strategy in recruiting, which will be fun. Like in basketball how the spring period is a scramble for the remaining talent among the programs that had unexpected transfers or draft declarations.
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I wonder what the recruiters think?
 
What isn't mentioned is if there is a limit to the number you can sign in the early periods. If you can only sign say, 10 in the early period, it makes it a lot harder for the blue bloods to slow play guys. Which may make more talent available earlier for the everyone else.
 
Well it is all about the kids isn't it.
Some like to drag it out, play the field, work the egos, bask in being the hottest chick in the bar, but your are gonna have to wait until "the time bell rings" (February)
Some like to work it but ain't into hanging round till the end and like to "hit and run" (December)

Some like to have a little dinner then get outa that place and into happyville.(June)

I like it.

Go buffs
 
skibum said:
What isn't mentioned is if there is a limit to the number you can sign in the early periods. If you can only sign say, 10 in the early period, it makes it a lot harder for the blue bloods to slow play guys. Which may make more talent available earlier for the everyone else.
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This is how I would prefer to see it.

Allow each school to sign a maximum of 5 or 10 kids in the early signing.

See what happens when those 45 different kids that Urban Meyer or Saban are telling are their "Number one priority" don't get the early signing offer and in fact watch some other kid at the same position get signed ahead of them.

A lot of those kids would at least take a look elsewhere.
 
onealcd said:
All it does it accelerate the recruiting cycle.
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I'm not sure that's all it does but your point is well taken. With these proposed changes are they going to revise when visits can happen? How about standards for grades - mid-term junior year? It raises any number of questions.

Shifting gears, I think the additional assistant coach rule may have an impact on the perennial also-rans and lower division schools. The "haves" and/or well funded schools will take the best available.
 
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