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(01-11-2013 04:36 PM)Former Lurker Wrote:  

(01-11-2013 12:11 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(01-11-2013 09:51 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-11-2013 07:54 AM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(01-11-2013 07:49 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Stupid? Really.

Really. Look at the facts. If you follow the typical path: (recruit, redshirt, 4 playing years) the odds are much better than not you will finish under a different head coach (or two) than the one who recruited you. College football coaching stability is essentially a myth.

Vast majority of kids commit to personal relationships. It's just a fact. You think it should be different. It's not.

I'm not claiming all or even most recruits decide based upon the school (even defined in a very broad sense), I think it's a complex decision. And I think the current coaching staff should be taken into account in part because not all instability is created equal. But if it's my kid I make sure he understands this recruiting is puppy love and the fact is the coach is just doing a job and you will in all liklihood be at the school longer than he will as head coach going forward. That's reality in college football. You need to think beyond simply the current head coach to make the best decision for you and yeah I think considering where you would want to go if you couldn't or wouldn't be playing football is a very worthwhile consideration.

But the point is a school should live up to their end of the bargain the same way they would with a student who accepted an academic scholarship (granted the deadlines are different but the principle is the same).

I actually agree with this, but it could make for some awkward conversations where the new staff knows nothing whatsoever about a recruit. ["At the University of Cincinnati, we keep our commitments, but as for whether or not you can actually play for me, I've got no freaking idea...."]

I don't know that it is all that awkward coming from a guy who just took the job from the outside who doesn't even have a staff in place. I mean what else would one expect him to say (including the recruit and his parents)? It's honest. Plus there are ways to remain honest and buy time to make an evaluation of exactly how a kid would or wouldn't fit in with what you want in this recruiting class.