MrMac posted:I think saying no is a negotiating tactic. Saying we can't make it on the amount you're offering is a negotiating tactic. Saying we have other offers coming in and we'll have to see what they are is a negotiating tactic. Sounding disappointed and saying you'll have to see if there's any way you can make it work is a negotiating tactic. Life, love, business and sports are all a negotiation.
After the top recruits, who get offers quickly I doubt the coach cares if he gets this player or that player on his list as long as the player is a potential fit for the program. There’s a lot of reasonably equal talent after the top cream is gone. It doesn’t provide waiting players a lot of leverage.