First time poster, long time lurker here. Thanks in part to the advice offered here, my son recently committed. Fortunate to have had many great options to choose from. Had really narrowed it down to a top 2 and a last minute visit to campus sealed the deal. After telling head coach that he wanted to accept his offer, head coach advised that he needed to call all of the other coaches he had been seriously talking to. He gave him some advice on what to say, but basically said to keep it short and to the point with lots of gratitude for the opportunity. Also warned him that some of the coaches might not be so nice to him. After making those calls, he reported back to us. I was kind of surprised to learn that the RC of the 2nd place school was the not nice one! Told my son he didn't think it was a good fit and said some not great things about the coach. I guess I am surprised, but not surprised all at the same time. Looking at this as a reinforcement that he made the right decision. All other coaches offered congratulations and that was that. I guess I don't get what the point is in being a jerk about it. Anyone else out there surprised at how the other coaches reacted to son committing elsewhere?
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