Our head coach made our son his offer standing outside the field during a camp. He then had the recruiting coach call me so I could ask any questions that we had — and since we were so excited and overwhelmed, we had lots. He told us what to plan on for four years, but then the next year arranged another call to tweak the deal — a lot more money one year, somewhat less the two after that. It worked better for them and was fine with us. I've been very impressed with the communication. I also think that successful coaches make sure that happens — I can't imagine that messing with people's money adds to a program's reputation.