Reply to "What Situation Would Make a College Coach "Pull The Trigger" and Make an Offer"

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fenwaysouth posted:
My two cents....
For the majority of recruits....the obvious answer is that he has to have talent and be a fit at the most basic level. So, that reduces the overall field somewhat. Then the recruit has to further separate himself from the field with something extra (tools, grades, attitude, projectability, draftability, family tree, intangibles) that appeals to the coach/program/admission's dept....that even further reduces the field of recruits. Then I think the recruit has to show a GENUINE interest in the school, and then sell himself in a big way. Communications and relationship are essential at this last stage. Coaches have a way of divining whether that interest is genuine or not.
Then you have to hope and pray for an offer.

I think the bolded is an underestimated factor.

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