Reply to "why committ early?"

infielddad10,000+ posts

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News travels real fast in college baseball, so a coach/program that backs out of a commitment to a player would get a bad reputation among travel coaches, high school coaches and the baseball community. The same can be said for a player.

fenway, I sure wish what you were saying were true. I think most who post to this site might all hope that integrity alone, rather than a "bad reputation" would mitigate and minimize both sides bargaining after an early verbal or commitment.
Unfortunately, recent examples, including both coaches who are getting promotions and players who back out of verbals(some without ever telling the coaching staff) and signing NLI's with lots of publicity, suggests integrity on both sides is getting rationalized by winning, by money, and by publicity.
Apparently,for some, a "bad" reputation can be overcome by winning or publicity, or tweeting, and/or college recruiting class rankings.

8/1/1110:23 AM

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