The last week I have heard 3 stories of D1 programs rescinding NLIs for 2014 kids about to start school in the Fall. Something about over committing. I thought the NLI was a binding contract that the school had to honor. Any insights?.
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The schools kind of hold all the power in this situation. When a coach comes to you and says we no longer see a future with our school, why would you stay? At best, you stay, don't play, the coach can make it miserable for you, and then after one year your scholarship money is gone.
Publish the names of the head coaches right here.
Public shaming works.
Originally Posted by SultanofSwat:
Publish the names of the head coaches right here.
Public shaming works.
The problem with hearing three stories is they don't always include the facts and a view from both sides of the fence. Would you want someone to call you out publicly on something they heard without substantiation of the facts?
Originally Posted by Aleebaba:
The last week I have heard 3 stories of D1 programs rescinding NLIs for 2014 kids about to start school in the Fall. Something about over committing. I thought the NLI was a binding contract that the school had to honor. Any insights?.
This happens every year at this time. It happened to my oldest son's a former travel teammate at a top ten SEC school. I'm assuming the school found a better player between the time he verbally committed (after soph year) to the time he was getting ready to enroll. He became expendable even after signing his NLI. I believe the scholarship money promised him was chump change to this program. They knew they had him over a barrel and there would be people willing to take his spot for no scholarship money.
The player scrambled & found another D1 program (I personally thought they upgraded in many ways) and he's had a pretty good college career. They made the decision to move on from the first school, and I can't blame them one bit.
Originally Posted by RJM:
Originally Posted by SultanofSwat:
Publish the names of the head coaches right here.
Public shaming works.
The problem with hearing three stories is they don't always include the facts and a view from both sides of the fence. Would you want someone to call you out publicly on something they heard without substantiation of the facts?
I respect you RJM, but I'm told the schools that do this seem to be the same ones every year. If so, how do they get exposed otherwise?
Aleebaba,
Many of these programs are well known and have reputations. Many players are aware this happens but probably figure it wont happen to them but it does. My advice to everyone is to go where you will be the big fish in the smaller pond not the small fish in the bigger pond.
This will avoid the dilemma however there are many players that just dont understand how it all works.
Many of these programs are well known and have reputations. Many players are aware this happens but probably figure it wont happen to them but it does. My advice to everyone is to go where you will be the big fish in the smaller pond not the small fish in the bigger pond.
This will avoid the dilemma however there are many players that just dont understand how it all works.
These kinds of things happen when a kid picks his dream school rather than the right school. A player should go where he's loved, not where they're just interested.
A few years ago I was talking to the dad of a player who started at State as a freshman. I asked him if the kid had an offer from the U. The dad said he did but while the U showed adequate interest State pursued him.