D1 Unofficial Visits as a Junior

mayhew
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:22:11 +0000

As great as a verbal is, I do believe it is worth the paper it is printed on, if you get my drift… My daughter was essentially verbaled with a condition at an ivy, yet neither she nor I take it as anywhere near a given at all. The only thing that is “real” is that early decision/likely letter/NLI that she hopes to hold in her hand by the end of this year :)

That being said, I do know that verbals happen, and are honored - someone on this site had a daughter who had it all transpire just right (can’t remember who though!).

It just seems very scary for both sides to completely go on the word of someone who could change their minds at any time, at this point of the game. A verbal in September/October seems a lot more solid than a verbal in the winter or spring beforehand.