Is this wrong? dropping nescac “commitment”’for ivy

[Mwfan1921]

@sambino

yep cause coach support means very little after ED - so if you are essentially taking away a slot and then “giving it back” by cancelling ur application after ED apps are due (but before mid-december notification), it’s of zero value to a coach - they can’t use it anymore.

This is not always true. Plenty of schools have full coach support slots in non-ED rounds.

@sambino

but if fall performance warrants proactive Ivy or other D1 interest / offers.. then that’s a much grayer territory imo - to your point, the intent by kid wasnt to shop the offer, but kids performance improved significantly enough that they were now at Ivy / D1 level - shouldn’t be handcuffed by that D3 “commitment”

I’m not sure if you are talking about football, but if so, I could be persuaded to agree. That’s a whole different world in terms of recruiting and what is considered acceptable behavior, even in D3.

If a student doesn’t want to commit because they think their stock might rise in Fall of senior year (this can often be predicted), then they shouldn’t commit. Is it the end of the world if a kid breaks an ED commitment…nope. Are the ethics a bit questionable…yes.

@TonyGrace

Things may change and the athlete may ultimately make a switch but commitments should be made in good faith and never as a back-up place holder. The intention matters!

Well said.

Separately, I’m surprised this thread has been allowed to remain open, because it all seems to be hearsay without substantiated facts.