Georgia Tech Coach Paul Johnson calls early signing period ‘win-win’

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Tech has allocated all 85 scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year, a rarity for the Yellow Jackets. Often, Tech has had committed players poached by other teams as the February signing day approached, leaving coaches scrambling to try to find replacements. Tech coaches have likewise done similarly, trying to nab prospects who had committed elsewhere.

“I think it’s been great,” Johnson said. “I think it’s a win-win for everybody. Certainly there was a lot less drama, at least for us. It enables you to hit your number of 85 (scholarships) much easier. It lets you know where you’re at.”

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Agree with CPJ. As much as the lack of drama helps programs like GT, it helps the kids infinitely more. Kids were forced to make life-changing decisions in 1 or 2 days when bigger programs suddenly lose a top target and decide to start poaching. Most of these kids are getting a month or more now.
 
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This change is definitely a plus for us, and I think a minus to Alabama and other schools that like to oversign.

If a kid wants to sign, and they don’t sign him, that kid can go somewhere else and not get grayshirted by Satan.
 
With the early signing, if we're locking down a 50th-ranked class and our rivals are locking down classes in the single didgets, how is it "a win-win?"
 
It’s a win because we didn’t have multiple poached players the week of signing day. C’bo left, but he signaled that by not signing in the early period. It’s a definite win for us and worse for the factories.

It doesn’t make Tech more attractive to 18 y/o or our coaches better recruiters, unfortunately.
 
JoeCakeEater said:
It’s a win because we didn’t have multiple poached players the week of signing day. C’bo left, but he signaled that by not signing in the early period. It’s a definite win for us and worse for the factories.

It doesn’t make Tech more attractive to 18 y/o or our coaches better recruiters, unfortunately.
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Good point. I'm sure players will find a strategy going forward to make things as dramatic as possible. Perhaps players wholesale don't sign during the early period and it once again becomes a free for all. If I were CPJ, any player that doesn't sign early is replaceable. No guarantees if you don't sign early.
 
I’m fairly certain factories will start encouraging fringe players to hold out and not sign in December. Still a net positive for us overall, because we then know who we still have to recruit and can plan contingencies for those players.
 
JoeCakeEater said:
It’s a win because we didn’t have multiple poached players the week of signing day. C’bo left, but he signaled that by not signing in the early period. It’s a definite win for us and worse for the factories.

It doesn’t make Tech more attractive to 18 y/o or our coaches better recruiters, unfortunately.
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Yes Cbo appears to be the perfect example of why this is good for us. His replacement on our roster would’ve already signed somewhere else under the old rules.
 
I'm sure that as soon as C'Bo didn't sign, CPJ was offering others his spot. Another good example is Julius Welshof flipping to Michigan on early signing day. In the old system he might have waited till the day of to make a decision and we wouldn't have had time to replace his spot either.
 
manjano mdudu said:
With all respect, if there’s no improvement, I guess I’d have to wonder how it’s a “win.”
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One way I can think of is this:


CPJ to Mr. Blue Chip: If you sign early with us, you are all set and can wrap this up.

Mr. Blue Chip: I understand but Factory School U says they want me to play for them

CPJ: Right but they also said that to 12 other guys who play at your position but they can only sign one of you - the other 11 are gettin played. I, on the other hand, am not playing and have only offered a scholly to you. I'm serious about you whereas Factory U is fishing.

Now, I don't know if that is exactly how the conversation goes but the strategy has definitely added an angle from which we can benefit.
 
00Burdell said:
One way I can think of is this:


CPJ to Mr. Blue Chip: If you sign early with us, you are all set and can wrap this up.

Mr. Blue Chip: I understand but Factory School U says they want me to play for them

CPJ: Right but they also said that to 12 other guys who play at your position but they can only sign one of you - the other 11 are gettin played. I, on the other hand, am not playing and have only offered a scholly to you. I'm serious about you whereas Factory U is fishing.

Now, I don't know if that is exactly how the conversation goes but the strategy has definitely added an angle from which we can benefit.
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What you described can be somewhat true when recruiting out-of-state kids as you can toss around scholarship offers more easily since reeling in the kids is much tougher. We could offer about ever top RB in California, for example, with little chance of getting any. In-state, however, most schools have be very judicious on who they offer as the chance of getting a commitment is much higher. Schools that are on a roll in recruiting, as a few schools now are, also have to be judicious with their offers. Sort of doubt UGAg is throwing out big loads of offers in-state these days.
 
manjano mdudu said:
With the early signing, if we're locking down a 50th-ranked class and our rivals are locking down classes in the single didgets, how is it "a win-win?"
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The win-win is for GT and student athletes and I think he's correct. The OP's article points out that we have a full class which we haven't done much of in the past. This shows how the early signing minimized our last minute loses on signing day and gave us time to make additional offers for those who weren't firm commits. You're going to have to look beyond just a ranking number if you're going to understand the improvement.
 
manjano mdudu said:
What you described can be somewhat true when recruiting out-of-state kids as you can toss around scholarship offers more easily since reeling in the kids is much tougher. We could offer about ever top RB in California, for example, with little chance of getting any. In-state, however, most schools have be very judicious on who they offer as the chance of getting a commitment is much higher. Schools that are on a roll in recruiting, as a few schools now are, also have to be judicious with their offers. Sort of doubt UGAg is throwing out big loads of offers in-state these days.
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Oh they're throwing out offers..."non-committable" offers.

"We don't have a scholly for you now, but if these three guys ahead of you don't work out, we'd love to have you!"
 
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