Recruiting impact from coaching changes

[Trystran]

Just out of curiosity, I wanted to throw this out there. From a recruiting standpoint, do you believe waiting until after signing day to make changes would be viewed as dirty by recruits or potential recruits? I understand that recruits are being told they are choosing a school, not a coach. However, that personal relationship does weigh in on a choice regardless.

Which do you think is a better approach from the perspective of a recruit... making changes right after the season (give recruits time to adjust or change their mind but have more coaches to choose from), close to signing day (possibly too late for recruits to change their minds, but possibly miss out on available coaches), or after signing day (when recruits have no option, but a lot of coaches are off the table)?

[tophawg19]

I'd have to say go ahead and make the change . you never know who a new coach might could bring in with them

[Trystran]

I would agree. Make the right hire and it may solidify the recruits' faith, and attract others. I always feel like waiting until the last second or after NSD was shady, but I'm not the one wearing the shoes.

[tophawg19]

anything that happens will be after the 11th unless one of the asst. coaches jump early

[sowmonella]

anything that happens will be after the 11th unless one of the asst. coaches jump early

What happens on the 11th? Thanks.

[tophawg19]

coaches convention wraps up . it runs from the 8th to the 11th

[sowmonella]

Got it. Thanks

[Hognspace]

Just out of curiosity, I wanted to throw this out there. From a recruiting standpoint, do you believe waiting until after signing day to make changes would be viewed as dirty by recruits or potential recruits? I understand that recruits are being told they are choosing a school, not a coach. However, that personal relationship does weigh in on a choice regardless.

Which do you think is a better approach from the perspective of a recruit... making changes right after the season (give recruits time to adjust or change their mind but have more coaches to choose from), close to signing day (possibly too late for recruits to change their minds, but possibly miss out on available coaches), or after signing day (when recruits have no option, but a lot of coaches are off the table)?

I would suspect chang s after
Signing day.

[Oklahawg]

The trend has been for changes to happen after signing day. Kinda crappy for the players, but the "bird in the hand, two in the bush" theory says go with the recruits you already have and not risk whiffing all the way around (losing commits because the coach left and the new coach can't land new ones).