Thank you! I didn't even go to law school!

All I'm saying is that it is an everyday occurrence of coaches leaving schools. Kids being recruited by these coaches should realize the potential that the guy recruiting him might not be there for the players whole career. I don't feel bad when a kid commits to a coach and he leaves. The player knew the possibility was there. Is it shitty of a coach to sell the relationship knowing he won't provide one? Yup.

What's the alternative? How do we fix this skewed system?

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Posted by StopRobot

Mobile, AL

Member since May 2013

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Posted on 2/9/15 at 10:32 am to Patton

If a position or head coach leaving is that devastating for you then transfer to another school after sitting out a year. Didn't Troy Aikman do that? From Oklahoma to UCLA? Ended up the #1 overall pick.

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Posted by Tridentds

Sugar Land

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 2/9/15 at 10:45 am to Patton

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The player knew the possibility was there.

In this case the OP is referring to this possibility was explored by the kid prior to signing the LOI. It was obviously a concern of his so he asked about it and was lied to. Within the context of the OP, this is really what I am referring to. To the best of the kids understanding, this was not a possibility.

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What's the alternative? How do we fix this skewed system?

Definitely has potential to open Pandora's Box. Lot's of kids get released from LOI's for a variety of reasons. I think in this case the school ought to recognize that one of the reasons the kid signed on was because he was told by the coach that he wasn't going anywhere. Then he left 48 hours later.

The HC probably should do right by the kid and have a private conversation with him and give him an option of staying or getting released from his LOI. The kid may stay anyway as some of the other schools he was interested in may have filled is positions or not have a scholarship left to offer.

In general I agree with you that once you sign, you are stuck. Do we really want to get to the point where a kid needs a lawyer to go through an LOI and strike/object to things? The HC can do the right thing and give the kid an option. Had this been done, we wouldn't have even heard about this incident.

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Posted by Themole