I understand you know, thanks. Still think it's risky business "Offering" when we may not "Offer" but understand the reasons behind it.
I was responding to USC. I'm not sure I completely understand this statement. But it's a lot less risky and confusing that sending out "non-committable" offers.
Right, who'd quoted part of your answer to me so I was flowing with it. Here it is in one place for you to see what I was seeing- like you really care. :hihi: I was commenting on the fact that you clarified we don't send out more "Committable offers" (Pieces of paper, formal LOI's) than we can accept but in reality we DO extend more "Offers" that are not "Committable" than we could really accept. It's plain semantics and you can slice and dice that all you want but even you can't get around saying it over and over: The fact is that more kids are "Offered" than we can give a scholarship to. We know we don't send out more formal offers (LOI's) than we can take, the problem is before signing day- see M. Conner. If every kid we "Offered" called and took us up on it and we'd have to say, "Wait a minute" that's what this thread is about, I believe, and the fact that we, as well as other schools, DO it.
Non-committable offers are the same thing as what you are describing. It's just semantics. Either way, you are telling a kid no - not now, but maybe later.
It would suffice except the athlete often claims that we did offer, which is why we must clarify and say that it wasn't a committable offer.
That's not at all what he is saying. He is saying that it is understandable that when we are full at a position or have taken as many commitments as we are allowed that coaches have to withdraw offers. However we are not at that point now at any position and only have 5 commitments total, no where near our limit.
Regardless of the circumstances, the result is the same. A scholarship offer is never completely unconditional. We say when, if ever, any prospect can commit. The scholarship offer just means that they are LSU-caliber. We're calling the scholarship two different things, committable vs non-committable. However, it's really all the same thing. The coaches always decide whether to accept the commitment or not - it's just more of a given for some.
a non commitable offer, if such a thing really exists, someone should ask Miles that question, really isn't a offer at all, but just the team letting a player know that they may recieve a (commitable) offer at some point in the future. We are either a)still evaluating the player or b)waiting to see what other players who we like more are going to do. :huh: If the coaching staff doesn't use the term 'non-commitable offer' then we should stop using it on the internet due to it just sounds contradictory. I've never seen that term used on other teams forums.
offers (commitable ) aren't necessarily open ended. If we make an offer to a player, and he wants to wait, it doesn't mean the offer will still be there at a later date. As the class fills out things change. Is that a non-commitable offer or an offer that just is no longer on the table? Maybe it just means that he was offered at one time, but didn't accept it at the time and later changed his mind only to find out the offer was recinded. Like what happened with McClain at Alabama this year. First bama offered him a scholarship, but he wanted to wait, then he wanted to commit, but bama was no longer offering, then bama changed their minds again and were back on him, but by then he was looking elsewhere .
