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2015-2016 Division I Commitments

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Bumbles said:
She was previously reported as committed to BU - anyone know what happen here?
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Just goes to show that the pressure being put on these athletes to commit in Gr 10 and 11 is bogus, and just creates more complications later for too many players. Not too surprisingly, there was fortunately still an opportunity to find a roster spot--at a good program no less-- in the Fall of Gr 12.
 
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Trillium said:
Just goes to show that the pressure being put on these athletes to commit in Gr 10 and 11 is bogus, and just creates more complications later for too many players. Not too surprisingly, there was fortunately still an opportunity to find a roster spot--at a good program no less-- in the Fall of Gr 12.
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BU is probably the wrong direction to point that finger. Not sure what happened in this case but her BU commit was this year.
 
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Royale with Cheese said:
BU is probably the wrong direction to point that finger. Not sure what happened in this case but her BU commit was this year.
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they did the same thing last year to a player. a u18 player. had nothing to do with academics. they just pulled it and gave it to another player. we thank them every game for that mistake.

pathetic
 
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So is the moral of the story, be careful when committing to BU? Good kid, good player, good student and good for her to land on her feet. Well deserved.
 
Ted Knight said:
they did the same thing last year to a player. a u18 player. had nothing to do with academics. they just pulled it and gave it to another player. we thank them every game for that mistake.

pathetic
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Not expecting you to confirm this but guessing you're talking about Miano. Early on Hux had her listed as BU before someone posted a correction in the thread. I assumed someone simply confused the two schools.

BU is pretty pathetic though, yeah.
 
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TonyTheTiger20 said:
Not expecting you to confirm this but guessing you're talking about Miano. Early on Hux had her listed as BU before someone posted a correction in the thread. I assumed someone simply confused the two schools.

BU is pretty pathetic though, yeah.
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Not saying what took place here is right........ but my thoughts are the majority of early commits are being upheld throughout the NCAA teams? Please let me know if I'm wrong. The small percentage is what we are reading about on this thread..
 
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hocper said:
Not saying what took place here is right........ but my thoughts are the majority of early commits are being upheld throughout the NCAA teams?
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Correct. Hux may have a better feel for the magnitude, but my guess is that at most two or three commitments don't come to fruition each year. Without knowing the full story in each case, it is hard to say when it is the school and when it is the player changing her mind. Some cases could be more complicated than that.
 
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TonyTheTiger20 said:
Sure but BU is just generally pathetic.
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doesn't matter who it is...just that BU screwed a kid and made for a really bad 3 weeks for the family. it was a really sad situation. they didn't even call to tell her. she had to find out a month before when she called them. there was no communication up until then. this is the best possible bulletin board material.

oh yeah, I forgot. this player will be a 4 year starter.
 
Ted Knight said:
doesn't matter who it is...just that BU screwed a kid and made for a really bad 3 weeks for the family. it was a really sad situation. they didn't even call to tell her. she had to find out a month before when she called them. there was no communication up until then. this is the best possible bulletin board material.

oh yeah, I forgot. this player will be a 4 year starter.
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This has to negatively impact BU's recruiting. Who in their right mind would commit to them?
 
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Ted Knight said:
doesn't matter who it is...just that BU screwed a kid and made for a really bad 3 weeks for the family. it was a really sad situation. they didn't even call to tell her. she had to find out a month before when she called them. there was no communication up until then. this is the best possible bulletin board material.

oh yeah, I forgot. this player will be a 4 year starter.
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Is their some crazy water being passed around on chapel hill? I get it you don't like BU, funny that the players from BC and BU get along much better than the parents and fan boys do. I really do hate when people bring this stuff up but notice last year that commit changed right about the same time as early admissions. I didn't think it was fair when people on this board did a bunch of speculation with TT either. Ted I really don't want to get into how close you are to the situation and how much you know but what you have above is flat out not true.
 
Royale with Cheese said:
Is their some crazy water being passed around on chapel hill? I get it you don't like BU, funny that the players from BC and BU get along much better than the parents and fan boys do. I really do hate when people bring this stuff up but notice last year that commit changed right about the same time as early admissions. I didn't think it was fair when people on this board did a bunch of speculation with TT either. Ted I really don't want to get into how close you are to the situation and how much you know but what you have above is flat out not true.
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Please enlighten everyone. When a player commits to a school they effectively take themselves off the market for the remainder of their club years. If a school decommits at that point they should be strung up.
 
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Royale with Cheese said:
Is their some crazy water being passed around on chapel hill? I get it you don't like BU, funny that the players from BC and BU get along much better than the parents and fan boys do. I really do hate when people bring this stuff up but notice last year that commit changed right about the same time as early admissions. I didn't think it was fair when people on this board did a bunch of speculation with TT either. Ted I really don't want to get into how close you are to the situation and how much you know but what you have above is flat out not true.
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Something similar happened with Coyne a few years back at BU. BU offered full rides to Poulin and Coyne. Poulin accepted first and then BU didn't have enough money for Coyne when she was going to commit.
 
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Royale with Cheese said:
Is their some crazy water being passed around on chapel hill? I get it you don't like BU, funny that the players from BC and BU get along much better than the parents and fan boys do. I really do hate when people bring this stuff up but notice last year that commit changed right about the same time as early admissions. I didn't think it was fair when people on this board did a bunch of speculation with TT either. Ted I really don't want to get into how close you are to the situation and how much you know but what you have above is flat out not true.
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yah, speculation. I'll get the exact dates for you if you'd like.
 
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Supernaut said:
Please enlighten everyone. When a player commits to a school they effectively take themselves off the market for the remainder of their club years. If a school decommits at that point they should be strung up.
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Verbals are non-binding, on both sides.
 
Re: 2015-2016 Division I Commitments

Royale with Cheese said:
funny that the players from BC and BU get along much better than the parents and fan boys do.
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Yeah all fans in all rivalries need to cease disliking each other immediately! It's SICKENING!

96IllinoisDad said:
Something similar happened with Coyne a few years back at BU. BU offered full rides to Poulin and Coyne. Poulin accepted first and then BU didn't have enough money for Coyne when she was going to commit.
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hocper said:
Not saying what took place here is right........ but my thoughts are the majority of early commits are being upheld throughout the NCAA teams? Please let me know if I'm wrong. The small percentage is what we are reading about on this thread..
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Yes, the majority of commits are upheld at the majority of schools. However, there have been a significant number of girls every year over the past 8 years left in the lurch--at least half a dozen to a dozen per year that I am aware of--where the school reneged. That's about 5 percent overall. Certain schools are more famous for reneging, in some cases to at least 1 prospect per year, or as many as 10-20% of their recruits. I know of very few cases where players reneged--maybe 5 or 6 total.

This number of reneged commitments seems to be growing significantly now that schools are making "commitments" early.

To minimize the odds that it will happen to you, it behooves players wishing to make an early commitment to (1) be extraordinarily cautious about committing to schools/coaches who are famous for reneging (2) never rely on the coaches word alone; get early assurances directly from the Admissions department that their are no red flags to their academics and what if any additional hurdles they may need to overcome prior to graduation so you can assess any academic risk (3) get the highest possible SAT/grades in as early as possible such that you will not be a borderline admit at the school of your choice (4) keep working hard on the ice and in the books bearing in mind that a strong late-breaking contingency plan may be required up to the day you actually receive your NLI/Likely Letter.
 
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Hux said:
Verbals are non-binding, on both sides.
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Then the process lacks all integrity. There is really no point making them, if one's word is worth nothing. Be very clear on the conditions of your commitment to them, and their's to you.
 
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