Yes we have 4 kids and let me tell you they know exactly what they want to do in 8th grade. Give me a break. This early recruiting BS was being driven by 1.lunatic parents, 2.lunatic coaches. 3. Thieving club directors and then 4.the players themselves.

This is a smart decision on many fronts. The best kids will still get theirs, but it gives everyone else time to fine tune their game, work on their grades and have a clue on where and what they want to study. Stop with the BS that 8th and 9th graders know what path they want. Plus it takes a lot more guess work out for coaches tying up bad money on a hot 9th grader who is passed by better players in HS. Money is actually going to go to the best players now.

Don't lose sight of the facts people- less than 2% of HS athletes get athletic scholarship money. Less than 50% play all 4 years. 37% of kids transfer once in college and of those 37%, 42% transfer a 2nd time. If you slow down the process you have a much better chance of getting it right on all counts