Good post. But I do think your wrong about 1 - thing... There is NO Lack of evidence. It's an arms race, heading for disaster - but the shame of it is the early committed kids will be collateral damage hit the hardest.
Notice schools stock piling on early Offensive Commitments??
Do the math... If a program hands out 6 verbals for 2017 Attackmen, the program effectively locked all 6 players from the recruiting market... 3 years from now, they will be happy with keeping their top 3 players, then drop conveniently drop 3 for grades, SAT scores, or whatever... The poor kid is now a senior, and can't find a suitable college program, because its now too LATE... So don't worry about The Petro's - start worrying about Long Term fit for your kid... Which, btw NOONE KNOWS at 14-15...
Sounds like ACC higher level math. Did you work that out all by yourself? If you couldn't tell your kid was right for a program by 10th grade academically; then the fault is yours for letting him languish until he is a senior with false hopes of recovering in class enought to qualify. Don't put him in that position if he is not capable of performing in the class as well as the field
The coaches will keep the best lacrosse players and use grades or SATs as excuses to cut the less desirable recruits. I know a few kids headed to touh schools who really are not cut out for the curriculum, they are beasts on the field though.
