I heard Dukes coach talk about this. They all wish the NCAA would stop it. They cant do it themselbes. If Duke stops but Maryland and NC does not, they will lock up the best players and Duke will be lookin for a new coach. . The only ones that benefit are the smaller schools who may benefit from a late bloomer who come son the scene late.
When we get through a cycle or two of the freshman HS recruits, my guess is we will have more Pannells than studs. Huge projection risk with recruiting early - we've all seen it, the big skilled kid isn't as dominant when the big and skill evens out as they grow.
Other interesting aspect is decommits by kids - who are in control of all of this. If I really, really want to go to Harvard, and will have the grades, but they wont really look at me until sophomore year - do I commit to Maryland / Penn State / Michigan / Syracuse / Etc - then flip when I am offered by an ivy?
