Football- Move National Signing Day Back to Feb

[Rainman66]

Early signing day isn't ruining anything. It’s actually helping more than it’s hurting.

The Transfer Portal in its current form and NIL is what’s wrong with everything in college sports.

So, college sports were perfect before the transfer portal and NIL?

Transfer portal has helped the G5 more than the P5. NIL is a huge plus for the P5.

When college sports started becoming really big time money makers is when things started going south. There isn't one thing that can be pointed to. It is was a pebble that started rolling down a snowy mountain that became an avalanche.

[Cajunsmike]

One time transfers with no penalties is fair. The next time costs them their red shirt or a year of eligibility. I don’t believe it’s fun for the coaches and fan base unless it’s someone not earning their scholarship. They’re fine when they can use the scholarship for a recruit or transfer helping the team.

NIL? This pushes the players interest a bit far. In 99% of the cases they would never get that without fans allegiance to the schools. In general, in spite of the circumstances, it seems fair as well. Just don’t get fat headed, you’re trading on the universities good will.

You do have to sit out a year after your second transfer going forward. Exceptions were made this year due to it being a new rule.

[R1Letterman]

previously when did those that enroll early and start classes in january (and forego academic spring semester of HS senior year) conduct their signing?

[USLJim]

The mid-December early national signing day is not good for college football IMO. Its interfering too much with the late season. Can't see how its benefiting the players that much either. The sport is better off having one national signing day either first Wednesday in February or last Wednesday in January at the earliest. Let's complete the season first.

AGREE, the NCAA is losing control of college sports.

[CajunEXPRESS]

AGREE, the NCAA is losing control of college sports.

When the Autonomous 5 told the NCAA we’ll decide what rules make sense for us, and if you don’t like it we’ll leave. The end was near, and obvious. Schools like UL need to file an anti trust law suit. The Autonomous 5 have formed a cartel along with ESPN/ABC/Fox/ and NBC to carve up their markets to the detriment of the public. Additionally many of the biggest players are state funded universities.

[VObserver]

The two best things for the G 5 that have happened in the last 10 years are the early signing day and the transfer portal. It would be even better if the ESD was in August instead of December. Neither UL nor any other G 5 has been poached of recruits nearly as much as they were before the advent of the ESD, and the transfer portal is good for everyone but a very few national brands like Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State [and it is neutral for them: they can just reload].

[CajunT]

The two best things for the G 5 that have happened in the last 10 years are the early signing day and the transfer portal. It would be even better if the ESD was in August instead of December. Neither UL nor any other G 5 has been poached of recruits nearly as much as they were before the advent of the ESD, and the transfer portal is good for everyone but a very few national brands like Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State [and it is neutral for them: they can just reload].

I disagree with the transfer portal being a positive thing for the G5. It might work out for some programs in any given year, but it hurts your program when your top athletes are allowed to leave the program to transfer to P5 programs without sitting out. Because the transfer portal has only been in place for a short time, we haven't seen it's full effect along with the NIL.
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[Esqueleto]

The two best things for the G 5 that have happened in the last 10 years are the early signing day and the transfer portal. It would be even better if the ESD was in August instead of December. Neither UL nor any other G 5 has been poached of recruits nearly as much as they were before the advent of the ESD, and the transfer portal is good for everyone but a very few national brands like Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State [and it is neutral for them: they can just reload].

What does a signing day even mean if a player can jump in the portal at any time without penalty? Not much, IMO

[CajunVic]

What does a signing day even mean if a player can jump in the portal at any time without penalty? Not much, IMO

Once he signs, doesn’t he then waste his one free chance to transfer without sitting a year when he enters the portal without even trying the team he signed with. . . .

[CajunEXPRESS]

Coaches leave, remove scholarships just because the player isn’t as good as they projected him to be. One free move isn’t asking too much. Once they sign a second time no more freebies.