The Year of the Flip in CFB

A good article on all the recent flips - albeit not a new phenomenon - in CFB. The article has some solid quotes from Blackwell. All-in-all it has to be rough getting a commitment and knowing they could change their mind in a matter of days. I'm not sure it is a huge deal, and if so what could be done about it. However, and it might just be me, but I feel like there are more players choosing to remain uncommitted (in both CFB and CBB) right up until the days before signing day. That is probably the best way for kids to manage their recruitment. 

Curtis Blackwell, Michigan State’s director of college advancement and performance, said the Spartans don’t have a policy on visits after verbal commitments. Michigan State takes a famously low-pressure approach and has very few decommitments annually. Blackwell said they tell recruits to think about where they want to be and then make the decision.
“I wouldn’t say we have a policy, but when you commit to Michigan State, you commit to Michigan State,” he said. “And guys that do tend to be locked in on Michigan State. That’s what it is. There’s no policy where we’ll tell a person, ‘Don’t do this’ or ‘Don’t do that.’
“We don’t force anyone to commit, we don’t pressure anyone. So when you do commit to us, you’re ready to end your process.”

http://usatodayhss.com/2015/college-football-recruiting-flip-tim-irvin-torrance-gibson

Will an early signing period become a reality?

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25015736/will-college-football-early-signing-period-finally-pass

Or the non flips. 247 Scout and Mlive all had stories up on this guy flipping from Washington State to scUM......except:


Deontay Burnett ‏@Deontay_Burnett

I have not committed to Michigan.


https://twitter.com/Deontay_Burnett/status/562014946817359873

I just saw a headline in my feed about his flip. Hilarious.