IU is the 3rd to offer

[Mark]

Austin Etherington. Currently IU only holds one ride in the 11' class. Word is they have their sights set on a top 5 player at his position so Austin isn't their #1 need or priority.

[Garishwolf]

I think we can land him, the great SA coach and staff will prevail.

[Howler]

I'm sure that I'm missing something obvious, but why would IU offer if they only have one schollie for '11 and they're planning on using it to land a top 5 player at Austin's position?

If Austin accepts their offer, will they give somebody else the heave-ho in order to have a scholarship available for their top 5 target?

it'll be tough for Austin to turn down an offer from IU, even though they suck right now Crean is going to get the program turned around. Hopefully Alford can convince Austin that he'll see more pt as a lobo, and also be part of a better team and program.

[GoLobos]

I may be incorrect, but I believe that at this point he couldn't sign until next season and could only give a verbal at this time. I would also assume that IU can't guarantee that the top 5 player will sign with them, so why wouldn't offer to him.

I would think it would be difficult to get him over IU, but I am sure that our coach still has a ton of pull in Indiana which the players and the coaches.

[aLobojg]

Austin Etherington. Currently IU only holds one ride in the 11' class. Word is they have their sights set on a top 5 player at his position so Austin isn't their #1 need or priority.

Or... they could believe he is good enough to be a top five player in his position by the end of his senior year! Maybe it's my cherry-colored glasses, but he WAS injured this past year and if he really played that well at the Lobo Elite camp AS A 16 YEAR OLD, then I don't see why he shouldn't be a four star player, or possibly 5 star by the end of his senior year.

[Yakkacat25]

I'm sure that I'm missing something obvious, but why would IU offer if they only have one schollie for '11 and they're planning on using it to land a top 5 player at Austin's position?

If Austin accepts their offer, will they give somebody else the heave-ho in order to have a scholarship available for their top 5 target?

it'll be tough for Austin to turn down an offer from IU, even though they suck right now Crean is going to get the program turned around. Hopefully Alford can convince Austin that he'll see more pt as a lobo, and also be part of a better team and program.

Usually targets are offered to a certain amount per position. I am sure he will be paitent. There's no guarantee IU will get that Top 5 Shooting guard. Austin would not have been offered if IU was not interested. That TOP 5 target will be recruiter harder than Austin. It works like that in recruiting. Austin will take his time. If Austin has a big year in HS he will increase his value. Kids are not offered unless that particular schools likes them. If anything that will make Austin more hungry and motivated to improve so that he can better himself and increase his value.

[Howler]

Usually targets are offered to a certain amount per position. I am sure he will be paitent. There's no guarantee IU will get that Top 5 Shooting guard. Austin would not have been offered if IU was not interested. That TOP 5 target will be recruiter harder than Austin. It works like that in recruiting. Austin will take his time. If Austin has a big year in HS he will increase his value. Kids are not offered unless that particular schools likes them. If anything that will make Austin more hungry and motivated to improve so that he can better himself and increase his value.

I understand that schools do make more offers than they actually have scholarships available for, but I assumed that when they did so it was on the basis that the first player to actually accept the offer is the one who gets it. Therefore, I assumed that if they only had one schollie available they would only offer 2 different players that schollie if they considered both players to be of relatively equal value.

Since Austin has two more years of HS, when is the earliest that he can commit to a school and have them actually be obligated to honor a scholarship offer? Is it, as GoLobos says, sometime next season?

I've always been confused about this part of recruiting, and thought that if two offers were extended for one opening, either the first player to accept got it or a second scholarship was made available by pulling a scholarship from a current player.

[Roob]

I understand that schools do make more offers than they actually have scholarships available for, but I assumed that when they did so it was on the basis that the first player to actually accept the offer is the one who gets it. Therefore, I assumed that if they only had one schollie available they would only offer 2 different players that schollie if they considered both players to be of relatively equal value.

Since Austin has two more years of HS, when is the earliest that he can commit to a school and have them actually be obligated to honor a scholarship offer? Is it, as GoLobos says, sometime next season?

I've always been confused about this part of recruiting, and thought that if two offers were extended for one opening, either the first player to accept got it or a second scholarship was made available by pulling a scholarship from a current player.

A verbal commitment can come at any time. The official, binding commitment comes in the form of a Letter of Intent which can be signed at earliest in the November signing period of their senior year. This is my impression of how it works. Yakka or some other person in the know can confirm.