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Hoke: Time for early signing day?

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08:26 AM ET 07.05 | Though this is one of those few downtimes, it's rare that college football coaches have any extended break from the long season. One job aspect that never stops is recruiting and, the challenge of getting early commitments as Michigan has -- with 22 already for the 2013 class -- is recruiting and re-recruiting until Signing Day in February. The grind has some coaches pushing to add a second signing period, as in basketball. "We've talked about (early signing date)," Hoke said last month. "As a (coaches) association, we've talked about an early official visit calendar, taking visits for two weeks in June. Then you'd have and incorporate maybe an early signing date."

Detroit Free Press

Brady Hoke, Icon Sports

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July 5, 2012 08:43 AM ET

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You FN recruiting experts, what is your take?

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July 5, 2012 08:48 AM ET

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I could see it....would help stop SOME of the committing, de-committing, playing for the audience...etc...Kid could play around long enough and find that the school he wanted was already full....IMO

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July 5, 2012 10:07 AM ET

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Topic: Profligate TSUN threads due to Hoke's "Handsome Fat Man" status with the FN thread workers.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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July 5, 2012 10:20 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:25 AM ET 07.05 by .5 2AndA Q WOW

Hoke is late.. they have been talking about this for the last 5 years...Plus how would he be able to flip a kid if they already signed on the dotted line.. If they do this, the majority wont sign early..IMHO

That makes sense.

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July 5, 2012 10:58 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:47 AM ET 07.05 by colonel

Wow, we are getting a lot of TSUN threads, of course that means that they will be top 5, right?!

There have been way too many puff threads for a team that is due to get mauled in a few short weeks now.

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July 5, 2012 11:36 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:32 AM ET 07.05 by .5 2AndA Q WOW

Yeah.. he scurrred...Only kids I can see signing would be EEs... These kids love all the attention and free trips(dont blame them)... Why would you sign early

They especially like the ones that involves hookers and boats!

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July 5, 2012 12:22 PM ET

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Originally posted 11:36 AM ET 07.05 by Deep Creek

They especially like the ones that involves hookers and boats!

Who doesnt?

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July 5, 2012 12:27 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:22 PM ET 07.05 by crimson_colored_glasses

Who doesnt?

Exactly.

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July 5, 2012 02:42 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:24 PM ET 07.05 by .5 2AndA Q WOW

All of UTx recruits..and 90% of the white kids

No, they want to they are just............................

Deep Creek

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July 5, 2012 06:45 PM ET

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Seriously, I think what works best for the kids... No signing until after their sr. season is done or until they enroll.

If the top programs could sign these kids in September they would be all over them nonstop till they did sign. It could force a kid into making a bad decision, take their eyes off scholastics and HS ball...

I think if a kid graduates early and enrolls/attends spring semester they should be able to sign as soon as they graduate, but those kids are in the bag anyway.

Sorry Brady, leave it alone.