(02-03-2016, 02:51 PM)CTcard link Wrote:[quote author=ColoradoTree link=topic=9617.msg155474#msg155474 date=1454535681]
Right, you don't have to sign the letter of intent, but there's no contractual relationship between you and the school until you either (1) enroll and sign a grant-in-aid agreement, or (2) sign a letter of intent, right? In other words, Bailey may well still be coming, but it's not a sure thing until something formal gets signed, I don't think.
Yep.
There are a few possibilities here.
One is that Stanford has used its allotment of NLIs so that McElwain (and anyone else who might be coming) won't be able to sign one. From their point of view, that should be perfectly acceptable as they don't obligate themselves to anything but Stanford basically has obligated itself by accepting them (and perhaps sending a grant-in-aid agreement). However, it could also mean that Stanford cannot talk about them publicly.
By the way, that would have to be true IF the LDS mission guys actually signed a NLI.
Another is that there is something pending on McElwain's admission. I have seen rumor to that effect, but it may not be valid.
In addition, as I understand the signing period, McElwain cannot sign after April 1 until late next fall.
[/quote]
1. Regarding his admission, it certainly raises questions when he's the only one not to publicly announce something. Hopefully it's something administrative that can be cleared up in the coming weeks rather than something more drastic.Â
2. Regarding the mission guys (Fehoko and Kaufusi) signing NLIs, since the coaching staff has been commenting on them publicly today, I have to assume that they signed NLIs rather than something non-binding.Â
3. Regarding NLI signing dates, I think you're right. That said, it would be simple enough for him to simply wait until after May 31, however, and then sign an "institutional offer of financial aid" and enroll in the summer along with the rest of the incoming class (sans Fehoko and Kaufusi, of course). That would bind him to the class, provide him a scholarship, and not set him back timewise. Here's the operative NCAA bylaw:
Quote:13.9.2.3 Limitation on Number of National Letter of Intent/Offer of Financial Aid SigningsBowl
Subdivision Football. [FBS] In bowl subdivision football, there shall be an annual limit of 25 on the number
of prospective student-athletes who may sign a National Letter of Intent or an institutional offer of financial
aid from December 1 through May 31.