[FLT-bird]

Once upon a time this was a big deal. Now with the transfer portal wide open. Signing day has lost its luster.

This is the other thing. Is signing day a big deal anymore? If the player you sign turns out to be good, he'll just go in the portal to get an even bigger payday from somebody else a year or two later.

[subterfuge]

Let’s see what happens in a couple of years when some top recruit that’s getting big dollars flames out in year one.

[buckalfa]

"If the player you sign turns out to be good, he'll just go in the portal to get an even bigger payday from somebody else a year or two later."

That's Murica! Free markets and capitalism!

[Svartalfiar]

This is the other thing. Is signing day a big deal anymore? If the player you sign turns out to be good, he'll just go in the portal to get an even bigger payday from somebody else a year or two later.

Tie the payments to schooling/loyalty. Providing they stay in good standing academically, they get 2% end of freshman year, 5% end of sophomore, 10% end of junior, and the 83% balance when they graduate.