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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 2933578, member: 1052"] I have to disagree, 100 percent. This was an announcement of the signing of a player, not the announcement of the signing of a recruiting class. And I thought it was easier to respond to the three posters (whose posts I am quoting) in one responsive post, rather than saying the same thing in three different responsive posts. As a comparison, the Duke men signed two recruits in the fall signing period this month. The players signed their LOIs (Letters of Intent), and Duke issued a release. [URL='http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211781463']Link - GoDuke.com[/URL] But Duke is a near lock to sign one of the two uncommitted centers in the 2019 class, both of whom are top five recruits - Isaiah Stewart and Vernon Carey. The NCAA's early signing period ends on November 21, 2018. But institutions have an additional 14 days to send the commitment to the NCAA. Remember, a school (and the coaches) cannot discuss a high school player until [U][I]after[/I][/U] she has signed a Letter of Intent. When Aubrey Griffin signed the LOI, it allowed UConn to issue a release to discussing her -- e.g., publicly commenting. And, more importantly for the Boneyard faithful, think back to 2017. UConn issued a release on [U][I]November 10, 2018[/I][/U], entitled: [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2017/11/10/Women_amp_8217_s_Hoops_Adds_Top_Recruit_Christyn_Williams_for_2018_19_.aspx?path=wbball']Women's Hoops Adds Top Recruit Christyn Williams for 2018-19[/URL]. Yet five days later, on [U][I]November 15, 2018[/I][/U], UConn issued a release entitled: [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2017/11/15/Women_s_Basketball_Adds_Olivia_Nelson_Ododa_for_2018_19_.aspx?path=wbball']Women's Hoops Adds Olivia Nelson-Ododa for 2018-19[/URL]. The release here (re Griffin). was [U][I]NOT[/I][/U] to announce the signing of a class, but the signing of a player. The headline from [URL="http://www.uconnhuskies.com"]www.uconnhuskies.com[/URL] states: [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2018/11/27/womens-basketball-huskies-announce-signing-of-aubrey-griffin.aspx?path=wbball']Huskies Announce Signing of Aubrey Griffin.[/URL] In other words, this was not an announcement of a "class" but the announcement of the signing of a "player." Remember, when UConn announces a class, it does so: Nov. 2011 release (HS Class of 2012): [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2011 /11/9/Women_s_Basketball_Signs_Three_Student_Athletes_To_National_Letters_of_Intent.aspx?path=wbball']Women's Basketball Signs Three Student Athletes to National Letters of Intent[/URL]. Nov. 2015 release (HS Class of 2016): [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2015/11/12/Women_amp_8217_s_Hoops_Inks_Three_in_Early_Signing_Period.aspx?path=wbball'] Women's Hoops Inks Three in Early Signing Period[/URL]. Jones may announce her commitment to UConn tomorrow. Or she may commit to another school. But I would not read too much into the announcement of the signing of Aubrey Griffin, especially since the UConn release was about a player signing and not the signing of an entire recruiting class (and did not state that Griffin was the only recruit for the 2019 recruiting class). The long and the short of it -- UConn fans should hold off for now on the "We are doomed!" posts. ;) [USER=26]@EricLA[/USER] [USER=1511]@ucbart[/USER] [/QUOTE]

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