One instance of this I've seen recently was a few seasons back where Air Force had recruited a local 5 star away completely away from the SIM and was the only school being considered at the 5pm cycle, decided he would try to redshirt him just prior to signings  ... well let's just say when the 8pm cycle came, Air Force got dropped from consideration and the kid instantly signed with the SIM at 8:01pm (didn't give anyone else the option to recruit him).  Totally makes sense given what happened though since I doubt anyone else had also put any effort into the recruit.  Air Force never got the chance to recind the redshirt 

Posted by jdno on 11/18/2014 12:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by rednation58 on 11/18/2014 12:14:00 PM (view original):
Jdno - I'm not clear on previous recruiting effort before signing - but almost similar to iwants case - They would have to have been the only school on the recruit because the player signed. I believe I heard dacj tell a story similar to this outcome where he had money to battle but didn't put it on the recruit for whatever reason and lost the recruit at signing because he tried to sign the player for little money.

Red, I'm not sure what you mean in your first sentence.  What part aren't you clear on?

I just don't see or hear many instances of a kid signing at 7pm CST when he wasn't previously considering the school that he signed with in that cycle. 

But in any event, this case you're describing is different than iwantyourmind's case where the kid didn't sign.  I've seen that case and think I'm describing it accurately.  You seem to be wanting to say iwantyourmind's case violates the inherent ability of a kid to just sign with whoever is ahead at 7pm regardless of who the kid may have been previously considering or, importantly, who was ahead just before signings.  But that's just not how it works imo based on my experience and observations.

In the future, if you see something that certainly violates what I'm describing is the process, please post it right away.  I guess that's the only definitive way at this point.

That's the thing - It's one thing to be ahead and another to knock of an opposing school completely - that's how the story I heard is similar to Iwants case. It's nothing I've seen personally I'll add - but because I've heard it before it's stuck in my memory banks. It's not that the kid "didn't sign" it's that he did sign with the school who put in enough effort to knock off the opposing school completely - the narrators are just on opposite ends but similar cases.