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So it sounds like it is not really an offer, but more of a “We want you and if you get an appointment you can play football here.”
It’s a bit more than that.
The varsity coaches at any SA are recruiting against U of Michigan or Montana State, as much as they are recruiting against West Point.
Scholarship offers are being made to these kids. And a SA coach is trying to get that kid to turn that scholarship offer down.
A varsity coach that recruits a kid to come to a SA , while turning down other opportunities , better be pretty sure that kid can get in the SA. Or into the prep school.
Nothing is guaranteed especially at a SA but any coach making these offers and then finding they can’t get many of these kids in , that coach would IMO , be guilty of coaching malpractice.
And I’d sure suggest that none of my players would ever consider that coach at that SA. Because they can’t be trusted.
Somethings like a player getting in trouble or getting injured or failing the physical etc are far out of the coaches control.
But other than those things the coaches need to be pretty darn sure. If not direct then Prep School for sure.
I have sat thru a few SA coaching pitches to players to attend a SA.
what has never been said in any of those recruiting pitches——we may have a hard time getting you in.