In the world of college football recruiting, it may be time to reevaluate the terms often used to describe the process. Commitments are often not commitments, scholarships are offered but not always honored, pledges are given, but options typically remain completely open.

This seems more like dirty business practices than opportunities at higher education.

Prospects commit and decommit so often that 247Sports now has a decommit tracker which monitors all the decommitments from around the nation.

According to 247’s numbers, 592 prospects have decommitted in the 2017 recruiting cycle alone. It’s not just the prospects that make recruiting an odd endeavor, as college coaches routinely offer out too many scholarships and let the roster limit numbers play themselves out later. Coaches also regularly revoke scholarship offers from committed players.

When UConn head coach Randy Edsall caught heat for doing just that last week, after taking over the Connecticut program from the fired Bob Diaco, many in the media – including Paul Finebaum – tore into UConn’s coach for the decision.

Tampa offensive coordinator Todd Monken did not appear to appreciate the negative feedback Edsall received. After spending decades on the recruiting trail, including as recently as the 2015 season, Monken is no stranger to what goes on in the world of college football recruiting these days.

Here’s what Monken tweeted after the blowback toward Edsall:

For whatever reason, Hamsah Nasirildeen’s decision to flip his commitment from South Carolina to Florida State Sunday night garnered a reaction from Monken. The current NFL offensive coordinator responded to the news with another tweet, this time asking where is the outrage against the prospect (Nasirildeen):

Monken does have a point here, as prospects often don’t seem to face near as much criticism (outside of crazy Twitter fans) during the recruiting process as coaches. Although to be fair, prospects and coaches have unique pressures and factors weighing on them during the recruiting process.

Whether you want to place blame on the coaches or against the prospects when it comes to college recruiting, both parties often seem far too willing to enter into a trusting relationship early despite countless examples of such trust proving to be of little to no value.