One of the things that is overlooked is that a school like LMU may offer a really talented 2017 a full ride but because she may not be off-the-charts elite the parents/girl have to weight a full ride offer vs. another offer that could come from BCS conference schools later in the process that may not be 100 percent financial offers. I have a player who committed to a DI mid-major between her freshman and sophomore and got a 100 percent offer, which is pretty rare for a non-pitcher. She would have gotten BCS conference interest if she waited but I doubt she would have got anywhere near 100 percent.