I agree with that for UF. Our class os now down to I think 7 IIRC....not good at all. I'd like to think some who were "really committed to NU would wait until Feb to see who our coach was....Then again, the whole bird in a hand thing....Can't blame them for signing early. Wait and you might no longer have that offer....
If it is Frost, and he's named after the AAC game, no problem. Now if there is something that says we won't announce until after the bowl, it might not hurt us a much as our class is already imploding. Some of the true "blue chip" guys can probably wait longer (till normal signing day) as they are in greater demand.
IMHO, a new coach to NU would do well to hit the Juco route quickly to get some bodies in ASAP that can help...