Has Hoke spoken to any of the 2011 commits?

I think he waited a few days because of a desire to have his staff in place. It doesn't really make sense to call guys without being able to talk about their position coaches.

Rivals has a piece that says Countess talked to Hoke

I saw it on Rivals.

You can't assume that nothing is happening just because we don't hear about it and just because we hear "something" doesn't mean its happening.  Relax, let him put his staff together.  

Tennessee went throuh a very similar process and timeline last year.  All the fans were complaining about being in the dark about recruiting after Dooley was on the job for a couple days.  Dooley later indicated he took about a week to evaluate non-committed prospects to be sure they are who he wanted.  It took a week or so but they closed strong in recruiting with a non-big name coaching change.

Its hard to be patient but I expect Hoke to add some big names before signing day.

I don't see why he wouldn't watch film on all of the commits, even if he is going to honor their commitments.  He needs to know what those players have to offer so that he can recruit the appropriate players in addition to them.  In other words, he needs to know what their skill sets are so that he doesn't spend time recruiting redundant players from the pool of non-committed players.

While honoring all verbals, Hoke would tell the kids if he doesn't think they fit into his plans (if you want to play, go somewhere else).

I doubt Singletary called anyone b/c it would use up the one call per week (so Hoke couldn't call).

writing letters to the fans.

Herding cats..

So he should have plenty of time and energy.

How much rebuilding is required? We have a pretty competitive, young team. It seems like he is inheriting a reasonable level of talent and a lot of experience, all of which his successor left. He doesn't need to rebuild anything per se; he needs to utilize the assets accordingly and ensurethat the athletes' maturation progresses accordingly.