I like that, because it may give more and better practices for schools, particularly due to a lot of inclement weather in a lot of the country.  Starting play in February is brutal and not even possible up north.  I grew up in Houston and our February practices could be extremely cold and impermissible at times and good weather didn't really start until Mid-March or so.  Some of the northern schools never have an outdoors practice until they travel south or west for their first road trip.  Pushing the season back a week or two might help as well.