I agree with what a lot of others have said. Play time is never a guarantee and who could have predicted what we are going through now...you have to be willing to work hard and compete, regardless. As for the coach, I think most top programs, regardless of D1,D2,D3 are likely hard asses. Respect yes, but likely also hate sometimes. Most coaches have reputations and it's not too hard to find out about them. Winning, yeah, you never know, but I do think that my son wanted to go to the best baseball school he could go to. That was probably his top factor. Again, that is a little subjective and changes year to year. How much is your son factoring into the decisions? It's clear you are thinking a lot about every scenario (I think most of us do) but how much is your son?