d-mac posted:bacdorslider posted:All depends on the school and the coach ...... all that matters is how much it will cost you and if the player performs, do that and all the rest is conjecture , speculation ... at sons school , athletic, financial aid, academic .... none of it matters.... perform and you play
This is how it works at most places.
As far as the athletic vs academic, put yourself in the coach's shoes. As a coach if I have two equal players and I need to cut a player, one costs me 40% and the other costs me 0. Which kid do you think is getting cut?
The one who's expected to contribute less is the one who gets cut, ultimately. Many times, that'll be the academic scholarship player (or walk-on) because players offered athletic scholarships tend to be the best players. However, that's not always determined to be the case once they've had to compete against one another in fall baseball.
Survival of the fittest. That goes for players and coaches.