Fairytale?
Son's Ivy:
• 7 years (add in three years above him, plus his class, and the three classes behind him),
• 50 recruited (no NLIs in Ivies),
• 49 graduated (47 in 4 years, the other 2 in 5 [signed as juniors]),
• 45 played all four years (the two signed juniors played three).
• EVERY SINGLE PLAYER WHO HAD REAL PRO-POTENTIAL WENT ON AND PLAYED PROBALL.
I recall Tony Gwynn, when he was HC of SDSU, regularly bringing in classes of 20; of those 20, 3 - 4 lasted three years.
It's about your priorities. It's about understanding what you give up and what you get in exchange. It's about understanding the odds and perhaps choosing to hedge rather than being all in on a lottery ticket.
Most players can't make the Ivy academic or baseball skills cut; but every player who does can seize that opportunity - without giving up any baseball opportunities.
So, there are indeed D1 fairytales.