@JucoDad posted:Late to the party as usual, here are a couple of thoughts.
If you’re looking for player stats, go to the governing body of the conference or league. If they ever made it on the field, there’s a 99.9% chance the data is there. You can also look to free sites like BaseballCube or excellent paid services like CBI.
I believe most college websites are relatively uncontrolled, and the data managed by student admins. IMO it’s unlikely that a HC would care or be bitter enough to have an actual player stricken from digital team existence.
That being said, my sister’s father-in-law (RIP) was an animator for Disney (Officially Fantasia and Dumbo) but due to a labor strike in 1941 his name was removed from the credits of Bambi, Pinocchio, Snow White, etc..). If a relationship ends badly enough, some can be small and spiteful.
@JucoDad very good perspective. I believe baseball cube data governance is 1 ab. Also, from data governance. baseball cube may or may not resolve data that is initially missing. Note, the sid's at NCAA-D1 do a very good job, in the past, HBCU have been a challenge.
As you go down to other divisions, information about player attributes e.g. (hometown, state, etc) might be missing or inaccurate annually
Thus it depends on what information a person is use in order to make the best decision for right fit from a roster perspective.
Multiple options are available, it depends on how much time a student athlete or family wants to spend evaluating schools.
Depending on complexity
School website - 30 mins (some information) not available (annual transfers) player turnover, etc
baseball cube - depends 15 to 30 mins (depends)
CBI - Less than 10 mins per school
CBI cost is less than 40 cents per day
And if a schools financial or academic situation is important, that is a bridge that one must cross.