Coach Merc, if is thinking about the same player that was on the Terp radar screen,
then he is correct.
Except for one IA every four years,
Terp Baseball has NO wriggle room. Period.
At the last of Terp AD Staff Meetings, Coach
Fridge emphatically re-emphasized
....if that free safety HS prospect can not get thru Terp admissions, why has he been accepted to 'many other' ACC schools!
CananyonecangetintoFSU?
With regards to academics, it is a NCAA mandate that all senior athletes hold a least a 2.0 cumulative GPA after the fall semester to be eligeable for athletics in the spring.
It is NOT a dismissal from the school (as implied by several posters).
In addition, the young man has stated "I'll learn from this experience" and will continue to pursue a BS degree in criminal justice, (where he appears to be need 12 + 3 credits to graduate.....on time!).
And to those who played at a high level D1 sport program and obtained a degree, will know exactly what is being said by the young man.
Rizzi, did we miss you at Cherry Hill this year?
Ran into several posters, Thur night and all day Fri. It's unfortanate that Cherry Hill cost's more than the National Convention. (Might also be better!)