Maybe it's just the mom in me, but I would have a hard time encouraging any kid who is not a blue-chipper to consider a school that follows these practices, whether it be a coach with a CWS silver medal or the coach of a last place team. Maybe Cohen will turn things around at UK, but there hasn't been much improvement yet. Yes, I know he's only working on his 4th recruiting class, and I expect that it will get better, but I don't think he has even improved on Madison's last SEC record yet, and that record was pretty pitiful.
I think for 2006 they have 14 pitchers and 5 catchers listed (fr,soph,jr - excluded srs as they will be gone in 2007), their 2007 early signings include 10 more pitchers and 3 more catchers. The last 2 years they have signed a few late ones too.
So where does that leave all these kids that come to school with stars in their eyes? Quite a few will be shown the door before they ever get started.