@BaseballJoe posted:Babb seemed like a good enough guy, but there was a disconnect between him and his top assistant coach who handles the recruiting. Told one thing by Babb, something different from the AC. Son did great at their camp and got a top written evaluation by their pitching coach (evaluated as Hopkins level with potential to be All American). Did early admissions read with Babb advising scores should be good enought to get in. AC came back and said scores one point too low. Said we could still apply and they'd "support" the application, but was wishy washy about it. We decided to go elsewhere.
BaseballJoe,
I encourage you to figure out your son's recruiting status between the AC and HC. If this is a school at the top of his list then don't be shy and get this straightened out ASAP.
A while back, my son, wife and I sat down with a D1 HA HC and his AC in the HC's office in Williamsburg, VA. My son was getting significantly more communication from the HC, so we used that to our advantage to request a meeting. The AC has seen him multiple times at showcases and tourneys. It was extremely clear from the start of the meeting the HC and AC had not communicated or compared notes much at all about my son until we all sat down for that meeting. My son was uncomfortable listening to the HC give the AC a little bit of a tongue-lashing in front of us. On the other hand, I had no problem with the exchange (some popcorn would have been cool) because I knew the AC screwed up (royally) and that is why I wanted to meet with the HC. We walked away with a 25% offer to this D1 HA state school, and many, many insights and opinions from the HC about some of the other schools that offered my son which I thought was unusual. It was a very memorable experience. BTW...Neither the HC or AC are currently at the school. My son would end up at another D1 HA.
PS...We learned our lesson about dysfunctional HC and AC recruiting communication with the first D1 school that offered him prior to this incident above. That was a sh*t show that was not going to be repeated if I could do anything about it.
My two cents...nip this communication issue now.
Just my experience and best of luck!