@old_school posted:2. I believe i read in this thread that it is very difficult to get on the field as a freshman. what is the difference if you can't get on the field for a year or 2 at 4 yr school or if you can't get on for a year at 2yr school?
I don't think this is a JUCO vs 4 year problem. This is players/parents/advisors having an honest opinion of their talents, where they fit in and what they want their experience to be. Full disclosure, my son is at his 2nd year at a JUCO. He had no Division 1 offers, but had Div 2 and NAIA offers. He had to take everything into account to make a choice, playing time being one of them. But it wasn't like... if I go to a JUCO I play, 4 year I sit. There was some JUCO's that we knew he would probably not play his freshman year. There were some 4 years that we really thought he would have a chance to compete right away.
He ended up choosing a JUCO to keep his D1 dream alive. He ended up choosing the JUCO he did cause they have a history of development and he knew he would be in the mix to play as a freshman.
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