@Francis7 posted:Looking at various colleges at various levels, there are some programs out there that seem to struggle pretty consistently like those bad teams that I mentioned..
Anyone have any experience or insight on this situation at the college level? If the program struggles this badly, does the fact that it's "college baseball" wash away the consistent losing and frequent beat downs? Or, does the consistent poor team performance situation take away from the pleasure that's supposed to come from playing and watching baseball?
Son had committed and attended one of those "bottom tier" poor record D1 baseball schools. But it also was one of the top academic schools in the country where he could earn a chemical engineering degree. He heard from some about going to a weaker program rather than Big State U (top 25).
But he (and his same year recruiting class) liked the idea about getting an opportunity to play as a freshman and the challenge in turning the program and culture around. They did and won two league championships and a spot in the NCAAs. Four of the eight in his class were drafted. 2 others were initially scouted by MLB, but came down with injuries - one would play in Olympics. Not a bad experience at all. In addition, the team got to experience "Big Time" baseball in its yearly nice weather early season spring trips.