anybody have any information on the Auburn baseball program?
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quote:Also Fungo, did your son every "Roll Toomer's Corner?"
quote:Auburn has a good fan base that would be great with a better team so what is their problem?
quote:Do they get any walk-ons?
Fungo, I agree with you on most everything but we are light years apart on Auburn baseball. I do know the university well as I have two family members that teach at the university and have for 25 years. My sister-n-law is great friends with Hal's wife so in the past I received much information about the baseball program. IMO, the baseball coach is paid to win championships and for some reason the program has not been able to acheive that goal for some time. The Auburn baseball program IMO is a true sleeping giant that should compete for SEC, Regional, Super Regional and NCAA Championships. Of all the programs in the country Auburn is one of the few that would be a great place to coach, play, and attend school.quote:Originally posted by Fungo:quote:Auburn has a good fan base that would be great with a better team so what is their problem?
I wasn't aware that Auburn had a "problem". Just because a team doesn't have a national championship ring in baseball doesn't constitute a problem in my opinion. I can tell you from personal experience that the baseball program and the educational experience at Auburn University is top drawer.
Academically ---Auburn has traditionally been rated highly by academic ranking services, and has been listed as one of the top 50 public universities for 15 consecutive years. The 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Reports ranks Auburn as the 88th university in the nation among public and private schools and 39th among public universities. Auburn was the only college or university in Alabama included in the inaugural edition (1981) of the widely respected Peterson's Guides to America's 296 Most Competitive Colleges.
Auburn is a charter member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which is currently composed of 11 of the largest Southern public universities in the US and one private university, Vanderbilt. Among the other 10 peer public universities, two are ranked ahead of Auburn by U.S. News & World Report. This high ranking and reputation for academic quality is in spite of the fact that Auburn's $378.6 million endowment is currently the second smallest of the 12 SEC universities. An attempt to increase the endowment by $500 million began in 2005 with the "It Begins at Auburn" campaign. As of August 2006, the campaign had raised $523 million, making it the largest campaign in university history.
The university currently consists of thirteen schools and colleges. Programs in architecture, pharmacy, veterinary science, engineering, forestry,and business have been ranked among the best in the country.
quote:Originally posted by SplendidSplinter:
cplz,
I appreciate your perspective, but there is such a thing as "common courtesy and manners". You don't tell a young 17/18 year old to call you if you don't mean it. Really, how hard is it to respond to an email?
Remember the "Golden Rule". they should be ashamed.
quote:This is how they do things, it's an easier way than saying, you won't fit in.
quote:Originally posted by Burnt Orange:
... but I also think the recruiters could do a better job of letting recruits know when they are no longer interested.