Corner IF Offers???

25 percent would be a great offer, depending on the school, but that will be true in the vast majority of cases. You might even get legitimate offers to walk on with no money involved if it is D1 we are discussing.

I would think that any scholarship would be a great offer, 25 percent is the minimum that it can be. It is widely accepted that 40 -50 percent is an extremely strong offer, and is usually reserved for up the middle, p,c,ss,cf.

TXBUCK,

My two cents.....In addition to what has been posted, you must factor in the value of other CIF recruits (high school and JUCO) they are considering for their program and style of play. THere may also be some academic considerations for this particular school. The coaches have a tough job weighing all these factors. Which leads me to jemaz's and dano07's statement that 25% is a great offer for a CIF. When you look at all the recruiting factors, the coach is usually the one holding all the cards.

Truthfully, I wouldn't be too concerned with the money as I would the playing time and fit. Never underestimate academic and athletic fit. For example: If your son thinks he can earn a starting spot as an underclassmen with a 25% scholarship, is that worth more than sitting with a 35% scholly? Please don't get hung up on the scholly %.

Does anyone know if the same 25% min applies to D2 schools as well?

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Originally posted by jemaz:
You might even get legitimate offers to walk on with no money involved if it is D1 we are discussing.

Wouldn't this show that the coach is not committed to your kid? I wouldn't want to go this route, if I had other offers.

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Originally posted by massbaseballmom:
Does anyone know if the same 25% min applies to D2 schools as well?

It's my understanding that D-II schools have 9 scholarships but there is no minimum, so they can give as little or as much as they like.

While D-I has a 35-man roster max (with 27 receiving some $$), I haven't seen a max listed for D-II. It seems that we mostly see a 31-man roster at the ones 2013 has considered.

Agree with Fenway on this. Look at overall fit for your son.

My youngest is in a similar situation and he looked at overall academic and baseball fit first. Money is not the best but he loves the fit.

Lefty

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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:

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Originally posted by jemaz:
You might even get legitimate offers to walk on with no money involved if it is D1 we are discussing.

Wouldn't this show that the coach is not committed to your kid? I wouldn't want to go this route, if I had other offers.

Depends on the school. I have seen it work and I have seen it not work. The more competitive the program, in general, the lower the offers, including down to 0. This is more true of in-state players dealing with in-state public universities where the in-state tuition is viewed as something of a scholarship.