@Senna posted:Son’s ‘21 HS teammate just had his mid-major D1 pull his deal. No details, unsure if it was mutual but I know it (loss of deal) wasn’t what he wanted. Also know of 3 more mid-major ‘22 spots here in GA that have evaporated, with the players previously slotted there now back at square 1.
How many recruits ever ask how many are expected to leave and how many expected to stay? If you committed to a program that over recruits , that may happen and includes all divisions.
That is awful. Is it even possible for a 21 to find a new school this late?
I think 23’s and 24’s are definitely impacted. The amount of 22’s that have re-classed is crazy. It’s only a matter of time until 23’s start to realize their opportunities are limited and start re-classing in large numbers.
How does a D1 “pull your deal” at this point as a 2021? I get that they can call you and say hey, I don’t think you will play here, but isn’t the NLI binding on both sides. What’s to stop the kid from saying, “ sorry coach the car is already loaded, see you soon.”?
If the kid shows up the scholarship money in his NLI is burned for a year, right? Meaning, that money is not available to the program.
@22and25 posted:How does a D1 “pull your deal” at this point as a 2021? I get that they can call you and say hey, I don’t think you will play here, but isn’t the NLI binding on both sides. What’s to stop the kid from saying, “ sorry coach the car is already loaded, see you soon.”?
If the kid shows up the scholarship money in his NLI is burned for a year, right? Meaning, that money is not available to the program.
All that is true but it spells the end of a kids baseball career and most kids aren’t ready for that after being thru the recruiting process
@adbono posted:All that is true but it spells the end of a kids baseball career and most kids aren’t ready for that after being thru the recruiting process
Why is it the end? Would it be the end if he got cut at the end of fall? Show up, burn the program’s scholarship money and enter the portal once they officially cut you. Doesn’t seem like much worse of an option than scrambling to find a home in the next 30 days.
@22and25 posted:Why is it the end? Would it be the end if he got cut at the end of fall? Show up, burn the program’s scholarship money and enter the portal once they officially cut you. Doesn’t seem like much worse of an option than scrambling to find a home in the next 30 days.
I'm thinking that the baseball money was a small percentage compared to what the student was paying in tuition and that's the reason why not to go, sit, burn the NLI money and then transfer. Do you really want to give a school $10,000+ of your money when you have no intentions of being there more than a year?
@Francis7 posted:I'm thinking that the baseball money was a small percentage compared to what the student was paying in tuition and that's the reason why not to go, sit, burn the NLI money and then transfer. Do you really want to give a school $10,000+ of your money when you have no intentions of being there more than a year?
If you can find a new home that is a baseball and academic fit in 30 days then take it, no brainer. But what are your options if that doesn’t happen?
1. Sit out completely?
2. Enroll at your local community college for a semester?
3. Show up at the school that recruited you and enter the portal as a D1 scholarship player and take your chances.
@22and25 posted:If you can find a new home that is a baseball and academic fit in 30 days then take it, no brainer. But what are your options if that doesn’t happen?
1. Sit out completely?2. Enroll at your local community college for a semester?
3. Show up at the school that recruited you and enter the portal as a D1 scholarship player and take your chances.
You can do those things but it’s not likely to result in an opportunity to continue playing baseball. Kids in the portal that don’t have college statistics to prove that they belong aren’t being recruited. You are then forced to take your chances as a walk on somewhere and good luck with that.
@adbono posted:You can do those things but it’s not likely to result in an opportunity to continue playing baseball. Kids in the portal that don’t have college statistics to prove that they belong aren’t being recruited. You are then forced to take your chances as a walk on somewhere and good luck with that.
So what is a kid’s best opportunity to keep playin baseball in this situation? Serious question, not trying to be argumentative.
@22and25 posted:So what is a kid’s best opportunity to keep playin baseball in this situation? Serious question, not trying to be argumentative.
Options are very limited. I would suggest circling back to other schools that showed interest during the recruiting process and expanding your horizons to include other alternatives (JuCo, NAIA, D3, etc.)
@22and25 posted:If you can find a new home that is a baseball and academic fit in 30 days then take it, no brainer. But what are your options if that doesn’t happen?
1. Sit out completely?2. Enroll at your local community college for a semester?
3. Show up at the school that recruited you and enter the portal as a D1 scholarship player and take your chances.
I'm just guessing but I would bet a kid who was going D1 or D2 and got his offer pulled MIGHT be able to land with a D3 Juco and have a decent shot at making the roster and given an opportunity to earn playing time - if they were looking for a cheapish landing spot just to play ball.
This is how coaches get bad reputations. It's the HC job to make sure he has his numbers right and made clear to his current players their intentions if drafted in advance.
Moving the draft later is just another nightmare for coaches to have!
