Infield08,
Schools that have football programs use that to their advantage to lure early signing recruits to their programs. What takes place on a football weekend is hard to repeat on non football weekends.
Personally if my son had committed early and been to the school earlier I would save the official visit for which he was entitled to, during baseball season.
If considering a program before November signing, without a football, take more time to explore other opportunities such as campus visit, meeting with academic advisors and touring the facilities more thouroughly and exploring the town and nearby larger towns.
I remember the comments in the book regarding college co-eds and found it interesting from a dad's point of view. I would imagine most health 17,18 year old males might have the same as well.
Most college students meet their future mates on campus.
Considering choices, I do beleive college should not be all about baseball or going to class. Socialization is important and for many so are other factors, such as campus life in general and sports. My son is fortunate to have great college baseball memories, but some of his favorite times included football weekends and social gatherings.
At UF my son had his own room, at Clemson he stayed with a player. The idea was not to be with us, but with his future teammates.
