SMU Tryouts (18-22)

a little help? maybe just a bit more than that, lol.

I'm a glass half full guy...at least we don't need as much help as North Texas!

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Originally posted by Tx-Husker:
I'm a glass half full guy...at least we don't need as much help as North Texas!

or the Bengals

I thought this was a call for a SMU Baseball Tryout, I was hoping they decided to fund a sport that they might have a chance in to win....maybe both SMU and UNT should drop football in favor of baseball!!!

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maybe both SMU and UNT should drop football in favor of baseball

You're not allowed to be right if it's at the expense of football in the state of Texas. You should know that CowboysFan. Seriously, think of what a good baseball program SMU could put together with the baseball talent in North Texas and the private funding they have. It's a shame....

SMU will never have baseball. I spoke to one of their Assistant AD's about it one time and he looked at me as if I were speaking a foreign language.

UNT on the other hand does have it in their long range plans. Of course, they have been saying that for about 6 years now.

Somehow, someway, football does generate revenue at those schools so they will never drop football either. So, you can play baseball at those schools, but you have to join the "club."

Funnel...how does club ball work at colleges that have it? Is it coached, or just intramural chaos? Do they play other schools? Curious.

My sons JC team played UNT's club team a few years ago in the fall. They were coached by one of the players, at least for that game.

Yeah, I am pretty sure that the teams are senior led. I had a kid pitch on the Baylor club team last year. He could have gone to a D 2 or D3. He was their #3 and they did real well. It is more competitive than you might think. Obviously it is not the big boys or anything, but it is better than you'd think.

My son attends UNT as a freshman and played on the club team this fall. The team was coached by one of the players (that previously attended and played for ACU, I believe). I felt everything was pretty-well organized. The team has a budget for travel expenses. We played club teams from Sam Houston, Nebraska, A&M, and also played the UD regular team. These were basically 3-game series on weekends. Mostly, there was a variety of talent on all the teams (of course, the UD team was a step above).

This is a couple of years old, but should give a flavor of college "club" baseball.

http://www.colostate.edu/features/baseball-club.aspx