PBR is tracking transfers now. I know it happens, but this is the first time I've seen a list with names and schools. And this is mostly just kids from the midwest. Might be eye opening for some people.
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Shows how strong Madison College is becoming in the JUCO world. A pitcher coming in from the SEC and a pitcher leaving for Mississippi State. Indiana's 2B Tony Butler played a season at Madison College too.
Cool to see PBR doing this....
Looking for a JuCo that helps guys get to D1?
MidAtlanticDad posted:PBR is tracking transfers now. I know it happens, but this is the first time I've seen a list with names and schools. And this is mostly just kids from the midwest. Might be eye opening for some people.
Mid, would you be able to explain why a player would transfer from DI to a Juco? Do these transfers usually occur because the player is not academically eligible, or because he was "cut" (or in the case of a P5, essentially told he will not see playing time so he might as well go elsewhere) - or for some other reason? If a player does transfer from DI to Juco, does the time spent in Juco count against his 4 years of NCAA eligibility?
And a related question - why would a player who is "committed" to DI change his mind and end up at a Juco? A player in our area was committed to a Big10 program but ended up going to a Juco. Could that be due to grades (i.e., he was not accepted to the DI), or is it because he feels it is a good way to develop and grow another year while not wasting a year sitting on the bench, or because the DI coach "suggested" it?? Sorry for the questions but this is a bit intriguing.
A lot of D1 to JUCO transfers occur after the first year. If you go to a JUCO for a year, then you can then transfer to another D1 the following year instead of sitting out a year if you went directly to another D1. It give the kid a chance to keep taking core classes, stay in shape and then get back to D1.
As far as changing from a D1 to commit....a lot of reasons, maybe they needed to get their GPA up a little between committing and the end of their senior year...and didn't get it done. Go to JUCO, take some core classes get the needed GPA and come in as a sophomore. Sometimes kids commit to a D1 then don't grow or don't notice the expected change in velo so they go JUCO to get a year old, stronger and again, go in as a soph. I know a kid who was committed to a mid-major....decided to go JUCO...threw great his freshman year then committed to a very good ACC baseball school. He's finishing this school year at his JUCO then is heading to the D1 as a junior. He wouldn't have done much at D1 as a freshman....but he grew 3" and put on 35# between the end of his senior year of HS and now...and his velo has gone from 87-93.
Yes, I think the only reason not mentioned above is misconduct. That could happen before heading off to D1 or after getting there. I know of a case where the kid was kicked out of school during the summer session before freshman year. Transferred to JuCo for 2 years, then to a different D1.
Without getting into all the exceptions, you basically have 4 years of eligibility between NCAA and JuCo. NCAA to JuCo to NCAA is categorized as a 4-2-4 transfer.