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UGA Recruiting

FV Fort Valley10+ posts
How is this possible with the new rules?

Georgia signees so far, plus there are some not on this list.

#3 prospect in GA, #8 in Nation, Michael Palazzone, RHP, Lassiter HS in GA
#4 prospcet in GA, #17 in Nation, Xavier Avery, OF, Cedar Grove HS in GA (football recruit)and possibly baseball
#5 prospect in GA, #43 in Nation, Ezekiel Spruill, RHP, Kell HS in GA
#7 prospect in GA, #76 in Nation, Cecil Tanner, RHP, Ware County HS in GA
#8 prospect in GA, #87 in Nation, Jay Austin, OF, North Atlanta HS in GA
#9 prospect in GA, #93 in Nation, Chase Davidson, 1B/3B, Milton HS in GA
#4 prospect in VA, #111 in Nation, Peter Verdin, OF, Paul VI HS in VA
#8 prospect in MA, #447 in Nation, Blaine O'brien, RHP, Scituate HS in MA
#41 prospect in GA, #486 in Nation, Jonathon Taylor, OF, North Cobb HS in GA
#24 prospect in VA, #582 in Nation, Levi Hyams, 3B, Colonial Forge HS in VA

Add to the list:
Tyler Maloof OF - Georgia
Zach Cone - OF - Georgia
Kevin Ruiz - OF -Georgia
Chase Hawkins - LHP - Georgia

I have heard that they have a total of 22 committments from the 2008 class, guess they will be well over the 35 limit, if it stands.
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FV Fort Valley10+ posts
My list was not complete, I think there are several more verbals, and some offers still out there.

I realize top schools need to "over-recruit" to compensate for losses to the draft etc., but when you are redshirting 8 players or more a year and several more are advised to transfer after the fall, perhaps it is not in the best interest of the marginal "top level" players to attend UGA. I know a few of their recent signees from the past few years and they would not have gone there if they knew they had to comptete against a lot of quality players in the fall just for the honor of being red-shirted.

I do know that the new rules are designed to curtail the recruiting practices of UGA and other big schools, perhaps the players need to be more aware before they sign. If you track the recruits at the big shools you see a small percentage who actually get a lot of playing time.
NaturalNatural500+ posts
The Hope Scholarship makes this possible - many of these players are not getting any baseball money - they are going to school free under the Hope Scholarship (lottery $). That is also why they take the chance of competing for a spot on the roster (which is not final until spring)... maybe they cannot afford to go anywhere else.
OLDSLUGGER8OLDSLUGGER81,000+ posts
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Originally posted by Natural:
The Hope Scholarship makes this possible - many of these players are not getting any baseball money - they are going to school free under the Hope Scholarship (lottery $). That is also why they take the chance of competing for a spot on the roster (which is not final until spring)... maybe they cannot afford to go anywhere else.


Take a historical look at how Danny Hall at Georgia Tech handles his rosters. No stockpiling, and he has the HOPE also.
FV Fort Valley10+ posts
I am not picking on UGA, I am sure it happens at plenty of other colleges, I just happen to know some of the players who have gone there over the years and have realized, after losing years of eligibility, that they were not dealt with fairly by coaches who have a lot of influence over recruits and their parents.

Every player who gets recruited there thinks they are the one who is good enough to overcome the odds. It's a great place for the very best players, but even many of them transfer, or come close to transferring and are convinced by the coaches that next year is their year to play, but that year never comes. I think that's why the coaching turnover is so high, as well as the players.

I think if they recruited less players and developed the ones that they end up with, the program would improve, instead of the "sign as many as we can and we'll sort them out in the fall" philosophy.

This year's recruiting class will be hurt more than those in the past and they lose a year of eligibility if the rules remain the same.

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