University of Central Florida

Very good baseball program/coaches.

Nice campus. Beautiful field.

All true.

Academically, although the school is good and growing rapidly...the mushroom in enrollments have meant larger-than-usual class sizes. The coaching staff can get the boys into the appropriate classes (a feat sometimes impossible for just students, particularly in the first two years)

I believe they are in a new conference this year.

Orlando-
We were told that "UCF" stood for one of 2 things: "Under Construction Forever" and "U Can't Finish" (due to all the closed classes)!

I think they are now in Conference USA, which is a major upgrade for them.

Also, both my boys observed that they had never seen so many blondes in one place!

I can fill in some of the blanks for you. This is one of the fastest growing universities in the country. Enrollment is around 45-47,000 now. Always under construction also means they are spending to try to alleviate overcrowding. They are also partnering with the J.C's in the area for space. I believe they have about 8 satelite campuses, plus the main campus. They are currently lobbying for a medical school also, which could be huge. As for ball, a couple of years ago they were ranked in the top 25. They are usually in the top 50. They have great coaches, Jay Bergman has been around forever and may be retiring soon, but he's said that before. They do take a lot of local talent but there are usually a handful from out of state. Facilities are excellent, roster is not overloaded and I do believe they play some JV games also. Weather is great. Check them out.

Thanks for all the info everybody. This just solidifies everything I've heard about the school and program.