What would you say?

Don't forget about the committment that was made to the coach and school. Maybe they stopped recruiting another player when this young man signed. With that said, If the desire is not in the heart, then it won't be on the field. 6:30 AM workouts and 10 pm film sessions can be tough.

 

Funny thing about committments to coaches. His coach left for another school.

 

Great Point!

You know Braves...you bring up an excellent point. The NCAA does not allow for transfers (without penalty) if the coach leaves. Many times a coach has left a school just before NCAA sanctions and the former players are left behind to suffer the consequences. Coaches will also recruit players with the assumption the coach will be at the school for at least 4 more years. Then suddenly the coach accepts another position elsewhere and the recruits and former players are left with the uncertanity of another coach and his/her personality, style and competence.

The coach has every right to improve his situation, he owes that to himself and family. But kids go to these schools many times due to the relationship they have with the coach or coaches, not neccessarily for the academic reputation of the school.

Should the NCAA allow transfers to recruits and players if the head coach leaves for any reason say prior to the completion of say....the sophomore year? Just a question for thought.

 

Most people don't realize, but, except for basketball and football, there is a one-time exemption from sitting out a year in cases of transfering in other sports.

Here is a list of the college baseball players who transfered from one school to another this past summer. Of 117 transfers, only 3 are required to sit out 2005. It may have been because it wasn't their first transfer. If the situation changes, in college baseball, you can change with it.

Player, Pos., Former School, New School
Bryan Adams, rhp, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi
Brandon Alford, lhp, Texas Tech, Sam Houston State
Brian Aragon, of, Florida International, North Carolina State
#Jeremy Aranda, 3b, Sam Houston State, Houston
#Josh Aranda, 2b/ss, Sam Houston State, Houston
Collin Bastien, of/3b, Eastern Illinois, Memphis
Aaron Bates, c, San Jose State, North Carolina State
Ryan Bennett, rhp, Baylor, Texas State
Adam Beseda, rhp, Lamar, Sam Houston State
Josh Blake, lhp, Arizona State, Auburn
Robert Bland, rhp, Kentucky, High Point
Danny Borne, lhp, Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana-Monroe
Brandon Bowser, of, James Madison, New Orleans
Kyle Bradbury, inf, Oklahoma, Long Beach State
Lance Broadway, rhp, Dallas Baptist, Texas Christian
Nick Cadena, of, Arizona State, Florida International
Cody Campbell, rhp, Cal State Northridge, San Diego State
Chris Carlson, 1b, Kansas State, New Mexico
Pat Cassa, lhp, Arizona State , UC Riverside
Chris Cahill, rhp, Florida Gulf Coast, Louisiana State
Adrian Casanova, c, Florida International, Clemson
Daniel Cates, c, Arkansas State, Memphis
Erick Chandler, rhp, Georgetown, Virginia
Mike Constantino, 3b, Maryland, New Orleans
Jordan Craft, rhp, Pepperdine,
Nick Crowe, c/inf., Tennessee, East Tennessee State
Sam DeLuca, 2b, Manhattan, St. John's
Bobby DiLiberto, 1b/3b, Louisiana State, Florida Atlantic
Zach Duncan, rhp, Texas Christian, Sam Houston State
Matt Dunn, of, Virginia, Georgia
C.J. Ebarb, c, Nevada-Las Vegas, Lamar
Michael Epping, of, Texas Christian, New Orleans
Garrick Evans, 2b, Clemson, San Diego State
Joel Evans, rhp, Texas Tech, Oregon State
Brady Everett, c, Clemson, Washington State
Eric Eymann, ss, Illinois, Kansas State
Matt Falk, inf/rhp, UC Irvine, San Diego
Tyler Fernandes, of, San Jose State, San Diego
Josh Fish, lhp, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State
Brad Furnish, rhp, Nebraska, Texas Christian
Daniel Gemma, rhp, San Jose State, College of Charleston
Toby Girazian, rhp, Fresno State, Pacific
Damian Gomez, c/inf, Pepperdine, Dallas Baptist
Jon Gossard, c, Maryland-Baltimore County, Rutgers
Daniel Greenwalt, rhp, Washington State, Oral Roberts
Jeff Gremley, ss, Iowa, Illinois-Chicago
Ladd Hall, rhp, Arizona State, Louisiana-Monroe
Brian Hernandez, c, Duke, Vanderbilt
Ryan Hill, 2b, St. Mary's (Texas), Texas A&M
Casey Hamilton, 2b, Mississippi State, Western Kentucky
Michael Hollimon, ss, Texas, Oral Roberts
Tim Holt, inf, North Carolina State, Campbell
Joey Hooft, inf, Miami, Arizona State
Matt Horwath, ss, Louisiana State, Central Florida
John Michael Howell, inf, Florida, Central Florida
Jared Hughes, rhp, Santa Clara, Long Beach State
Blake Hurlbutt, of, Oklahoma, Wichita State
Thomas Incaviglia, 1b, Oklahoma State, Texas
Drew Jeffcoat, p/1b, Texas Wesleyan, Baylor
Tyler Jones, of, Mississippi State, South Alabama
Mark Keller, c, New Mexico State, Nevada-Las Vegas
Chase Kliment, of, Pepperdine, Illinois
Jason Krohn, 3b, Coastal Carolina, Portland
Brandon Lance, c, Oklahoma, New Mexico State
Jason Long, inf, Kansas State, New Mexico State
Javier Lopez, rhp, Arizona State, New Mexico
Stephen MacFarland, rhp, Pace, Lamar
Kevin Mangels, 1b, UC Riverside, St. Mary's
Alex Martin, ss, Detroit Mercy, Michigan
Brian Martin, lhp, Houston, Sam Houston State
Todd Martin, of, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State
Dane Mason, rhp, Oklahoma State, Texas-Pan American
John Matlick, rhp, Indiana, Western Illinois
Jason Maxey, c/1b, Maryland, Towson
Trey McDaniel, 1b, South Carolina, Western Carolina
Marcus McKenzie, lhp, New Orleans, Minnesota
Kyle Mickles, lhp, Southern, Louisiana-Lafayette
Kyle Moffitt, 1b, Arkansas State, Memphis
Stuart Musslewhite, ss, Houston, Texas Christian
Jeremy Neyra, ss, Southwest Missouri State, High Point
Brooks Norris, rhp, Maryland, Towson
Micah Owings, rhp/dh, Georgia Tech, Tulane
Tyson Olson, of, Utah, Southern Utah
Bobby Paschal, lhp, Southern California, Cal State Northridge
Jeff Parrish, c, Virginia Commonwealth, Oklahoma State
Chucky Platt, rhp, Texas Tech, Lamar
Edgar Ramirez, rhp, Florida International, Louisiana State
Russell Reichenbach, lhp, Baylor, Texas-Arlington
Mike Rundle, inf, Gonzaga, Washington
Adam Sanabria, lhp, Florida, Santa Clara
#Michael Santoro, c, Seton Hall, Villanova
Tim Schoeninger, rhp, Nebraska, Nevada
Shawn Scobee, of, Cal State Fullerton, Nevada
Colin Shockey, of/rhp, Nebraska, Creighton
Andrew Slorp, rhp, Santa Clara, Cal Poly
Anthony Smith, lhp, George Washington, St. John's
Ricky Shefka, rhp, Old Dominion, Coastal Carolina
Sean Spicer, rhp, St. Peter's College, Rutgers
Tyler Stevens, inf/of, Elon, Florida Atlantic
Nick Stillwagon, c, North Carolina State, South Alabama
Philip Stringer, ss, Tulane, Auburn
Eric Taylor, 3b, North Carolina State, UCLA
Nate Thomas, of, Texas Christian, South Alabama
Danny Valencia, 3b/ss, UNC Greensboro, Miami
Kody Valverde, c, New Orleans, Alabama
Chris Vasami, 1b/rhp, Notre Dame, Elon
Martin Vergara, rhp, Notre Dame, New Orleans
Jason Volker, rhp, St. Joseph's, Towson
Nathan Warrick, of, Texas, Texas-Arlington
Kern Watts, of, Arkansas, Evansville
Adam Weaver, ss, North Carolina, Elon
Travis Webb, lhp, Arizona State , Washington State
Boomer Welles, inf, Oral Roberts, Texas-Arlington
Kyler Wetherington, rhp, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee State
Cody Wilkins, lhp, Notre Dame, Appalachian State
Dave Williams, of, UNC Asheville, Clemson
Brae Wright, lhp, Mississippi, Oklahoma State

# 2006, must sit out '05

 

Thanks for the info! I did not know that the rule only applied to football and basketball.

 

geeezz Pop?

where did do you get this INFO? Do you work for the Library of Congress?
What else do u do for a living where do you find the time gezzzzz.

 

Don't take long. I just know where they keep the information.

Each morning, I spend about 30 minutes getting up to date and I type real fast. You just need to have a good memory, know where the information is and be able to plug things together and relate information that you've seen.

Example:
The post about the college players who transferred last year took 2 minutes. The information is on Baseball America from late 2004 in the college pages, it's on the public side, not the subscription side and I just cut/pasted the related data. I keep a link to the NCAA book-marked so I can go check regs quickly.

As for work, Braves will tell you that he frequently catches me on the board when I'm working at 2-3AM or even later.

 

Noticed him on the board just 4am tis am or yesterday! So this ventur is a part time or full time gig for ya?

 

Full Time...Pops has his priorities straight

 

He is TBR's baseball encyclopedia...and the best in the country!!! Nobody knows some of the things he does...they just come off the top of his head like a Slip N Slide...quick and smooth