Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
The amount of lies on this board about ER is ridiculous. I've had both my sons commit to top schools as a sophomore and freshman. Nobody is taking their scholarship away. Their classes weren't over committed and nobody got dropped by graduation. Do I think kids should commit that early , no. But kids will go where there talent takes them regardless of ER. Whining and lying about the current process does nothing except make you look small and jealous.


Jack straw- your posts are not helpful, and almost always defensive or antagonistic.
TREND - early committed HS players are deciding to decommit as JR or SR years.
Biggest Factor- Kids often cave to the pressure, (directly or indirectly) from parents or peers, to be done with the process. Why else would kids rush to commit to colleges offering little money, and to colleges that are not an academic admissions reach?

(Other than the obvious IVY, Duke, and ND type choices) - the best advice is to stay patient, and weigh all your options later. If you are a good athlete, and good student - you will have plenty of options.


I think anyone who's had a child commit early will read this post and laugh. My son committed to a great school and visited numerous schools, including some ivies. Guess what? He disliked them! And guess what? So did we! Both my wife and I graduated from Top 20 schools. Guess what? They're over-rated and expensive!! There are so many other factors that make a school a perfect fit for a player. And no one's rushing, but when a coach is putting a nice offer in front of you, and your son (not you, or your wife) loves the school, you go for it. Oh, and if my son decides it's not the right choice (doubtful), and chooses another school for WHATEVER REASON, excellent. He's set now and will be set later. So, unless you've walk this walk, no one cares.


Might be the best, most honest post on choosing a college ever on BOTC.


Ha! Ever?? Nice try ...says the guy who wrote it


Nope, sorry tool, just being honest. You're just all pissed off because the original poster blew up your thoughts on picking a school, with straight talk and reality... The truth cuts deep.



Great post. We've walked the walk. Daughter recruited by and visited 8 schools. None of them really was "the one" but a couple were really close. She received her first offer from one of the schools that was not in her top two and the next day received an offer from one of her top two. She accepted. After her fall semester at her school she knew she didn't want to be there anymore. Not the fault of the school, team or daughter. It just wasn't a good fit for her, but she didn't know until she actually lived at the school for some time. It was a D1 school, but we/she were never really locked into D1, it just worked out that way. Now she's playing juco and having a great time and will probably transfer to a 4 year school, but now with a better idea of what she's looking for.