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... Pitching depth may be thin.
Not positive on the actual limit for NU, but the NCAA limit is 11.70/ team. I wanna say NU is closer to 9, but that's a complete guess
Other than being in a decent climate, what is Vanderbilt's secret to success in your opinion? or is weather the major swing factor?
That might change now with the new stadium and coach. You also have the remember there are two PRO baseball teams in Chicago so that could affect decisions on what teams to cover, but I am sure it had more to do with the abysmal record of Stevens' teams, especially in the last few years. NU lacrosse, on the other hand, gets plenty of coverage from BTN.I wish the B1G would show more baseball. And even when they do, it's NEVER NU.
Have the White Sox joined the Big Ten? Maybe they could actually have a winning record if so.That might change now with the new stadium and coach. You also have the remember there are two PRO baseball teams in Chicago so that could affect decisions on what teams to cover, but I am sure it had more to do with the abysmal record of Stevens' teams, especially in the last few years. NU lacrosse, on the other hand, gets plenty of coverage from BTN.
That might change now with the new stadium and coach. You also have the remember there are two PRO baseball teams in Chicago so that could affect decisions on what teams to cover, but I am sure it had more to do with the abysmal record of Stevens' teams, especially in the last few years. NU lacrosse, on the other hand, gets plenty of coverage from BTN.
Well that answers the question of what happened to the kid who started the first game.Here's another way to get coverage - the opening day pitcher was kicked off the team for violating team rules. That's the kind of news we don't need, but I guess it's true that bad news is still news.
In fairness to Coach Stevens, I will say that 30+ years is a long time. He was notably a good recruiter back at the beginning of his tenure. Probably got stagnant and while that's not a GOOD thing for the program, I can certainly see how it happened.I coach baseball. Own a travel program that has sent a few dozen kids d1. I love northwestern, but would have never in a million years sent a kid there for baseball under Stevens. I had an all state shortstop with a 30ACT who's dream school was NU. I wanted Stevens or another coach to take a look at him but couldn't get them to return a single call or email. This happened two separate times with me, and one player wound up Ivy League and the other at U of I. If he would have just replied to me and said "thanks but we're not interested, he's not good enough," I would have been more than fine with that.
I stay in touch with the U of I player almost daily and he said he and his team LOVED Allen at Illinois. Great coach, cares about his players grades, etc. they hated to see him go.
I absolutely think Allen will turn NU into a decent program. It'll never be a powerhouse cuz NU has extremely limited scholarships and is expensive to begin with, but baseball has turned into a white collar sport that people with money play, so they should start landing decent recruits willing to pay to play there. Maybe middle of the pack B1G, especially with the new field.
Maybe but they should either match schlorship with the other conference schools or drop it and make way for a new basketball arena.The 11.7 will help --- but it's still weighted so far against us given the cost of schools.
Just harder to get the depth needed to be a true conference contender.
I will say I think we'll be as good as we can be with Coach Allen and staff. Fantastic, fantastic staff.
Maybe but they should either match schlorship with the other conference schools or drop it and make way for a new basketball arena.
I read that's there are under 12 scholarships and there are maybe 30 guys on the team. So wondering if other conference schools give more then 12. Looking forward to reading the answer.What are you talking about? They're saying we are matching now. Read!
I read that's there are under 12 scholarships and there are maybe 30 guys on the team. So wondering if other conference schools give more then 12. Looking forward to reading the answer.
See aboveI read that's there are under 12 scholarships and there are maybe 30 guys on the team. So wondering if other conference schools give more then 12. Looking forward to reading the answer.
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But obviously a half scholarship for an in-state kid at a state school is going to leave a family with a much smaller amount left to come up with than a half scholarship for a kid at Northwestern
THAT is where it gets tough to compete -- especially to build the depth necessary to compete in a 56 game season in 3 months. Northwestern will always have its top of the line guys that get drafted, at least it should. But you need more than a couple of draft guys per class to be competitive.
Next time somebody tells you that "my kid has a full ride to play baseball" know in the back of your head they're likely lying. It's rare to get a full ride, as the scholarships are divided out amongst 25ish guys.I read that's there are under 12 scholarships and there are maybe 30 guys on the team. So wondering if other conference schools give more then 12. Looking forward to reading the answer.
Very true.Next time somebody tells you that "my kid has a full ride to play baseball" know in the back of your head they're likely lying. It's rare to get a full ride, as the scholarships are divided out amongst 25ish guys.
The NCAA limit is the same for all teams but as I understood, NU was never able to use the full allotment for other reasons (probably a lot to do with title 9. I think it is also true of the Wrestling team and maybe others as well. Not sure how many they actually gave out but not using the full number definitely limits competitiveness. Like fighting with one hand tied behind the back.I read that's there are under 12 scholarships and there are maybe 30 guys on the team. So wondering if other conference schools give more then 12. Looking forward to reading the answer.
Next time somebody tells you that "my kid has a full ride to play baseball" know in the back of your head they're likely lying. It's rare to get a full ride, as the scholarships are divided out amongst 25ish guys.
I have never thought about why vandy is so good at baseball. I honestly don't have an answer for it. They have a player now from simeon who's gonna be a top 10 pick - Cory Ray - and he's from englewood. There's no way he can afford a Vanderbilt education even with a scholarship. I guess my answer would be the combination of weather, SEC baseball and recent prestige would be the simple way to put it. I'd guess that a Vanderbilt cost of tuition is similar to northwestern. I have no clue though