Big Recruiting Weekend for Tennessee Baseball

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#13
It will be interesting on how CTV and company build their roster going forward under the new rules. 53 or so guys on the team right now, cut to 40 by Feb, and next year it drops to 34. Still some talk on when the roster has to be at 34, but going to be some guys leaving and probably not as many coming in.
 
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It will be interesting to see how many are willing to sit and wait their turn. The problem with being a top 5 team consistently is that guys that normally could help you out now can't. If you look at rosters of top teams, you will see that they have fewer local kids especially in the old and future school of smaller rosters. It is harder for a good kid to get a chance when you are actively recruiting great kids. It gets harder also because you have to decide to save a spot for a top kid and see if he gets drafted and if he doesn't you have to let someone go that was recruited also. I know some will jump on this but that is reality and part of the sport of being a top team year in and year out. It makes coaching a lot harder the smaller the roster gets. After you have invested time in getting to know the player and their family, it is hard to let them go.
 
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preacherman20 said:
It will be interesting to see how many are willing to sit and wait their turn. The problem with being a top 5 team consistently is that guys that normally could help you out now can't. If you look at rosters of top teams, you will see that they have fewer local kids especially in the old and future school of smaller rosters. It is harder for a good kid to get a chance when you are actively recruiting great kids. It gets harder also because you have to decide to save a spot for a top kid and see if he gets drafted and if he doesn't you have to let someone go that was recruited also. I know some will jump on this but that is reality and part of the sport of being a top team year in and year out. It makes coaching a lot harder the smaller the roster gets. After you have invested time in getting to know the player and their family, it is hard to let them go.
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Along those lines I have seen on twitter committed guys open their recruitment back up.

Here’s an article about coming changes:
www.bestofarkansassports.com

Expect Rule Change to Cost DVH More Commits after UALR's Add

Expect a recent decommit from Arkansas to UALR to just be the first of many as we see the first casualties from a new NCAA rule change.
www.bestofarkansassports.com www.bestofarkansassports.com
 
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preacherman20 said:
It will be interesting to see how many are willing to sit and wait their turn. The problem with being a top 5 team consistently is that guys that normally could help you out now can't. If you look at rosters of top teams, you will see that they have fewer local kids especially in the old and future school of smaller rosters. It is harder for a good kid to get a chance when you are actively recruiting great kids. It gets harder also because you have to decide to save a spot for a top kid and see if he gets drafted and if he doesn't you have to let someone go that was recruited also. I know some will jump on this but that is reality and part of the sport of being a top team year in and year out. It makes coaching a lot harder the smaller the roster gets. After you have invested time in getting to know the player and their family, it is hard to let them go.
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Seems the odd man out here is the HS Player.

Top talent will likely sign MLB, but I imagine programs will be hesitant to sign some of the close-to-fringe MLB guys and lose that spot. It's one thing to sign a top 3 guy for the attention knowing he'll go pro. Also feel like schools will take fewer project HS kids. They'll fill their roster with guys who can play right away or soon and then backfill with transfers.

On the other hand, the bottom is gonna rise because of this, though they'll fight to keep the kids there once they develop. I think we're moving to a full MLB style with Major League and Minor League, with the "minors" not wanting their guys to go up.
 
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Volfan1000 said:
I was watching a Volquest mailbag edition once and a poster wanted to know what the basketball recruits do on their visits and either Brent Hubbs or Grant Ramey said that they play pickup basketball at Pratt Pavilion.
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I think that was a joke. It wasn't like that when I was recruited to play at MTSU.
 
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