The future of college baseball

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NCAA Transformation leaders revealed radical changes to college sports this week, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/SInow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SINow</a>.<br><br>The (unofficial) concepts eliminate scholarship caps in equivalency sports &amp; abolish limits on number of coaches, sending such decisions to conferences<a href="https://t.co/k07Z94oF2k">https://t.co/k07Z94oF2k</a></p>&mdash; Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1519324014099013632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

</code></samp><samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve said for a while baseball is going to look much different in 2-3 years.<br><br>The NCAA transformation committee wants to 1) eliminate scholarship caps on baseball 2) eliminate coaching caps on baseball, conferences decide.<br><br>Incredible, ground-breaking news if it happens. 👇👇🤯 <a href="https://t.co/tlI5lim3X0">https://t.co/tlI5lim3X0</a></p>&mdash; Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/KendallRogers/status/1519327710421688325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>
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Baseball Coaches: All we want is a 3rd paid assistant and 35 scholarships.

NCAA: Screw that, how about unlimited everything!

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Originally Posted by cjr3888

Baseball Coaches: All we want is a 3rd paid assistant and 35 scholarships.

NCAA: Screw that, how about unlimited everything!

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You can thank the Big 12 for that. The extra baseball coach was tied to an extra coach in softball. Big 12 didn't want to pay for an extra softball coach.

But, I get exactly what you are saying, just clarifying for others that may not know.

We don't even have enough money to stream all our home games at 5 grand a pop. 35 full rides and NIL's will turn P5 schools into lower level minor league quality teams. Whatever parity exists goes out the window.

Maggard was privy and ahead of all of us.

We’re a football / baseball school. Good times ahead.

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Maggard was privy and ahead of all of us.

We’re a football / baseball school. Good times ahead.

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Is it a net plus for UL baseball?

If you don't count the money the schools are currently making off of baseball's partial scholarship system, which accounting will now count as a loss....

The cost to the school of the added scholarships will be next to nothing.

This should have happened long before NIL was ever conceived of.

Unlimited scholarships however, and will create talent graveyards across the landscape.

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Originally Posted by Dad04

Is it a net plus for UL baseball?

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Hell no. This is devastating. It means the P5 schools will be able to scoop up more athletes for themselves.

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Originally Posted by CajunRebel

Hell no. This is devastating. It means the P5 schools will be able to scoop up more athletes for themselves.

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The portal will be an equalizer.

No one wants to "not play" for a talent graveyard.

Surely you can’t have unlimited scholarships for baseball? Could a team go out and give 80 baseball scholarships if they wanted? Has to be some sort of limit?

I just don't get it. Even the pros have limits.

Insane...

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

Surely you can’t have unlimited scholarships for baseball? Could a team go out and give 80 baseball scholarships if they wanted? Has to be some sort of limit?

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Only nine on the field at one time. That is the equalizer. Talent like water will seek its own level.

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Originally Posted by Dad04

Is it a net plus for UL baseball?

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We will discuss this at length on the pod tonight

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

Surely you can’t have unlimited scholarships for baseball? Could a team go out and give 80 baseball scholarships if they wanted? Has to be some sort of limit?

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Are they proposing no limit on roster spots? Surely you can't have 60 players in the dugout or on travel parties.

One factor to consider is the downsizing of minor league baseball. After the first 15 rounds there are going to be some players who would have gone pro that will now go to school. Players will always fall through the cracks.

SI Article with some details, not much. All of this is very preliminary.

https://www.si.com/college/2022/04/2...mittee-changes

Still looks like roster caps at 35. Just giving them the opportunity to give scholly's to all 35 players.

The caveat is, conferences will vote on these measures... Interesting

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Maggard was privy and ahead of all of us.

We’re a football / baseball school. Good times ahead.

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I'm unsure whey we think the larger schools with significantly more money than us being able to throw more money at a sports where we held an advantage (due to TOPS) is a good thing.

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Originally Posted by wscoog

One factor to consider is the downsizing of minor league baseball. After the first 15 rounds there are going to be some players who would have gone pro that will now go to school. Players will always fall through the cracks.

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This is very true. MLB is subcontracting more player development to the college level. NCAA is smart to capitalize, especially in the era of professionalization of college sports.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

The portal will be an equalizer.

No one wants to "not play" for a talent graveyard.

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Well it looks like there will be no need for a recruiting coordinator…everyone will just shop the portal. Its disgusting what college athletics is turning into in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Still looks like roster caps at 35. Just giving them the opportunity to give scholly's to all 35 players.

The caveat is, conferences will vote on these measures... Interesting

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So conference “A” (most power 5’s) will have 30-35 scholarships and conference “B” will have 20 and conference “C” will have 15. Seems like a pretty screwed up situation to me

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Originally Posted by lifetimecajun

Well it looks like there will be no need for a recruiting coordinator…everyone will just shop the portal. Its disgusting what college athletics is turning into in my opinion.

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This will require a recruiting coordinator now more than ever.

The RC will have to make sure they touch base with every desirable prospect out of highschool so that when they eventually hit the portal, they'll remember you.

The sunbelt doesnt have 4 umpires for conference series. How many scholarships you think we will get? Lol

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Are they proposing no limit on roster spots? Surely you can't have 60 players in the dugout or on travel parties.

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Back in the day [pre 1970 or so], schools like Texas, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State etc had as many as 200 on scholarship for football. Then the NCAA went to scholarship limits and Alabama had like 20-30 guys on minor sports scholarships playing football... hence the "Bear Bryant Rule".