It’s becoming pretty cutthroat even at the G5 level with P5 bouncebacks every year. Archived Message
Posted by Flatlander on October 20, 2023, 10:16:34, in reply to "He passed on one Power 5 offer for a whole bunch of reasons."
The portal has made things really interesting and fluid. Previous Message I’ll say this: the portal has changed everything. What we were consistently advised was that kids need to go to a school where they can legitimately compete for playing time from the moment they step on campus. Otherwise, they will be portal victims pretty quickly. NIU absolutely made him a priority, both in terms of what they said and what they offered. (NCAA baseball programs have 11.7 scholarships to allocate among 32 players, so there can be vast differences in who gets what). The Power 5 offer was for far less money, and they have a logjam in the MIF. He’s really excited about NIU, and about trying to be part of building a program. Never say never, but I’d be pretty darn surprised if he changed course. Previous Message What if the bigger programs come calling in a year or so?
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- I know a bunch of you saw this on FB/X, but wanted to share here. My son committed to NIU - GMAW October 20, 2023, 9:10:38
- Congrats! Very cool* - OrangeSox October 20, 2023, 20:15:13
- Congrats! * - 1 NEW October 20, 2023, 19:49:03
- WTG* - bbonb October 20, 2023, 19:28:12
- Congratulations!! Way cool* - MtHoodIllini October 20, 2023, 19:26:47
- Someone named Brian Schmack was last NIU alum in the majors, back in 2003 - bjl63 October 20, 2023, 15:31:26
- Damn, that’s impressive. Congrats!* - voiceofreason October 20, 2023, 15:21:33
- Pretty cool....congrats! - Jersey October 20, 2023, 15:21:19
- Congrats! * - jdl October 20, 2023, 15:08:22
- huzzah* - reggiedunlop October 20, 2023, 15:05:14
- Congrats!* - AintHatin October 20, 2023, 14:58:21
- Man, I remember seeing pics of him in like tee ball. Congrats! * - Tuscy October 20, 2023, 14:57:55
- impressive and awesome* - suburbanmyth October 20, 2023, 14:49:23
- Congrats!* - Tortillini October 20, 2023, 14:48:20
- What an accomplishment. That's awesome!* - Desert October 20, 2023, 14:26:30
- Awesome, congrats!* - Carl Spackler October 20, 2023, 11:12:49
- Nice! Congrats!* - Phytynlini October 20, 2023, 10:32:54
- Congratulations!* - PapaDels October 20, 2023, 10:25:47
- That's awesome. Congrats!* - uofi1998 October 20, 2023, 10:23:49
- Congrats! Great location for you - bigbop85 October 20, 2023, 10:16:19
- Congratulations! - Flatlander October 20, 2023, 10:14:05
- Nice* - Tooldresser October 20, 2023, 9:59:43
- Congrats, I am pretty amazed at how early baseball commits - BradUnderwoodforprez October 20, 2023, 9:58:58
- Congrats and best of luck to your son! * - illini October 20, 2023, 9:54:08
- Congrats!* - Warrin'_Illini October 20, 2023, 9:38:08
- It's pretty awesome. How the baseball program there? * - Taz October 20, 2023, 9:36:29
- Congrats! That’s pretty awesome, even if Timmer went there.* - DT October 20, 2023, 9:28:48
- Cool. Congrats to him. * - harb October 20, 2023, 9:28:36
- congrats!* - torinese October 20, 2023, 9:21:16
- Nice! Congratulations! It's cool to see peoples' kids commit. - ATL October 20, 2023, 9:20:13
- Awesome!* - LeatherneckIllini October 20, 2023, 9:19:25
- Congrats. That's great. - EffinIllini October 20, 2023, 9:18:45
- Congrats!* - VIV October 20, 2023, 9:18:15
- Congrats to him and your family! - Illiniphil October 20, 2023, 9:17:43
- That's great! * - larue33 October 20, 2023, 9:17:40
- Congrats! * - Exit312 October 20, 2023, 9:17:36
- Congrats and good luck - CanHartlebHireSnider October 20, 2023, 9:17:19
- Go Huskies! Congrats* - memyselfandillini October 20, 2023, 9:15:11
- Nice, that’s awesome. Congrats* - snipes824 October 20, 2023, 9:13:23
- Nice. Congrats to him* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 20, 2023, 9:13:03
- Congrats to him! That's pretty awesome - bjl63 October 20, 2023, 9:12:31
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