Kid I coached 6 or 7 years ago got offered by Iowa State as a freshman in high school. Archived Message
Posted by Illiniphil on October 20, 2023, 10:34:48, in reply to "That’s basically right. It’s now 8/1 for calls/texts, 9/1 for on-campus visits"
She accepted, then they changed the rule, and even though she was committed, she couldn't have direct contact with the coaching staff until the start of her junior year. It was a weird couple of years for her. I think the rule change was long overdue. Way too many kids getting offers as early as 8th grade and freshman year, then getting recruited over or changing their minds. A kid that's a stud in 89th grade could end up being just average by their senior year, and get dropped late in the process with no safety net. Not to mention it was a little creepy seeing college coaches watching 12U softball games. Previous Message They can host camps before Junior year, but they are trying to close that loophole by not permitting “recruiting” talk during camps. Copeland took the NIU job at the end of June. He had seen my son at a PBR event (Illinois State Games) in August 2022, and apparently called my son’s high school coach on like day 2 to express interest. I’m not sure how many times NIU was out to watch him this summer, but Copeland was definitely front and center at a game in Indy this summer when my son had four hits. (That never hurts) They had him in for a visit on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend and offered on the visit. My son had two other offers (one P5) and an offer to be a PWO at a school that he really wanted. NIU made the most sense (by quite a lot). Previous Message Is the rule still no direct recruiting contact before 9/1 of their junior year? Had he been to camps at NIU prior to this? Glad he found a spot he's comfortable with that's close enough that you can get to a lot of his games. Previous Message He’s really excited about the new coaching staff and the vision they have for the program. I’m excited for him but mostly proud of the work that he put in to get to this point. He’s still got two more years of high school baseball, but he’s quite relieved to be done with recruiting so he can focus entirely on continuing to get better.
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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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