April 23,
2008
The State of College Baseball
Transfers, Scholarships, APR
Compiled by Patrick Hyde
Before the start of the 2008 season,
CollegeBaseballInsider.com sent surveys to the nearly 300
college baseball head coaches in an effort to take the pulse of
the game today. More than a third of the coaches responded. Over
the next couple weeks, we'll reveal their answers ranging from
the uniform start date and recruiting to the top programs in the
country and the College World Series. CBI presents The State of
College Baseball.
The NCAA announced in 2007 that would force college baseball
coaches to offer a minimum of 33 percent for any baseball
scholarship and limit rosters to 35 players (27 of whom could
receive scholarship money). The percentage was dropped to 25
percent. Many coaches objected, arguing that the existing 11.7
scholarship system that can be distributed as coaches see fit
worked just fine. In addition, the NCAA also said that college
baseball transfers would sit out one year - like basketball and
football - in the future.
The coaches said:
* 74 percent (69 of 93) agreed that D-I transfers should have
to sit out a year
* Yet, only 35 percent (33 of 93) said the minimum scholarship
level is a good idea
* 76 percent (72 of 95) said the new scholarship rules will
affect their programs
* 69 percent (66 of 95) said the new scholarship rules will
change the way they recruit
* We asked coaches what the scholarship limit should be, and
their average response was 17.7 scholarships - six more than the
current limit; of interest, only five of more than 70 coaches
said the current limit of 11.7 was the appropriate limit - while
most settled somewhere between 12 and 20, some went as high as
35 and 45.
State of College Baseball, Part 1 - Uniform Start Date,
Scheduling (4/22)
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