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<blockquote data-quote="eokerholm" data-source="post: 658159" data-attributes="member: 5007"><p>Thank you. </p><p>I'm pretty much an open book but will try to hold back what I can, where necessary. Please let me know if I'm oversharing, overstep, or at risk. </p><p>But I'm not sharing anything I wouldn't share directly with anyone, GT-related or not.</p><p>That's just how I roll.</p><p></p><p>I'm big big big into analytics (it's my job) so we researched the hell out of schools and programs and tracked programs by class, by offer count, pitchers, right vs left, ht, wt, speeds, etc. </p><p></p><p>Ask away, happy to share from a recruit or recruit parent perspective. PM or on a thread. Love to talk with other passionate folks about baseball and this program. </p><p></p><p>To follow up on your comment. Yes, he would actually pass on $3M out of HS. We know people and families that will go out of HS, if the chance was there and we know a lot who won't. We personally know too many players who went early and wished they didn't and told our boys as such. One was drafted 1st round out of HS and $4M signing and he wished he went to college. Took him 5 years to make it. That's a GRIND. He missed out on college, friends, girls, etc. It was good for the boys to hear from people directly about all this. We had an interesting discussion with DBo on this. The metrics just aren't there, in my research and discussions with others, roughly 50% chance as a pitcher drafted out of HS 75-80% as a pitcher drafted out of College to make it to the big leagues and to have a 4 year degree to fall back on. Easy decision. One of the pitchers from Auburn put it very well this year on why he didn't draft. "I'd rather come here and be a big leaguer than a pro ball player." </p><p></p><p>Additionally, going draft out of HS means a whole different path over the next 2 years, with way too much baseball, and we're going to skip that and Area Code (and some others) to focus on development, rest his arm, and be prepared to compete when he shows up. We both told the coaching staff this during his visit. The path is brighter, faster, and more lucrative to go through College than out of HS. No worries. He's coming to campus. </p><p>He's still got 2 years left of HS and time to be a kid. That is the plan and I wouldn't want to take that away from him to chase the draft. </p><p></p><p>Wasn't complaining about red shirting. Would guarantee a degree if you stuck it out and still get drafted. That isn't a bad ticket. It will be interesting to see what kind of class load they carry. 12 hr at GT vs 15 at Virginia. Virginia gets you a lot closer to a degree over those 3 years. He has the choice to come during summer and take 6hrs, but I would think they'd want them playing in Summer Leagues after Freshman year and that makes sense. </p><p></p><p>He really had a good time with all 4 coaches on his visit. They all did great. I think they still have a few offers left (compared to previous years numbers) to build up the team and you should see that recruiting class climb a bit as they do. </p><p></p><p>I also think with the improvements in pitching, speeds, efficiency and spin rates that DBo is posting is all great press for the program and truly hope it translates to the mound and plate next season. </p><p>That will draw in more and more pitchers. That pitching lab is going to be an amazing tool to have and to recruit with. </p><p>The fan experience improvements will be nice too and should also bear fruit on attendance and atmosphere. Exciting and exciting times. We're happy as hell to be here and part of it. </p><p>Is Russ Chandler as nice as other stadiums in the ACC, compared to some yes, to others no. But I think the improvements will lead more to believe and vote yes. I do think the Big City back drop is like no other and is a huge asset and makes up for size or niceties. </p><p></p><p>Another nice thing you guys have that other programs and states don't is the Hope Scholarship/Lottery Money, that allows the GA kids to get in and get spots and not take up much of the 11.7. That allows the coaches to go after some out of state talent. </p><p>You guys also have a lot of opportunity to showcase the school, campus, and program given all the Perfect Game and PBR events held in ATL. </p><p>The talent comes to town, y'all should grab on to them when you can. </p><p></p><p>UVA was awesome, their stadium, like Arkansas, so Impressive, but ridiculously expensive tuition for out of state. It was going to be over $130K in loans if the offer was the minimum 25%. That is painful as a parent.</p><p></p><p>The state of Texas is huge. You can fit 5 Georgias in the state. <a href="https://1023thebullfm.com/texas-size-map/" target="_blank">https://1023thebullfm.com/texas-size-map/</a> For a son that wanted to get out of that state and explore schools and programs elsewhere- we had to come East. </p><p>His local travel team doesn't get out of state much except for WWBA, so we had to get on someone who did. We were very fortunate to get on East Cobb Astros and Christian was very fortunate to pitch how he did across both WWBAs. It opened a lot of eyes and doors we didn't have earlier this summer. Next summer will be much lower key, especially since he's not going after the draft, including Area Code and others. </p><p></p><p>He just started basketball season this week and it's a definite nice and welcomed break from baseball for his arm. Baseball season picks back up in late January in Texas. Due to UIL, Christian isn't allowed to play until basketball stops 2/19/20, which is nice as it eats almost a month into the season for further arm rest. Happy to share dunking videos, if interested, but I don't want to be thought of as "Braggy Dad" haha. Very much looking forward to watching some games next season. Just need Uverse to carry ACCN or I'm switching to someone who does!</p><p></p><p>Happy to be here! Go Jackets!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eokerholm, post: 658159, member: 5007"] Thank you. I'm pretty much an open book but will try to hold back what I can, where necessary. Please let me know if I'm oversharing, overstep, or at risk. But I'm not sharing anything I wouldn't share directly with anyone, GT-related or not. That's just how I roll. I'm big big big into analytics (it's my job) so we researched the hell out of schools and programs and tracked programs by class, by offer count, pitchers, right vs left, ht, wt, speeds, etc. Ask away, happy to share from a recruit or recruit parent perspective. PM or on a thread. Love to talk with other passionate folks about baseball and this program. To follow up on your comment. Yes, he would actually pass on $3M out of HS. We know people and families that will go out of HS, if the chance was there and we know a lot who won't. We personally know too many players who went early and wished they didn't and told our boys as such. One was drafted 1st round out of HS and $4M signing and he wished he went to college. Took him 5 years to make it. That's a GRIND. He missed out on college, friends, girls, etc. It was good for the boys to hear from people directly about all this. We had an interesting discussion with DBo on this. The metrics just aren't there, in my research and discussions with others, roughly 50% chance as a pitcher drafted out of HS 75-80% as a pitcher drafted out of College to make it to the big leagues and to have a 4 year degree to fall back on. Easy decision. One of the pitchers from Auburn put it very well this year on why he didn't draft. "I'd rather come here and be a big leaguer than a pro ball player." Additionally, going draft out of HS means a whole different path over the next 2 years, with way too much baseball, and we're going to skip that and Area Code (and some others) to focus on development, rest his arm, and be prepared to compete when he shows up. We both told the coaching staff this during his visit. The path is brighter, faster, and more lucrative to go through College than out of HS. No worries. He's coming to campus. He's still got 2 years left of HS and time to be a kid. That is the plan and I wouldn't want to take that away from him to chase the draft. Wasn't complaining about red shirting. Would guarantee a degree if you stuck it out and still get drafted. That isn't a bad ticket. It will be interesting to see what kind of class load they carry. 12 hr at GT vs 15 at Virginia. Virginia gets you a lot closer to a degree over those 3 years. He has the choice to come during summer and take 6hrs, but I would think they'd want them playing in Summer Leagues after Freshman year and that makes sense. He really had a good time with all 4 coaches on his visit. They all did great. I think they still have a few offers left (compared to previous years numbers) to build up the team and you should see that recruiting class climb a bit as they do. I also think with the improvements in pitching, speeds, efficiency and spin rates that DBo is posting is all great press for the program and truly hope it translates to the mound and plate next season. That will draw in more and more pitchers. That pitching lab is going to be an amazing tool to have and to recruit with. The fan experience improvements will be nice too and should also bear fruit on attendance and atmosphere. Exciting and exciting times. We're happy as hell to be here and part of it. Is Russ Chandler as nice as other stadiums in the ACC, compared to some yes, to others no. But I think the improvements will lead more to believe and vote yes. I do think the Big City back drop is like no other and is a huge asset and makes up for size or niceties. Another nice thing you guys have that other programs and states don't is the Hope Scholarship/Lottery Money, that allows the GA kids to get in and get spots and not take up much of the 11.7. That allows the coaches to go after some out of state talent. You guys also have a lot of opportunity to showcase the school, campus, and program given all the Perfect Game and PBR events held in ATL. The talent comes to town, y'all should grab on to them when you can. UVA was awesome, their stadium, like Arkansas, so Impressive, but ridiculously expensive tuition for out of state. It was going to be over $130K in loans if the offer was the minimum 25%. That is painful as a parent. The state of Texas is huge. You can fit 5 Georgias in the state. [URL]https://1023thebullfm.com/texas-size-map/[/URL] For a son that wanted to get out of that state and explore schools and programs elsewhere- we had to come East. His local travel team doesn't get out of state much except for WWBA, so we had to get on someone who did. We were very fortunate to get on East Cobb Astros and Christian was very fortunate to pitch how he did across both WWBAs. It opened a lot of eyes and doors we didn't have earlier this summer. Next summer will be much lower key, especially since he's not going after the draft, including Area Code and others. He just started basketball season this week and it's a definite nice and welcomed break from baseball for his arm. Baseball season picks back up in late January in Texas. Due to UIL, Christian isn't allowed to play until basketball stops 2/19/20, which is nice as it eats almost a month into the season for further arm rest. Happy to share dunking videos, if interested, but I don't want to be thought of as "Braggy Dad" haha. Very much looking forward to watching some games next season. Just need Uverse to carry ACCN or I'm switching to someone who does! Happy to be here! Go Jackets! [/QUOTE]
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