6-foot-7 Rutgers football commit scores 1,000th point day before early enrollment
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Were the pitchers not aware there was 14 other players coming in?
Did the coaches lie and say "no we only have 4 pitchers coming in"?
Assuming they knew, not sure the problem.
The players bet on themselves and lost.
Assuming players know the situation (rosters will need to be trimmed because there are too many recruits), then they made an informed decision.
I've never understood this "College Athletes are too dumb to make their own decisions or know to pay taxes on NIL. They can't be left on their own and need to be coddled."
There are a lot more college freshman handling being an adult on their own.
I've never understood this "College Athletes are too dumb to make their own decisions or know to pay taxes on NIL. They can't be left on their own and need to be coddled."
There are a lot more college freshman handling being an adult on their own.
Aldo,
Are you saying your daughter’s boyfriend signed a letter of intent to pitch for an ACC school, and was subsequently cut from the team.
Yet because he was offered a scholarship, and accepted it….if he wanted, he could have stayed at the ACC school for free 4 years?
Yeah, he knew but this is the first year that schools are making aggressive roster cuts in anticipation of the settlement not to mention the transfer portal is an easy way to grab talent. They also pushed his arm really hard so by November his velocity was down and just needed some rest. But the school didn’t care. It was basically a 5-month tryout.
Yes he could have stayed at the school on scholarship no problem. But he would not have been allowed to pitch or practice with the team. Only attend classes. As a pitcher who coming out of HS was projected as a late round pick (and had a ton of offers) he realized he had to get on a roster and D1 JUCO was the only path right now.
I was going to debate this but then remembered my senior year. Got into Rutgers College early admissions and had enough cred that I didn't have to do squat the 2nd half of senior year. Didn't even attend most classes because then as an 18 you I could sign out of school.
I won't list my before and after class rankings gpa etc..and as blessed I have been in life and successful..when my life passes before me it will remain one of the top three regrets of my life.
Zappaa you obviously know this world and I don’t think people realize how hard the baseball path is. The kid had dozens of scouts at his HS games including the Yankees. But his draft position dropped enough his senior year that going to a top 20 ACC school to pitch made sense. He was also a big time football player which the schools liked because it was less wear on his arm. But from June-November he pitched too much or atleast more than he had in the past. Velocity/speed was down. They cut him and 6-8 other pitchers. So the kids had to choose between staying on scholarship with no baseball or going somewhere to play. JUCO was the only option which seemed so unbelievable to my wife she called the NCAA HQ.
Wow,
What i don’t get is the seeming mismanagement?
If a kid has a tired arm, it should be obvious to the coach’s and trainers to shut the kid down and allow his arm to recover.
So I get my facts straight, he graduated HS in June and went to ACC school in the fall where he participated in their fall season…is that correct?
So between September and November he developed a tired arm… the coaching staff thought “this kid can’t help us even if we give him rest “
So they cut him?
Kid wants to pitch and have a career, obviously he’s gonna transfer, but why couldn’t he transfer to another D 1 school like Rutgers?
I get the encouraging to move on talk. After 3 months sounds very aggressive though . Especially if the kid was all American and a stud. But saying the scholarship is till good for 4 years boggles my mind. I know scholarships increased but how do you justify keeping someone for 4 years and not allowing them access to the field? Makes zero sense.
Went to ACC college in June a few days after school ended. Trained/pitched all Summer and Fall. Apparently baseball players that enter the portal in December can’t transfer in for the Spring season/semester. Made no sense and even the NCAA rep said baseball is not a good transfer situation. But the kid was talking to plenty of coaches and had people helping him. Just about every JUCO offered him. His roommate at the JUCO is a University of Maryland pitcher in the same boat. RU will be on his list as they offered him out of HS and is close to home.
It’s all very unfortunate - the coaches know a player can’t sit on the shelf for a semester if they want a shot at getting drafted, yet the 4 years is guaranteed. So they tell the kid he can’t play or access facilities to force a 19 year old kid’s hand. The main point I’ve tried to make in this thread and others is there are lots of kids getting screwed by this new NIL/settlement world we are entering.
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I don’t understand going down in June, all ACC players are playing in college summer leagues?
The best of which is the Cape League.
if I were the kid, i would have told said ACC school I’m not coming in June, I’ll see you when school begins in August
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Only time I’ve seen and witnessed the talk after one season or less is due to an academic or good citizen issue. Not saying this kid is either but none of this makes sense. Down to bringing in 15 pitchers. The roster only allows for 34 scholarships. Up from 11 a couple of years ago. The math is not mathing. There is just not enough money to bring in 15 pitchers and purge one of their best prospects after 3 months.
Don't give a damn about high school. Freshman year of ollege was 100 times more fun than senior year of h.s.
How many had 1,000 points in basketball before he leaves his team, in the middle of the season, for no really good reason. I'm sure his teammates are thrilled. There goes the State Championship.
Instead he trades that in for 6 more months of 20k+ women aged 18-22 as an athlete and moves away from home… I’m sure his teammates understand and would do the same
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Teenages understand? Stop. They just kissed their season goodbye. And yes they would do the same which is the sad part.
He could still get 20k while in HS. NIL isn't just for college.
This is happening in other sports too. Four of my daughter’s old club teammates (my daughter played up a year) left early last year to enroll in January. Trained all spring/summer. Played the Fall season. A week after it ended they were told to transfer if they want to play or they can keep their schollies but would not be part of the team. It’s an entirely a numbers game. The teams over recruited. Had like 15 girls in the class. Cut 7 or 8. Picked up 3 in the portal.
Look at how much turnover is at these schools between graduation, drafts and transfers. Pitching is the most important spot. I’m not sure being a mid to late draft pick creates as much leverage in the ACC as players or their parents think it does. I bet that program was mostly for PWOs but a school can 100% end a kids career and move him to academic, economic aid or medically retire him if they want to either intimidate him to play or leave. Especially if he’s from a public, out of state school that might have an ACC player once every twenty years.
Unless things have changed, the Cape League used to be a great summer with solid baseball.
Nothing has changed with the Cape league.
It’s filled with the best college baseball players in the country.
If you are a 1st rd pick, maybe you can set the terms like that.
If you are a mid-late rounder going to Georgia Tech, you don’t. There’s a kid in my sons conference going there and they’ve been dictating his conditioning program and monitoring pitch count since his junior year. The top guys don’t run around on club team - they get all-expenses paid to pitch in showcase tournaments only.
If they said come down to workout on campus in June with coaches, he’s going down in June. If over that time they get to know the kid and he (or his Dad) is a PITA, you can guess what’s gonna happen.
I think this is part of the reality the NCAA sees and why they are saying the JUCO won’t ding against eligibility. The timing of all of this stuff is all out of whack.
I understand what you’re saying, my perspective was different.
But believe me, if you’re throwing 97 with a 90 mph slider and a change up, being a PITA is perfectly acceptable.
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Here are some of the top New Jersey high school girls soccer players for 2025 and 2026:
I’m guessing Aldo’s daughter is one of the above
Here are some of the top New Jersey high school girls soccer players for 2025 and 2026:
- Addison Halpern: In 2025, Halpern was named the Girls Soccer Player of the Year for New Jersey and played for Rutgers Prep.
- Jordana DeNegri: In 2025, DeNegri was ranked second in New Jersey for girls soccer.
- Chelsea Leal: In 2025, Leal was ranked third in New Jersey for girls soccer.
- Riley Cross: In 2025, Cross was ranked fourth in New Jersey for girls soccer.
- Sara Groseibl: In 2026, Groseibl was ranked first in New Jersey for girls soccer.
- Lena Tusche: In 2026, Tusche was ranked second in New Jersey for girls soccer.
- Olivia Robinson: In 2026, Robinson was ranked third in New Jersey for girls soccer.
- Ella DiCostanzo: In 2026, DiCostanzo was ranked fourth in New Jersey for girls soccer.
I’m guessing Aldo’s daughter is one of the above
Girls soccer coaches association honors New Jersey’s best players for 2024
New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association names its All-Star teams for 2024
Correct she is on the list. And most of the girls play/played on the same club/team.
Alright @RUAldo and @yessir321, let's settle down here. I'm cleaning up the thread to remove the posts of you guys attacking one another, if you have a problem with one another please either take it elsewhere or put one another on ignore so you no longer see the others posts.
In regards to how the argument started, I promise you kids get "the talk" all the time at every single program, including Rutgers.
In regards to how the argument started, I promise you kids get "the talk" all the time at every single program, including Rutgers.
Maybe his desires are different than his secondary sport goals.
Some people are just ready to move on.
Last half of Senior year dragged along for me, I would have jumped at the chance to go early.
I had no secondary sport, my favorite sport was the one I was playing in season 😊
Does this young man get paid more for enrolling early? Do you know the details of his deal?
You know what they say when people assume things......
That is an awesome answer and the exact thing my son said this weekend when someone asked his favorite sport.
