New SCOTUS decision and how it affects a possible Corbin hire

so now 11.7 is meaningless?

I don’t see this having as much of an effect on baseball as football and basketball.

this ruling will have exactly zero effect on the parts you mention.


LSU can give all the academic scholly’s they want to baseball players that qualify for them.

but want Vanderbilt can do is just straight up “adjust” tuition amounts for each individual student.
State run schools can not do that.

One of the advantages Vandy has in recruiting in baseball is that a graduate gets a degree from Vanderbilt, not Auburn, LSU, Arky or Alabama.
That does not change.

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but want Vanderbilt can do is just straight up “adjust” tuition amounts for each individual student. State run schools can not do that.

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There are always loop holes though that can be exploited. UK basketball giving lifetime scholarships is just the first thing that comes to mind. So tbh any “good” coach; if he really wanted to win badly enough; can and will find ways around

If you're throwing who you know into the equation then that would definitely take LSU out of the equation don't you think? I can't think of too many advantages offered by the good old boys club of LA as compared to a Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Stanford or even Vandy. Look, I love LSU, but I think my degree from Vandy has opened a few more doors.

Baseball is a fickle sport and the chances of a kid getting drafted are slim, with the percentages of making it to the show and getting paid even more remote. Hence making the network that you speak of that much more important when it's time to find a real job.

My son is fortunate to train with some big time coaches and he works with several MLB/MiLB players in the off-season. Most of the MiLB guys struggle financially, and I guess seeing that firsthand can really change one's perspective.

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uhh a degree from Auburn is significantly, albeit subjectively, "better" than the other three here.

Shoulda gone with Ole Miss or State instead of Aubie Aids.

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Very true. I guess I've already hijacked this thread so I'll keep going. My oldest daughter is very gifted academically and it's sad but LSU doesn't even sniff her top ten list. We recently toured several colleges and I hate to say it, but Auburn and even Alabama are levels ahead of LSU. Our tour of LSU's campus was a joke.

It's sad that the good old boy network that is touted has done nothing but hurt LSU and, to an even greater extent, LA. I grew up in BR, went to LSU for my undergrad and at this point, I don't think you could pay me to move back.

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If you're throwing who you know into the equation then that would definitely take LSU out of the equation don't you think? I can't think of too many advantages offered by the good old boys club of LA as compared to a Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Stanford or even Vandy. Look, I love LSU, but I think my degree from Vandy has opened a few more doors.

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Lol. For sure that those other schools probably have an advantage over lsu; but imo I wouldn’t say “takes them out of the equation”… I think you might be underestimating how many people want to be affiliated with a successful/winning program and coach… and what I mean by that is; I wouldn’t put it past old Skip; just how connected he probably is; and how many people would jump at the opportunity to do a solid for one of the most respected programs in college. You know what I mean? Like I’m sure if you play ball at Texas; (putting my personal disdain aside lol) you are probably set for life… if you are/were good…. I don’t know lol this is honestly just my opinion. I mean I guess it really would depend on what your son wants to study and/or do in life after ball. Like I’m not saying jsut bc he played ball then he’s going to be guaranteed to be a millionaire thanks to the boys; but I know (in La at least) that if you were a good player for lsu; but just didn’t cut it MiLB; you could always come home and have a job at a number of different companies, solely based on your name and people remembering you played. You know what I mean; does that make sense? And that comes just from being a part of the team. Let me give you a reason or example of why I have this opinion…. I know like 3 guys personally that played in the MiLB but never made any money from it and deff didn’t go to the show. 1 of those dudes works for a big beer distribution company here in BR. And he started off pretty high up the ladder; and eventually got promoted up to “big dog status” in said company. He would have gotten that job degree or no degree. The second dude works for a big name soda company; and he has ridden his name to a high 6 figure, cushy company position in Atlanta where the corporate offices are located. He wasn’t the smartest guy in the world either but he was smart enough to use his connections. He started as a measly salesman, but everyone already knew him from baseball so all his accounts pretty much “printed money” and the company just kept rewarding/promoting him… the third dude; well he did the usual private camps and lessons; coach a travel ball team, type route. And even though I honestly have no clue how much he makes; I’d say he probably lives a fairly comfortable life….
Sorry for such a long arse post lol but the point I’m trying to convey is like; all of those examples made me realize that a degree really doesn’t seem to matter much at all, much less which school that degree is from, and depending on the type of career your son wants; it could actually be more beneficial to stay and play for the hometown team… but of course; if your son wants to be like a doctor or engineer or whatever, one of those type careers where a degree is essential; then for sure a vandy or Stanford type education is the way to go… I’m speaking more so for the types of kids that put all their chips into baseball and then fail; or the ones that don’t really know what they want to do in life after baseball.
This N.I.L. stuff that is about to happen in college athletics; only reaffirms my opinion that a degree is becoming less and less valuable… what do you think? I think we’re going to see more student athletes trying to focus on building “their own brand” while in college instead of the education/degree aspect. Congrats on/to your boy though; hope he stays healthy and has a bright future.

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and it makes you realize just how fortunate you have to be to make it the Show.

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Yeah it really is like an extremely hard feat to accomplish. And I would even venture out and say (as politically correctly I can) that making the show nowadays is even more rare than in the past. The money and investments that teams are putting into their international player development divisions is insane. And it shows. An American kid can’t even fathom, much less compete with; the training and development these Dominican and Spanish kids receive. Remember a couple years ago that highly touted pitcher (can’t remember his name) that signed with the A’s; and he had never even thrown a pitch in a live ball game before…. The have schools dedicated to and non stop training for these potential prospects with the sole purpose of getting them to the show.. they don’t even play games they just train and train and train. It’s insane. If MLB keeps trending in the direction it is now; in a few years, we might possibly see a predominantly Hispanic MLB…