RetiredDI wrote:slapperdad wrote:RetiredD1, you seem to place a lot of emphasis on "D1". When we were going through the process there were some D1 offers, but my only advice to my DD was find the right fit for you, which to this point I think she did, but it wasn't at a D1 institution. My questions for you are:
1. Is D1 the be all end all gauge as to whether you're a good player?
2. Does playing D2, NAIA, or god forbid D3 automatically make you a lesser player?
3. Does accepting a scholarship automatically make you a D1 player?
4. I've looked around and I can't find your name on any D1 rosters, based on your advertising, I find that puzzling, could you point us all to your D1 stats?
1. It's not a gauge as to whether you're a good player, it is however a gauge to say "I can complete at the highest level" and that is something to be proud of.
2. Let's not put words in my mouth especially since I never said nor mentioned anything about those divisions
3. Yes. When you sign your letter or verbal it gives you the RIGHT to say "I am a D1 player" does that mean they are automatically starting material when they sign that NLI? Hell no. That would be idiotic to believe that.
4. I can however point you out to my name, RETIRED - if you're struggling with that concept. It means I no longer play. By my choice? No. 3 surgeries ended my career sooner than I dreamed of. There for my name wouldn't be on a roster.... and I find it VERY hard to believe you've already search 1300+ schools... if you have... WOW!
1. Fair enough, though we may have to agree to disagree.
2. I never put words in your mouth, but in looking at several of your posts and your team ad, you seem to place great emphasis on D1 and throw that term around quite a bit. Leaving myself to conclude that basically if you're not a D1 player you ain't nothing. That's the reason I asked the question.
3. Say I get me a job as a security guard at NASA and I get fired on the first night for taking a nap out behind the shuttle. 35 years later slingin Slurpees and filling coffee pots, I retire from the local Piggly Wiggly, I'm going with Retired NASA.
4. I have no struggle with the concept of retired. My point being you advertise yourself as a D1 slapper, not only on here but in your hitting instruction business, though I notice the team ad has been edited. Yet as far as I can tell, you never stepped on a D1 field, other than a handful of practices. Look, you can call yourself whatever you want, I really don't care. But don't get on a public forum and paint a rosy picture, and not expect someone to call BS. And no, for the record I didn't search 1300+ schools, there are some really easy search tools available today.