exD1dad wrote:I remember 90066's DD who only wanted to play D1 or nothing(look for that old thread), there's lots of DD's like that. Having played a sport that ended after NCAA's I can empathize with all DD's, having had my own "moment of clarity" when the ref walked off the mat to take a dump in the middle of the biggest match of my life against a 3 time all american, looking around the gym & seeing less than 100 spectators (mostly wrestlers long out of the tourney & coaches/trainers etc) & having wrestled in front of 500 to 3000 twice a week for 3 years in HS I asked myself "what the f_$k am I doing?" ankle taped & in pain, wrist taped & hurting too...my answer..because I love it! It's that simple. Now I knew there were plenty of studs in Dlll in my time & ATWT you're an idiot if you really think what you're saying is true. I think your jealous that either you or yr DD isn't smart enough to attend a prestigious school so you knock it, I could be wrong but anyone who bashes education needs to have their head examined. Your perception of "smug" could also be viewed as FACT by many. Tons of programs don't allow certain majors (since players can't meet lab requirements) other top schools "steer" athletes to majors that are sport friendly, that is nothing new & is, has & will continue to be done across the board for men & women (just like the lowering of academic standards for athletes). Lastly, it is a fact certain companies only recruit grads fro certain Universities & my quick glance of SEC & other top Softball schools majors found an inordinate number of Sports Science majors,
Why does USMA have the highest % of millionaires? They have an alumni association that contacts the kid when they are ready to leave & they place them geographically with what they desire to do(just like Ivy's certain companies only look for these individuals), well they are proven leaders & West Point is a top engineers school.
U.S. News and World Report just came out with their college rankings and I quickly looked at the top 25 National Universities on the list. 22 were Dl and 3 were Dlll. Hmmm. Did you know that some Dlll's have checkered accreditation issues and the diplomas might only be worth the paper they are written on, and spending $40k on tuition doesn't make them better just because they accepted DD. There are many excellent Dlll schools out there. Please do your homework.
Interesting how the NCAA has academic standards and prerequisites for participation for their Dl student/athletes, but NCAA Dlll has none.
Only an idiot would make their academic case for Dlll's using a Dl as an example. West Point is a Dl and the only one that offers Dl softball. Annapolis and the Air Force academy offer club softball and Coast Guard is Dlll. West Point is not for everyone, but it blows away any Dlll school. West Point does have that commitment thing after the yearling year which puts cadets on the hook for the two remaining years plus the five of service. Not bad for $300,000 worth of education. I do hear appointments reflect the current administrations view on diversity and I am not talking skin color or M/F, far from the traditional institution it was in the past.
You Dlll fellas get blasted because you say it's academics over softball, and I am fine with that, it should be, but in the same breath say that D3 ball is as good as Dl. It is not. You may have 3 or 4 stud players and bunch of average ones.
