[Redneck]

Why is something like that said everytime someone chooses to go to a place that is not considered D1? Bigger is not always better. Kids are made to feel inferior by a bunch of know nothings that post on these message boards if they choose to go to college somewhere other than a D1 school. I wonder how many kids that after being hyped to no end on these message boards feel that they have failed when they dont have the tons of D1 offers coming in that some knotheads on these boards project them to be? How many just have it in their heads that anything short of a D1 offer is beneath them, because they read what gets posted on here? Baseball in particular is one sport that I can think of that cannot claim as D1 being better. There are a bunch of players and programs in DII, DIII, JUCO,and NAIA that are much superior than those D1 players and programs. Some kids are smart enough to realize that academic oportunities come first.

I have been through these recruiting ordeals more than once and have found out that kids should find a place to go to college first based on what academic opportunities exist at a particular school first, and then consider the athletic opportunities second and not worry about what some of these eastern Kentucky knuckleheads say and how they judge their athletic abilities based on where they decide to continue their educations at. Truth be known most of the ones that have the expert comments probably never played sports to begin with, and really dont have the first clue about anything about it all.

I swear, some of us here in eastern Kentucky are some of the most ignorant creatures on the face of the earth when it comes to some things. There are probably countless thousands of kids that would give their eye teeth to be able to play at Austin Peay or some other college that doesn't carry the D1 label, and then you have a kid that actually does get the chance, you have one of those clowns get on here and say, "Boy I thought he would go someplace bigger than that". My, but we certainly live in our own little worlds around here.

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Good post Kimball..

Congrats Dials...