This issue actually does not affect me but every year I see kids who have talked to the coaches and believe the have a chance, even though the coach has talked to 30 other freshmen for 7 or 8 available spots.

We all hope the quality of the school is what made the choice for the student but right or wrong this is not always the case. I would just like to see some way for the kids to know if they have a chance of actually making the team.

In some programs the coaches will simply cast their net and then throw away the non-keepers.

Most people who are at this site probably have someone involved in D3 sports. The problem I have with the D3 rules is the ability for coaches to recruit as many kids as they can for a sport and then weed them out after they arrive on campus.

I would like for D3 schools to provide some minimal assistance (EX. $500 towards room and board or something else). This would show some commitment to the student ath. and the number available could correspond to scholarships in D1. This would at least let the player know what the coach really feels his potential is to make the team.

It would not rule out walkons but would at least require the coach to make some effort to evaluate talent before a kid commits to that school.

The commitment from the player would be that once he signs a letter to attend that school he is no longer eligible to recieve the minimal assistance from another school for that year.

Just my thoughts.