I have a question to pose to everyone out there and it is one that I am surprised isn't asked more.
How many of the players out there that are being recruited by schools, being pushed towards that goal of playing college ball, aren't actually ready to handle a 4 yr college? I ask this due the amount of student/athletes (and just plain students as well) that end up coming back after a semester or two.
Maybe its parents, maybe its peer pressure or maybe its the competitiveness in the players themselves that drives them to think that anything less than a 4 yr school is a failure. I do think it is something that people need to talk about.
A year or two at a JC may not be the goal of a talented ball player but it sometimes can mean the difference between a successful transition towards a college degree and kid that drops out of school.
Just wondering what other peoples opinions are in this area,