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Pretty good for a small market!

My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards.

A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto.

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto.

did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships.

ontiveros wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto.

did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships.

Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher.

My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards.

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

ontiveros wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto.

did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships.

Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher.

what i do know is that the stories that get told by athletes/parents regarding D3 "offers" are often not close to reality. with all due respect to your friend's kid, "stud catchers" don't play baseball at D3 schools, especially ones with a poor program like knox.

ontiveros wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

ontiveros wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto.

did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships.

Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher.

The shitty program at Knox is one of the main reasons he didn't go there. He actually accepted a scholarship at a Division III powerhouse, but then Fratto got to talking to him. He's quite likely to be playing D1 ball after next season. I have no reason to blow this guy up. He's not my kid. I'm telling you the truth.

i didn't/shouldn't beat up the kid. that wasn't my intent. sorry if it came across that way. he made a good choice to go the juco route, imo. d3 sports are often nothing more than a recruiting tool for the school to get more kids/dollars in the door. juco sports can be, and often are, a stepping stone.

My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards.

Author:	JORR [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:18 pm ]
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Just won the NJCAA Division III World Series beating Tyler, Texas.

Author:	sjboyd0137 [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:20 pm ]
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Like Oakton in Des Plaines?

Author:	Brick [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:21 pm ]
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Pretty good for a small market!

Author:	Don Tiny [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:24 pm ]
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Author:	Bagels [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:26 pm ]
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: Pretty good for a small market!

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Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:46 pm ]
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: Pretty good for a small market!

Author:	good dolphin [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:07 pm ]
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My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards.

Author:	JORR [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:55 pm ]
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A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto. I don't think his mother was too happy about it, but the kid wants some kind of career in baseball and thought this was a better route.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:57 pm ]
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good dolphin wrote: My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards. that's funny. how is education viewed over there these days? back in the day if you went to community college you were seen as some kind of idiot. like something was wrong with you. you were a leper. nowadays at least here and on the western US, community college is seen as a great money saver and alternative to the 4 years at one school concept. it's considered a place where the 18/19 year old can frow and find themselves before transferring to the big school. There is no shame associated anymore with choosing community college. Have views about community college changed in Chicagoland as well?

Author:	a retard [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:22 pm ]
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Author:	ontiveros [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:50 am ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto. did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships.

Author:	JORR [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:52 am ]
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ontiveros wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto. did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships. Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher.

Author:	ontiveros [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:58 am ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: ontiveros wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto. did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships. Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher. what i do know is that the stories that get told by athletes/parents regarding D3 "offers" are often not close to reality. with all due respect to your friend's kid, "stud catchers" don't play baseball at D3 schools, especially ones with a poor program like knox.

Author:	shakes [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:04 am ]
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good dolphin wrote: My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards. It was CLC in my household and sure enough that's exactly where I ended up after posting a 0.00 GPA my firs semester at Oklahoma. Also attended a year at Triton. Never made it to Oakton or Harper in my JUCO tour.

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Author:	JORR [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:09 am ]
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ontiveros wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: ontiveros wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto. did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships. Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher. what i do know is that the stories that get told by athletes/parents regarding D3 "offers" are often not close to reality. with all due respect to your friend's kid, "stud catchers" don't play baseball at D3 schools, especially ones with a poor program like knox. The shitty program at Knox is one of the main reasons he didn't go there. He actually accepted a scholarship at a Division III powerhouse, but then Fratto got to talking to him. He's quite likely to be playing D1 ball after next season. I have no reason to blow this guy up. He's not my kid. I'm telling you the truth.

Author:	ontiveros [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:58 am ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: ontiveros wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: ontiveros wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: A friend of mine's kid turned down a full ride to Knox to play for Fratto. did he have a full academic scholarship? knox is a d3 school and can't/doesn't offer athletic scholarships. Well, you know how that works. The kid is a good student, but I doubt the same aid package would have been offered if he was not a stud catcher. what i do know is that the stories that get told by athletes/parents regarding D3 "offers" are often not close to reality. with all due respect to your friend's kid, "stud catchers" don't play baseball at D3 schools, especially ones with a poor program like knox. The shitty program at Knox is one of the main reasons he didn't go there. He actually accepted a scholarship at a Division III powerhouse, but then Fratto got to talking to him. He's quite likely to be playing D1 ball after next season. I have no reason to blow this guy up. He's not my kid. I'm telling you the truth. i didn't/shouldn't beat up the kid. that wasn't my intent. sorry if it came across that way. he made a good choice to go the juco route, imo. d3 sports are often nothing more than a recruiting tool for the school to get more kids/dollars in the door. juco sports can be, and often are, a stepping stone.

Author:	JORR [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:10 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Oakton Owls!
ontiveros wrote: i didn't/shouldn't beat up the kid. that wasn't my intent. sorry if it came across that way. he made a good choice to go the juco route, imo. d3 sports are often nothing more than a recruiting tool for the school to get more kids/dollars in the door. juco sports can be, and often are, a stepping stone. No, I didn't take it that way. I think the reason the kid wasn't recruited by D1 schools is probably his size. He's not the biggest kid around. He's a superior defensive catcher but when it came down to the tournament they went with the guy with the big bat. My guy has always been a good hitter. I'm pretty sure he's the best hitter in the history of his high school (which admittedly isn't a powerhouse like Andrew or Sandburg or Barrington, etc.), but he said himself that it's a big step up from high school even to Juco. He had a decent year with the bat, didn't show a whole lot of power though even though I believe he hit like 13 homers in his last high school season, which I think is a giant number, right? They expect him to really step forward with the stick next season and his defense has never been in question. Maybe he can grow a little. Oakton had that pitcher from Notre Dame H.S. last season. He was a nice little lefty in high school, but he grew several inches at Oakton and next thing you know he's throwing 95 and at LSU.

Author:	Drunk Squirrel [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:11 pm ]
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good dolphin wrote: My parents used to threaten me with Oakton for bad report cards. ECC and the military were my threat but I did spend the summer of 96 working on my self at Oakton before heading out to Bozeman.