riverview wrote:
gj, and or raccoon eyes, I have had similar experiences. I ran and coached at a "big" state school (about 8,000 enrolled) and coached at a small liberal arts college (about 2000 enrolled).
However the similarities end there. Recruiting at the small liberal arts college was much easier. If anyone is making your team that you're not recruiting that just "fell out of the sky" from the student enrollment I would just say you've been extremely lucky. I've never had a walk on be able to run in the top 7 (around 26:mid) of any of my teams.
Maybe we've just had different experiences but I'd have to respectfully disagree with your POV. SUNY and WIAC dont have athletic scholarships so I think they should stay at DIII.
yes, we had different experiences! Mine was the opposite of yours.