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[quote=Anonymous]D1 is very large.  From the BCS schools at the top to the Pioneer League which is non-scholarship D1.  Any discussion about all of D1 should include D2 as well, as the best D2 schools could beat a number of the lower tier D1.  Think Catawba defeating Davidson this season.  There is a lot of crossover.

At every level there are way more players than needed.  It's a tough adjustment.  Most large schools have a psychologist on staff to deal with the anxiety of the change in playing time.  If your son is good enough to be recruited by D1 schools he will also have offers at D2 and D3.  He just has to decide what he wants.  D3 will have increased opportunity for playing time but crowds of around 1000 and no athletic scholarships.  D2s can offer scholarships, and have larger facilities than most D3s, but academics are lower in a lot of schools.  At D1 you have scholarship and non-scholarship schools.  Also the scholarship schools give "preferred walk-on" spots to kids who later have the opportunity to earn a scholarship.  Some guys really want to be part of a big team, playing in front of 10,000-100,000 people, with a fancy locker room and lots of perks.  But realize at every level they take more players than they need.

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