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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While this is really hard in the transition period, it is good for the sport overall. The huge rosters water down the teams. This is just simply raising the bar to make a college team and that is not a bad thing. Things change and they will continue to change. This is just one of those things. While it sucks for those impacted during the transition, it also creates tons of good. Better overall team skill/quality over time, coaches have to give more effort in recruiting to find the right players (less throwing darts on players 29-35 and hoping one pans out), etc. Other smaller schools and D3 schools can become stronger with new talent pools. Yes, there is also the chance some schools will get rid of soccer due this change. And that too can be a good decision if needed to be made for that school.  Talent bars raise all of time, in sports and in our work lives. In the grand scheme of life, this is a small hurdle.

With all of this said, My DD was impacted by this change and had her scholarship taken away. Things don't always go exactly like you hope. So instead of playing victim, she was proactive and pushed through, reached out to coaches she had built relationships with in the recruiting process and found a new place to land. Yes, it could have ended with her not finding a new team and ultimately not playing or playing for a smaller or D3 school. Either way, building life skills learning to overcome a setback is not a bad thing.

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https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/42273737/college-athletes-face-national-signing-day-amid-uncertainty-new-roster-limits
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I'm sure Penn State is thrilled about this[/quote]

https://x.com/marlee_raymond/status/1856697381967790479

Well if players are reclassifying to graduate early as a 2025 and going to Penn State now I'd say this ESPN article is way off.  College coaches are after the best players and verbal commitments mean zero. 
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This whole situation feels icky. So the coach is crying (crocodile tears?) about having to reneg a year after offer due to roster limits- while the very next day offering that spot to a reclassified recruit. Feels really shady and I hope future recruits become educated about which schools pull this type of crap. Feels like the NCAA just gave coaches Carte Blanch to lie and screw over HS athletes with no brand /reputation repercussions. Lovely.  [/quote]

What makes the ESPN story even more "icky" is that Penn State has room on the roster:

https://x.com/ImYouthSoccer/status/1858669015239192752/photo/1

They have 24 rostered currently.  So the story as it was told isn't matching the reality.[/quote]

This is a parent of a player creating a false narrative with social media, pictures and anything that can get the name out there.  These kinds of efforts generally put the kids in tough athletic situations when they get to college because they are the bottom of the recruiting class.  The 28 player roster limit was the perfect excuse for college coaches to reset their choices.  Feel bad for the kid, but this is another result of the crazy soccer parent.[/quote]

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As expected...College coaches taking advantage of the rule change to get better players.
https://x.com/ImYouthSoccer/status/1863372514883239993

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Why not? It's their job. Thier job is not to be every players friend. It's to create a winning team.  They want to leave room for the transfer portal pick ups.
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