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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does any of this matter?  Almost all kids playing college ball are paying full tuition for the privilege.

It’s hardly a flex to spend 150k on club soccer and full boat for 4 years out of state school.  I know the gram post looks sic but the reality is just awful.[/quote]

For girls? Not so much. There is still a decent amount of $s out there, but many (or event most) are paying some amount to play in college.

For the boys? For sure. I was surprised at the number of programs out there that are strictly about getting kids in seats. If you (your parents) can write a check, you can play college ball regardless of actual level (if you are willing to go to a hole in the wall small town to play at a school that likely won't exist in 10 years). The college coaches will lie straight up to these kids (and families) as well promising scholarship money based on 'performance'. And it ain't just some of the D2s and D3s doing this, there are D1s in the mix as well.

I personally know two players, who had/have a top ranked research U right in their backyards but they were 'recruited' (i.e., one of those expensive agents sent their videos to a coach they know who shares in the profit) to play at a garbage D2 out of state in the middle of nowhere. With a price tag of almost 60K a year. It is insanity. The parents are all in and taking Parent Plus loans to make this happen... That school likely won't even exist in a decade. [/quote]

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