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(05-28-2018 11:10 PM)blazr Wrote:  Just some info: In high school I attended Shoop camps at Bham Southern 3 years in a row. He knew I wasn't going to play there as I wanted to study engineering. That said, he shared his code of conduct for student-athletes and it was extremely strict. I know a few players that played under Shoop at UAB and he brought most of that code of conduct with him. It's costing him on the recruiting trail. By no means should UAB abandon the consideration of a recruit's character, but the (almost) draconian religious/conduct standards eliminates UAB from consideration from some (not all, of course) highly sought after players being recruited by other secular institutions. I have always been of the opinion that Shoop will struggle at any public university/college. He's brought many players to UAB with character that the school and fans can be proud of but there is a middle, or more moderate, ground.

We need to decide if we want to compete for Championships in baseball or not. Tightened recruiting standards hurt basketball and nearly killed football. Not saying let in murderer's and degenerates. As I stated when we were under academic restrictions, when you have more strict in standards than Princeton who is FCS you have problems. There is some middle ground that can be obtained without conflicting the core values of your program.