I'm sure your instate ACC coach was telling u the truth. I'm sure if a 6'3" 210 lb kid who runs like the wind walked on he'd change is mind . Especially when the early commit he has is still 5'9" a buck 60 . Let's be rational , the grass is always greener .
5-10 years ago UVA would never consider walk ons or late transfers, but in the recent 3 years has lived off it. Their FOGO last year was an unrecruited transfer and they kept two unrecruited walk ons. Two years ago their best player was a transfer from Lynchburg College. The difference now is early recruiting. When the top juniors and seniors were recruited you had more certainty. Today, it is not only possible a bigger, better athlete who can play goes unrecruited and arrives with the kid who was tops in 8th grade but went sideways later in high school. These coaches will continue to see a lot of spoilage and will need any and every access to kids who can play. Some schools like Maryland and Cuse are just saying come one and come all. Then it is like a club ball tryout in the fall with 75-85 kids.
