Ryan Ripken

[usc1]

Originally Posted by USCSavant

He came in with way too much on his shoulders. The problem is that the fan base saw his name and didnt bother to look at the player himself. He didnt sign with us, he was a walk-on. Most people in the know believe that it wont be until his RS junior year before he contributes, if he contriubtes at all. Again, all the hype came from his family line.

Pretty sure he wasn't a walk-on. He was drafted in the 20th round, although family ties had something to do with that. There's still a lot of potential there. 6'5" frame with a pretty good mentor in his dad.

[sc455]

he shouldve gone to a smaller school, period. a school like rider, vcu, richmond or george mason wouldve been better. i dont see him contributing here.

[robgusc76]

Originally Posted by sc455

he shouldve gone to a smaller school, period. a school.like rider, vcu, richmond or george mason wouldve been better. i dont see him contributing here.

How in the world do you see him not contributing when he has never seen a live pitch at the college level? If he didnt have some sort of potential, he wouldnt have been recruited.

[ConwayGamecock]

Originally Posted by USCSavant

He came in with way too much on his shoulders. The problem is that the fan base saw his name and didnt bother to look at the player himself. He didnt sign with us, he was a walk-on. Most people in the know believe that it wont be until his RS junior year before he contributes, if he contriubtes at all. Again, all the hype came from his family line.

He wasn't a walk-on...we recruited him heavily to come to USC...

[jellafever]

I heard Greg Maddux wanted to come back and play for us since he hasn't used his college eligibility. We told him he'd have to redshirt though.

[scfastpitch]

He was a walkon . All this was discussed with him and his parents before he came to USC . They knew there was a possibility he might need a year to get stronger . If he was on scholarship he would have had to remain on the 35 man roster .

[ConwayGamecock]

Originally Posted by scfastpitch

He was a walkon . All this was discussed with him and his parents before he came to USC . They knew there was a possibility he might need a year to get stronger . If he was on scholarship he would have had to remain on the 35 man roster .

Your concept and mine of a "walk-on" is a bit different, but perhaps my idea of a walk-on for college baseball isn't very practical, considering scholarship limits. I consider a walk-on to be a kid who wasn't recruited by the program, who was going to college anyways but wanted to be a part of sports and walks on to the program and is a part of it despite not getting any financial assistance from that program.

We all know Ryan's family can foot a college tuition bill from anywhere, and wouldn't necessarily need a scholly or partial scholly. But I was under the impression that Ryan wasn't just some kid who showed up for tryouts, but was a prospect that we and other programs were recruiting, and we won out for his services. That's not my idea of what a "walk-on" is....

[sandstorm2001]

Originally Posted by gripitandripit2007

Wow...maybe u should read a few posts up where I explained I am not passing judgement...I am simply saying "looking like" as of right now that he isn't gonna be as good as his dad...not saying he won't be. As I explained above...his dad is a childhood hero of mine but I would love nothing more than for his son to have a great career here then go on to be better than his dad

What part of, "looking like he isn't gonna be anything like his dad. It's a shame" is you not passing judgement? Just because you would love for something to happen doesn't mean you haven't already judged that something else is going to happen. I would love for Olivia Wilde to show up at my front door tonight and *use your imagination here* but it's not like I'm going to wait till I go to bed to judge whether or not I think it's going to happen.

Maybe your OP just sounded way more negative than you think you think it did, but when you say "it's a shame" you pretty much make it sound like you aren't really expecting him to ever contribute a whole lot, rather than, "It's a shame he'll probably make it to the majors but not join his dad in the HOF."

[scfastpitch]

Originally Posted by ConwayGamecock

Your concept and mine of a "walk-on" is a bit different, but perhaps my idea of a walk-on for college baseball isn't very practical, considering scholarship limits. I consider a walk-on to be a kid who wasn't recruited by the program, who was going to college anyways but wanted to be a part of sports and walks on to the program and is a part of it despite not getting any financial assistance from that program.

We all know Ryan's family can foot a college tuition bill from anywhere, and wouldn't necessarily need a scholly or partial scholly. But I was under the impression that Ryan wasn't just some kid who showed up for tryouts, but was a prospect that we and other programs were recruiting, and we won out for his services. That's not my idea of what a "walk-on" is....

Most walkons are invited to come out nowadays at USC . Doubt if anyone "just shows up" to try out any more . LB Dantzler was not on scholarship his first year .

[USCSavant]

It doesnt matter what your opinions are, I am only stating facts. The facts are that Ryan was not a MLB prospects and was drafted by the Orioles for the same reason Houston drafted Roger Clemens son, although Colby was a much better prospect than Ryan. Ryan is years away from contributing at this moment and unless he transforms faster than expected, it will be a while before you see him in a USC jersey.