Re: If both our potential incoming freshmen choose pro baseball,

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Apr 28, 2021, 9:34 AM

There are a couple of things I can tell you for certain on this topic.

1) Ty Olenchuk is not going to play football at Clemson. DJ could be the only QB left on the roster and Ty isn't playing football. He made a very clear decision before leaving high school to do baseball only. It was his decision not to pursue football.

2) DJ being at Clemson has absolutely nothing to do with the Taylor or Chandler decisions.

Chandler's chance to play football was an afterthought late in the process when he had already decided to be a college baseball player only. I imagine he will make his decision based off of whether or not he thinks 3 years in school can make him more money than he will get in this draft. Something that people forget is that there are WAY more top of the line baseball talents left in college baseball this season due to the limited 5 round draft last summer. If he is a top 20 pick then depth of talent won't affect him, but if he slips a little in the eyes of scouts or they doubt his willingness to sign it could change his placement. I expect Chandler to sign in the draft and never make it to Clemson.

Taylor is a very different story. Word I have gotten is that Taylor very much coveted the football offer, but he did it with the idea that he would get his shot at WR. The chance to play QB is not what is drawing Taylor to Clemson, but it is the chance to play anywhere on the college football field for Clemson. I have heard he LOVES football! Taylor may get drawn away to the MLB by a huge pay check as well, but depth at QB won't concern him because he intends to be at QB for 1 season and move to WR anyway. Something that many people may not know about Taylor is that if he enrolls at Clemson in the summer, he may very well be the fastest player on the baseball AND football field on his first day on campus. He has ELITE speed for any sport!

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Thanks. I was just going to post about Ty when I saw yours pop up. They're several that stay in touch and yes, Ty and the others opted for baseball. He will benefit from college.. I hope. We'll see how good See is. Ty doesn't have the FB movement and hasn't perfected other pitches he is comfortable throwing yet. Unlike Chandler who is miles ahead of any pitcher on Clemson roster.

I have to disagree with you on money and his decision whether or not to go to college. Dhood gave some insight in his article on Bubba. Yes, he's got scouts and agents in his ear all day, every day. Honestly, from what I hear, it's a decision whether or not he's ready to enter the job market or does he want the traditional college experience and life lessons. A la dhood article, you get a glimpse into which way dad is leaning and with their strong faith, mom supports dad too. Should be interesting to see how it plays.

Good post, spot on. As for Ty, had he NOT made the decision, and even entertained the thought, he'd have zero impact on this year. Hunter and wiles are ahead of him.

Clemson QB depth sitting in the Tiger dugout...

If both our potential incoming freshmen choose pro baseball,