Does not having a varsity baseball team hurt (football) recruiting?
Honestly, once in a blue moon. We had a placekicker recruit once imply that’s the reason he chose another school over CU, and I don’t believe he ever played an inning of baseball at that school. The fact is, unless you’re stellar at both, the football coaches want them to participate in spring practices, and vice-versa I would imagine. It seems like fewer football players are playing baseball these days, but most seem to participate in basketball and/or track. I can’t recall the last time it really came up. Q. In the media guides, we all know the legend & lore of Ralphie I, II (Moonshine), III (Tequila) & IV (Rowdy). In Fred Casotti’s book, The Golden Buffaloes, he refers to a male buffalo replacement named Spirit in 1979 that replaced the retired Ralphie I in 1978. Was Fred pulling our leg or do we just omit Spirit n our mascot lore, because he wasn’t? A: Hmmm… don’t really recall that one, and I was Fred’s sidekick in helping him gather some info for that one. Moonshine, also dubbe
