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This year Stanford lost a pretty good RB,  Brandon Bourbon,  to Kansas in the last days before LOI day.   I don\'t want to sound petty,  but I do wonder what\'s going through his mind right now.  He switched partly because of the nearness and comfort factor ( Midwest trait) but also because he was going to be the centerpiece of new coach Turner Gill\'s run-oriented offense.  But the idea was that the Big 12 would be his showcase against the likes of Nebraska,Oklahoma and Texas.   Now he might be joining a program that doesn\'t know whether it will be cobbling together a schedule in a couple of years that will feature Ohio Valley Conference schools, and playing Kansas St. four times a season.

Makes you wonder, once again:  If coaches can just walk away,  and whole conferences can just walk away,  shouldn\'t the players also be able to just walk away?   Not advocating it, I know the negative side of such a policy.   Just curious how long the practice can hold out with these tectonic shifts going on.

I think Bourbon\'s story should have been in Najvar\'s mind when Najvar decided to move to Waco, TX.  I also think that if Najvar couldn\'t hack it at Stanford, playing at Baylor will not impress NFL scouts that much more if he plays against Texas versus playing against USC.  Plus the Baylor degree has nothing on the Stanford degree, and if Najvar really thinks home is that important...then I can only hope that the move goes well for him and the rest of his life.

[fullmetal]

This year Stanford lost a pretty good RB,  Brandon Bourbon,  to Kansas in the last days before LOI day.   I don\'t want to sound petty,  but I do wonder what\'s going through his mind right now.  He switched partly because of the nearness and comfort factor ( Midwest trait) but also because he was going to be the centerpiece of new coach Turner Gill\'s run-oriented offense.  But the idea was that the Big 12 would be his showcase against the likes of Nebraska,Oklahoma and Texas.   Now he might be joining a program that doesn\'t know whether it will be cobbling together a schedule in a couple of years that will feature Ohio Valley Conference schools, and playing Kansas St. four times a season.

Makes you wonder, once again:  If coaches can just walk away,  and whole conferences can just walk away,  shouldn\'t the players also be able to just walk away?   Not advocating it, I know the negative side of such a policy.   Just curious how long the practice can hold out with these tectonic shifts going on.

I think Bourbon\'s story should have been in Najvar\'s mind when Najvar decided to move to Waco, TX.  I also think that if Najvar couldn\'t hack it at Stanford, playing at Baylor will not impress NFL scouts that much more if he plays against Texas versus playing against USC.  Plus the Baylor degree has nothing on the Stanford degree, and if Najvar really thinks home is that important...then I can only hope that the move goes well for him and the rest of his life.