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Two comments...

Sort of hard to believe with McCaffrey returning, but he also claims returning RBs matter less than returning receivers.

1) A returning running back probably matters more at schools with a run-first offense (like Stanford) than in pass-happy schools like, say, WSU, where I sometimes wonder if they even use a running back.  If he applies the same weight to all schools, there's a problem.  A better iteration of this would be to weight according to the percentage of running plays.

1A) In McCaffrey we bring back our top running back AND our top receiver; that's probably not being considered in the analysis, since in pretty much every other team, "returning receiver" means "returning wide receiver and maybe tight end".

2) Stanford's roster is meant to reflect the fact that our student athletes are students first, and they are listed by their academic class.  It does not exist to make the life of Connelly or other lazy sports journalists easier.  It rightfully emphasizes how many years they have been in school, and de-emphasizes eligibility, which is only tangentially related to graduating.  That being said, it would be nice if Stanford had a way to denote the latter as well.

BC

[BostonCard]

Two comments...

Sort of hard to believe with McCaffrey returning, but he also claims returning RBs matter less than returning receivers.

1) A returning running back probably matters more at schools with a run-first offense (like Stanford) than in pass-happy schools like, say, WSU, where I sometimes wonder if they even use a running back.  If he applies the same weight to all schools, there's a problem.  A better iteration of this would be to weight according to the percentage of running plays.

1A) In McCaffrey we bring back our top running back AND our top receiver; that's probably not being considered in the analysis, since in pretty much every other team, "returning receiver" means "returning wide receiver and maybe tight end".

2) Stanford's roster is meant to reflect the fact that our student athletes are students first, and they are listed by their academic class.  It does not exist to make the life of Connelly or other lazy sports journalists easier.  It rightfully emphasizes how many years they have been in school, and de-emphasizes eligibility, which is only tangentially related to graduating.  That being said, it would be nice if Stanford had a way to denote the latter as well.

BC