[CompSci87]

Nice article, though the author doesn't really seem to grok that Stanford's small classes are not a bad thing, but just a natural result of low attrition, which is itself a natural result of recruiting great kids who don't drop out or transfer and rarely go pro without a degree. So he writes stuff like:

Universally, coaches would want to enter every class with a full 25 scholarships, as it makes numbers at each position far easier to navigate.

and

Eventually, Stanford is likely to get back on a track where it isn’t facing this numbers crunch every few recruiting classes.

I don't see why we'd ever get on such a track or why Stanford coaches should be in the universe that would want to.

[CompSci87]

Nice article, though the author doesn't really seem to grok that Stanford's small classes are not a bad thing, but just a natural result of low attrition, which is itself a natural result of recruiting great kids who don't drop out or transfer and rarely go pro without a degree. So he writes stuff like:

Universally, coaches would want to enter every class with a full 25 scholarships, as it makes numbers at each position far easier to navigate.

and

Eventually, Stanford is likely to get back on a track where it isn’t facing this numbers crunch every few recruiting classes.

I don't see why we'd ever get on such a track or why Stanford coaches should be in the universe that would want to.