04-25-2017, 09:09 AM
Everyone has the same amount of scholarships to give so our smaller classes relative to the average school is 100% due to less attrition. There are many reasons for attrition. Some are good and some are bad, but I think the net impact of small classes is a positive for Stanford resulting in more veteran players with time in the system.
Attrition that Stanford has less of (stanford seems to have normal attrition to early NFL entries):
1)Players not qualifying or flunking out
2) Players getting arrested.Â
3) Players transferring out due to lack of playing time.
4) Players getting driven off the team to make room for someone better
5) Playing as a true frosh and not having a 5th year
6) Career ending injuries
While items 3) and 4) can be considered good attrition from a competitive stand point, I think the other factors for Stanford having less attrition are in our favor and overcome the benefit of having "more shots on goal" by churning through max size classes every year. It puts more pressure on recruiting as there is less room for error, but I will take more stability and upperclassmen as a positive trade-off.
Attrition that Stanford has less of (stanford seems to have normal attrition to early NFL entries):
1)Players not qualifying or flunking out
2) Players getting arrested.Â
3) Players transferring out due to lack of playing time.
4) Players getting driven off the team to make room for someone better
5) Playing as a true frosh and not having a 5th year
6) Career ending injuries
While items 3) and 4) can be considered good attrition from a competitive stand point, I think the other factors for Stanford having less attrition are in our favor and overcome the benefit of having "more shots on goal" by churning through max size classes every year. It puts more pressure on recruiting as there is less room for error, but I will take more stability and upperclassmen as a positive trade-off.