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Don't bother recruiting a guy like Solomon Thomas, who could do the academic work, because why again?

I'm playing devil's advocate here.  Perhaps there are parallels to what Virgina has done in hoops - not bringing in 1-2 year guys - that Stanford can follow in football.  I don't know, just throwing it out for discussion.
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Basketball is a lot more predictable than football in that regard, and in the worst case scenario in football you still get up to three years of contributions from a player (though one fewer if you redshirt him).  In basketball one-and-done is a legitimate possibility.

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[quote author=ChicagoTree link=topic=18771.msg225847#msg225847 date=1520966238]
Don't bother recruiting a guy like Solomon Thomas, who could do the academic work, because why again?

I'm playing devil's advocate here.  Perhaps there are parallels to what Virgina has done in hoops - not bringing in 1-2 year guys - that Stanford can follow in football.  I don't know, just throwing it out for discussion.
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Basketball is a lot more predictable than football in that regard, and in the worst case scenario in football you still get up to three years of contributions from a player (though one fewer if you redshirt him).  In basketball one-and-done is a legitimate possibility.

BC