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stupac listed both reasons that I hold to right now.  

I'm not ignoring last year's MASH unit status -- I'm also concerned that the lack of a proven trainer/rehab specialist last year and much of this offseason will not have brought everyone all the way back from injury.  If you don't rehab and heal correctly, your injuries linger, and your propensity for re-injury is higher.

I love the tone of OutsiderFan's post, I love the optimism.  But everyone knows that freshmen start Day 1 as zero-star recruits, and high school recruiting hype is not a great predictor of college performance outside of the blue-chippers--even then that's not a guarantee.  Stanford's conversion rate from 4/5-stars to contributors (or better) is pretty good because of the type of player Stanford recruits (character, motivation, etc.), but that still doesn't mean that HS recruiting hype means much.

I'm not expecting to lose every game.  I need to see what this OL brings to the table this season.  I'm not worried about the defense...in Coach Akina I trust (Coach Reynolds seems to be working out pretty darn well too).  But everyone who got dinged up last season needs to show that they're all the way back and ready to collect interest.

[fullmetal]

stupac listed both reasons that I hold to right now.  

I'm not ignoring last year's MASH unit status -- I'm also concerned that the lack of a proven trainer/rehab specialist last year and much of this offseason will not have brought everyone all the way back from injury.  If you don't rehab and heal correctly, your injuries linger, and your propensity for re-injury is higher.

I love the tone of OutsiderFan's post, I love the optimism.  But everyone knows that freshmen start Day 1 as zero-star recruits, and high school recruiting hype is not a great predictor of college performance outside of the blue-chippers--even then that's not a guarantee.  Stanford's conversion rate from 4/5-stars to contributors (or better) is pretty good because of the type of player Stanford recruits (character, motivation, etc.), but that still doesn't mean that HS recruiting hype means much.

I'm not expecting to lose every game.  I need to see what this OL brings to the table this season.  I'm not worried about the defense...in Coach Akina I trust (Coach Reynolds seems to be working out pretty darn well too).  But everyone who got dinged up last season needs to show that they're all the way back and ready to collect interest.