[DC 86]

Two weeks ago, a father told me that his sixteen-year-old daughter had been advised by her college advisor to avoid Stanford, calling it the "epicenter of the woke movement," or words to that effect. If anything like that is a perception shared by potential recruits outside of California, then Stanford recruiters are going to face an enormous challenge in convincing SEC-quality athletes to go west. Without at least a good number of athletes of that caliber, Stanford is not going to return to its glory days.

Based upon that comment, published data, and comments that my kids made to me six and ten years ago, I'd agree with the woke comments.  Perhaps Stanford should get rid of all sports, and just give in to the tide.

Is Stanford really the "epicenter of the woke movement", moreso than Kal for example?

Regardless, does wokeness (or perceived wokeness) impede recruiting?

Niche.com has a ranking of the "most liberal colleges in America". Only two P5 schools are currently in the top ten: Northwestern and Oregon. How has Oregon's football recruiting gone the past few years?

Oregon's Class of 2022 (currently ranked tenth in the 247 composite) includes two players from Alabama, four from Texas, two from Utah and one from Oklahoma. So their liberal bent doesn't seem to be affecting red state recruiting.

[DC 86]

Two weeks ago, a father told me that his sixteen-year-old daughter had been advised by her college advisor to avoid Stanford, calling it the "epicenter of the woke movement," or words to that effect. If anything like that is a perception shared by potential recruits outside of California, then Stanford recruiters are going to face an enormous challenge in convincing SEC-quality athletes to go west. Without at least a good number of athletes of that caliber, Stanford is not going to return to its glory days.

Based upon that comment, published data, and comments that my kids made to me six and ten years ago, I'd agree with the woke comments.  Perhaps Stanford should get rid of all sports, and just give in to the tide.

Is Stanford really the "epicenter of the woke movement", moreso than Kal for example?

Regardless, does wokeness (or perceived wokeness) impede recruiting?

Niche.com has a ranking of the "most liberal colleges in America". Only two P5 schools are currently in the top ten: Northwestern and Oregon. How has Oregon's football recruiting gone the past few years?

Oregon's Class of 2022 (currently ranked tenth in the 247 composite) includes two players from Alabama, four from Texas, two from Utah and one from Oklahoma. So their liberal bent doesn't seem to be affecting red state recruiting.