[DC 86]

One observation after looking at all the videos. LB Matt Rose is my favorite recruit in the class. He has the fire to be that "Skov type" y'all have been clamoring to see. He is a 4-year starter type that you can build your program on, IMO.

Nice to hear about your expectations regarding Rose.  My fear is that Skov-types are a thing of the past at Stanford (and elsewhere for that matter).  A really good linebacker will probably check out after 3 seasons and head for the NFL; and if he spends one of those as a redshirt, he plays 2 seasons.  Let's see.   Skov started immediately in 2009 and started all 13 games, was injured early in 2011 vs. Arizona and used his medical redshirt to play out his entire eligibility (through 2013).  Who does that anymore?

We need fiery Skov-types for sure and we've seen that recruiting rankings don't correlate perfectly to college performance by any means. But it's premature and unfair to put 4-year starter (or three years so strong that he declares for the draft) expectations on Rose.

Shayne Skov was ranked #106 nationally in his class by 247 (#8 among inside linebackers) and higher by Rivals (#3 nationally at his position); Rose isn't ranked in the top 1,000 overall (he's ranked #152 among linebackers). Let's not set unrealistic expectations and call Rose a disappointment if he only contributes early on special teams and eventually becomes a contributor on defense. If he becomes a first team all-conference player like Skov (entirely possible) then we'll be thrilled. But Skov wasn't just a fiery, passionate player, he was a phenomenal athlete (with a freakish size/speed combination until he got injured).

[DC 86]

One observation after looking at all the videos. LB Matt Rose is my favorite recruit in the class. He has the fire to be that "Skov type" y'all have been clamoring to see. He is a 4-year starter type that you can build your program on, IMO.

Nice to hear about your expectations regarding Rose.  My fear is that Skov-types are a thing of the past at Stanford (and elsewhere for that matter).  A really good linebacker will probably check out after 3 seasons and head for the NFL; and if he spends one of those as a redshirt, he plays 2 seasons.  Let's see.   Skov started immediately in 2009 and started all 13 games, was injured early in 2011 vs. Arizona and used his medical redshirt to play out his entire eligibility (through 2013).  Who does that anymore?

We need fiery Skov-types for sure and we've seen that recruiting rankings don't correlate perfectly to college performance by any means. But it's premature and unfair to put 4-year starter (or three years so strong that he declares for the draft) expectations on Rose.

Shayne Skov was ranked #106 nationally in his class by 247 (#8 among inside linebackers) and higher by Rivals (#3 nationally at his position); Rose isn't ranked in the top 1,000 overall (he's ranked #152 among linebackers). Let's not set unrealistic expectations and call Rose a disappointment if he only contributes early on special teams and eventually becomes a contributor on defense. If he becomes a first team all-conference player like Skov (entirely possible) then we'll be thrilled. But Skov wasn't just a fiery, passionate player, he was a phenomenal athlete (with a freakish size/speed combination until he got injured).