[OutsiderFan]

The change in recruiting approach is long overdue, IMO.

Everyone knows a verbal commitment to Stanford means nothing until admissions approves a recruit.  It always baffled me why Stanford would accept public verbals from guys who weren't slam dunks for admission.  Recruits with questionable profiles can always say Stanford is high on their list, and then commit when admitted.  This would also lessen the anxiety Stanford fans have, wondering if committed recruits will be admitted.

Of course, if guys only verbal after they are accepted, Stanford then loses the "they were committed but didn't come because they weren't admitted card" because recruits who switch to other schools after verballing to Stanford, rarely indicate the reason they switched was because they weren't admitted.  This can make it seem like nobody ever turns down a Stanford offer.  There aren't too many Deante Grays out there, who loudly proclaim their Stanford intentions, and then have to tell the world they were denied admission.

Perhaps one of the Stanford reporters can ask Shaw about any possible changes in the recruiting approach. 

[OutsiderFan]

The change in recruiting approach is long overdue, IMO.

Everyone knows a verbal commitment to Stanford means nothing until admissions approves a recruit.  It always baffled me why Stanford would accept public verbals from guys who weren't slam dunks for admission.  Recruits with questionable profiles can always say Stanford is high on their list, and then commit when admitted.  This would also lessen the anxiety Stanford fans have, wondering if committed recruits will be admitted.

Of course, if guys only verbal after they are accepted, Stanford then loses the "they were committed but didn't come because they weren't admitted card" because recruits who switch to other schools after verballing to Stanford, rarely indicate the reason they switched was because they weren't admitted.  This can make it seem like nobody ever turns down a Stanford offer.  There aren't too many Deante Grays out there, who loudly proclaim their Stanford intentions, and then have to tell the world they were denied admission.

Perhaps one of the Stanford reporters can ask Shaw about any possible changes in the recruiting approach.