09-20-2012, 03:17 PM
I think it's possible that that massive, early commitment of top players hides the true state of play. I wouldn't be shocked if there were a couple players who made a placeholder commitment, intending to flip whenever they get admitted.
I would just look at the revealed actions of the people who would be in a better position to know than we do: the coaches are playing things slowly and making offers deliberately; there was an article a while back where the committed recruits were asked something along the lines of, "Does it bother you that Stanford has a small class?" and they were like, "Psh, man, whatever" and went back to Tweeting, Skyping and whatever other things The Youth are doing these days. The conclusion to draw here then is either:
1) Everything's going fine.
2) They are delusional and insane.
A bit Manchean, I realize, but there you have it.
Judging from what we know about the coaching staff so far, 2) seems unlikely. So I'm guessing 1) is, in fact, the case. I don't expect it to be a blockbuster class, but a solid one that fills in depth. (2014 is the class we expect to be a blockbuster.)
I would just look at the revealed actions of the people who would be in a better position to know than we do: the coaches are playing things slowly and making offers deliberately; there was an article a while back where the committed recruits were asked something along the lines of, "Does it bother you that Stanford has a small class?" and they were like, "Psh, man, whatever" and went back to Tweeting, Skyping and whatever other things The Youth are doing these days. The conclusion to draw here then is either:
1) Everything's going fine.
2) They are delusional and insane.
A bit Manchean, I realize, but there you have it.
Judging from what we know about the coaching staff so far, 2) seems unlikely. So I'm guessing 1) is, in fact, the case. I don't expect it to be a blockbuster class, but a solid one that fills in depth. (2014 is the class we expect to be a blockbuster.)