[Farm93]

It worked out alright for Austin Jones.

I guess some of it is predicated on players saying that they were misused or held back by the clueless Stanford coaches.

BC

And given the coach just resigned I would think they would have a very credible argument.

The alternatives this late in the recruiting cycle will be lightly recruited JuCos or players in the transfer portal with coach, system or college problems.   So a three or four star recruit that attended Stanford would be a viable option, for a team with a specific need.

Any December portal player will have negatives, but some Stanford players can offer positives for a coach seeking to address specific needs.

The bigger takeaway is that a coaching change generates loads of transfer portal interest.   That's not unique to Stanford.  

What is unique to Stanford is that the new coach will not be able to harness the power of the portal which was a key component for many of those first year coaches around FBS that managed their turnaround stories in 2022.  So I full expect in 2023 there will be other new hires that do a much better job at turning their programs around than the new Stanford coach.

For Stanford, even if the coach is amazing, the reset process will require a lot more patience because Stanford is not going to use the portal like USC did after the 2021 season.

[Farm93]

It worked out alright for Austin Jones.

I guess some of it is predicated on players saying that they were misused or held back by the clueless Stanford coaches.

BC

And given the coach just resigned I would think they would have a very credible argument.

The alternatives this late in the recruiting cycle will be lightly recruited JuCos or players in the transfer portal with coach, system or college problems.   So a three or four star recruit that attended Stanford would be a viable option, for a team with a specific need.

Any December portal player will have negatives, but some Stanford players can offer positives for a coach seeking to address specific needs.

The bigger takeaway is that a coaching change generates loads of transfer portal interest.   That's not unique to Stanford.  

What is unique to Stanford is that the new coach will not be able to harness the power of the portal which was a key component for many of those first year coaches around FBS that managed their turnaround stories in 2022.  So I full expect in 2023 there will be other new hires that do a much better job at turning their programs around than the new Stanford coach.

For Stanford, even if the coach is amazing, the reset process will require a lot more patience because Stanford is not going to use the portal like USC did after the 2021 season.