We have a collective. Every single player is receiving $$$ this season from said collective.
"Though Taylor’s predecessor, David Shaw, deserved some blame for Stanford football’s slide,"
No, he deserved ALL of it.
"his recent record reflected the challenges of winning at an academically rigorous university. Stanford will not lower admissions standards to win games."
No, his recent record reflected the challenges of winning when your coaching, development, S&C, and reactive recruiting practices are all actively detrimental.
"Player development, not recruiting, was Shaw’s biggest problem. Despite landing top-25 classes in three of the past four years, most of Stanford’s highly touted signees disappointed."
Why did the author write this literally two sentences after the preceding quote? If anything, it actually supports the argument that our academically rigorous university can continue to attract good talent due to its unique position as the top academic university in P5 football, and therefore it can in fact be quite competitive as long as its coaching and development don't actively suck.
"Though Taylor’s predecessor, David Shaw, deserved some blame for Stanford football’s slide,"
No, he deserved ALL of it.
"his recent record reflected the challenges of winning at an academically rigorous university. Stanford will not lower admissions standards to win games."
No, his recent record reflected the challenges of winning when your coaching, development, S&C, and reactive recruiting practices are all actively detrimental.
"Player development, not recruiting, was Shaw’s biggest problem. Despite landing top-25 classes in three of the past four years, most of Stanford’s highly touted signees disappointed."
Why did the author write this literally two sentences after the preceding quote? If anything, it actually supports the argument that our academically rigorous university can continue to attract good talent due to its unique position as the top academic university in P5 football, and therefore it can in fact be quite competitive as long as its coaching and development don't actively suck.