[socalstanfan1]

Anyway, regarding recruiting, this may be old news to all y'all but here's confirmation of something I found quite true myself: visiting Stanford makes a real difference to a seventeen-year-old.

http://cfbmatrix.com/ov-closing-rates-january/

Welcome, ATCG, and thanks for the link.  The information there is great.  The one thing that is difficult to pinpoint, though, is the number of players who come to campus not fully committed, then commit following the visit.  I mention this because I know Stanford always has a big commit weekend when all the players who have already committed, as well as a number who are on the fence, visit in January.  A lot of the players commit early but wait until this weekend to visit the campus, which would skew the numbers considerably in Stanford's favor.  I assume some of the other programs may do the same.

Still, it is great to see Stanford near the top of that list, and considerably higher than the average for the Pac-12 (or anywhere for that matter).

[socalstanfan1]

Anyway, regarding recruiting, this may be old news to all y'all but here's confirmation of something I found quite true myself: visiting Stanford makes a real difference to a seventeen-year-old.

http://cfbmatrix.com/ov-closing-rates-january/

Welcome, ATCG, and thanks for the link.  The information there is great.  The one thing that is difficult to pinpoint, though, is the number of players who come to campus not fully committed, then commit following the visit.  I mention this because I know Stanford always has a big commit weekend when all the players who have already committed, as well as a number who are on the fence, visit in January.  A lot of the players commit early but wait until this weekend to visit the campus, which would skew the numbers considerably in Stanford's favor.  I assume some of the other programs may do the same.

Still, it is great to see Stanford near the top of that list, and considerably higher than the average for the Pac-12 (or anywhere for that matter).