02-01-2013, 12:12 PM
We've talked here about admissions and the small class, but I wonder if the perception that Shaw is simply winning with Harbaugh's players played a part. It may not be true, but in recruiting, perception can spur reality. Coaches negatively recruit, and that may have been used. Harbaugh sold the class of 2008 on building something from scratch. Players are certainly not going to flock to a program they perceive to be on the wrong side of a peak.