[JohnR34231]

I'm not saying this is the case here or with others.  We really don't know.  That being said, there's always alot of peer and community pressure to play for the home school.  Not everybody has the chutzpah or independence of thought to defy the crowd, or get away from their comfort zone.  Stanford people do.  As much of a paradise as many of us believe Stanford is, others may find it a bizarre planet.

Definitely true. Here in Tallahassee, I remember one FSU player (who was recruited by Stanford) who said he chose the home school because he didn't want to have to take heat from everyone in town for the next nine months because of his choice.

He perhaps meant it jokingly, but I suspect there was a kernel of truth there.

[JohnR34231]

I'm not saying this is the case here or with others.  We really don't know.  That being said, there's always alot of peer and community pressure to play for the home school.  Not everybody has the chutzpah or independence of thought to defy the crowd, or get away from their comfort zone.  Stanford people do.  As much of a paradise as many of us believe Stanford is, others may find it a bizarre planet.

Definitely true. Here in Tallahassee, I remember one FSU player (who was recruited by Stanford) who said he chose the home school because he didn't want to have to take heat from everyone in town for the next nine months because of his choice.

He perhaps meant it jokingly, but I suspect there was a kernel of truth there.