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Players like Jonathan Martin are different because of their intelligence.  And having a keen intellect AND graduating from an institution like Stanford or Harvard brings with it an unspoken belief that these players have had an easy, pampered life and fit into this hazy category of "soft".

The view from Harvard grad Isaiah Kacyvenski, a former Seattle Seahawks linebacker:
http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg...956081.php
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Wholly apart from the ramifications of this story on the personal level of the players involved [which are obviously very serious], as a Stanford fan, the emergence of this storyline, if it gains much traction, strikes me as particularly problematic for our football recruiting.

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[quote author=Trevmiesterj link=topic=8717.msg73551#msg73551 date=1383667558]
Players like Jonathan Martin are different because of their intelligence.  And having a keen intellect AND graduating from an institution like Stanford or Harvard brings with it an unspoken belief that these players have had an easy, pampered life and fit into this hazy category of "soft".

The view from Harvard grad Isaiah Kacyvenski, a former Seattle Seahawks linebacker:
http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg...956081.php
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Wholly apart from the ramifications of this story on the personal level of the players involved [which are obviously very serious], as a Stanford fan, the emergence of this storyline, if it gains much traction, strikes me as particularly problematic for our football recruiting.