[Bruce Wang]

I think it's always hard for alumni to think that kids prefer other schools -- how the heck can that be? 

But when Stanford is putting out such a good, NFL ready football product it makes it even tougher.

That's exactly how I feel.  In the past, we could rationalize that Stanford is not a contender.  Nowadays, I really can't understand how an admitted athlete (or any other student for that matter) would turn the opportunity to go to Stanford.  Stanford is indeed a special and justified case in terms of perplexed alums.  I follow Ohio State and the fans always complain about students picking other schools.  When a recruit picks Stanford, they always understand and wish the kid luck.

[Bruce Wang]

I think it's always hard for alumni to think that kids prefer other schools -- how the heck can that be? 

But when Stanford is putting out such a good, NFL ready football product it makes it even tougher.

That's exactly how I feel.  In the past, we could rationalize that Stanford is not a contender.  Nowadays, I really can't understand how an admitted athlete (or any other student for that matter) would turn the opportunity to go to Stanford.  Stanford is indeed a special and justified case in terms of perplexed alums.  I follow Ohio State and the fans always complain about students picking other schools.  When a recruit picks Stanford, they always understand and wish the kid luck.