02-22-2014, 12:20 AM
First post (for me) and whatnot.
I think people should be less worried about Stanford reaching the apex of its recruiting ability. I could go on about how Stanford offers a unique combination of...blah,blah, blah, but I'm going to go a different route. Stanford IMHO, does an incredible job of developing talent, just look at what they have done with unheralded recruits. And it's not just development, they do an even better job of recognizing talent within their talent pool. Remember, we are only just now at the point when the best Stanford class in the bcs era (2012, ratings based on 247sports) is just now at the point where they will start to make up the majority of starters. I, for one, am very excited to see what Stanford can do with only the guys they really, really wanted. You can see how much confidence they have in talent recognition and their ability to develop their starters in the year after the 2012 class: they signed a small class with really talented recruits at positions that they needed and not a player more. Look at this next recruiting cycle. Josh Rosen, the #2 QB recruit flat out said that he would have committed to Stanford had he been offered, and Stanford's only QB offer was to Ricky Town. To read between the lines a bit, Stanford has so much confidence in Keller Chryst and Ryan (it sucks to be sandwiched between Hogan and Chryst) Burns, that unless they can get an absolute homerun like (god damnit) USC is getting in Town, they are just fine with not overstocking on recruits and the best part is, they almost always seem to be right. What Alabama does is despicable. I get it, if you are 18 and Saban comes knocking promising you a starting spot on the Tide, you say yes, just because it means you are the best. But then they go ahead and put people on hardship scholarships (aka you're cut) and they lose a year and have to transfer often to a CC first. We should be proud that our school can put together a program that only gives scholarships to people that they know can contribute and then is able to preform at the ridiculous level we have ascended to.
David Shaw: I love you, but two safeties in the box means you throw the damn ball.
I think people should be less worried about Stanford reaching the apex of its recruiting ability. I could go on about how Stanford offers a unique combination of...blah,blah, blah, but I'm going to go a different route. Stanford IMHO, does an incredible job of developing talent, just look at what they have done with unheralded recruits. And it's not just development, they do an even better job of recognizing talent within their talent pool. Remember, we are only just now at the point when the best Stanford class in the bcs era (2012, ratings based on 247sports) is just now at the point where they will start to make up the majority of starters. I, for one, am very excited to see what Stanford can do with only the guys they really, really wanted. You can see how much confidence they have in talent recognition and their ability to develop their starters in the year after the 2012 class: they signed a small class with really talented recruits at positions that they needed and not a player more. Look at this next recruiting cycle. Josh Rosen, the #2 QB recruit flat out said that he would have committed to Stanford had he been offered, and Stanford's only QB offer was to Ricky Town. To read between the lines a bit, Stanford has so much confidence in Keller Chryst and Ryan (it sucks to be sandwiched between Hogan and Chryst) Burns, that unless they can get an absolute homerun like (god damnit) USC is getting in Town, they are just fine with not overstocking on recruits and the best part is, they almost always seem to be right. What Alabama does is despicable. I get it, if you are 18 and Saban comes knocking promising you a starting spot on the Tide, you say yes, just because it means you are the best. But then they go ahead and put people on hardship scholarships (aka you're cut) and they lose a year and have to transfer often to a CC first. We should be proud that our school can put together a program that only gives scholarships to people that they know can contribute and then is able to preform at the ridiculous level we have ascended to.
David Shaw: I love you, but two safeties in the box means you throw the damn ball.