[Bruce Wang]

Any recruits turning down Stanford because it doesn't have a sports and/or business degree is making a giant mistake.  There is a reason the best schools do not offer undergraduate business majors.  You go to school to learn how to think.  You learn business from practice and experience, not school.  I have a business degree and the only thing I remember from those two years is that McDonald's only makes money from real estate, french fries and softdrinks.  When you look across the most successful people in business, very few have undergraduate degrees in business.

Economics is not the only option at Stanford for those that want a more explicitly business prep major.  Management science and engineering is another good option.  For those interested in marketing, combining psychology and communications is an option.  Alot of the rent in sports is generated in equipment and apparel, so product design is a great major.

The links to Nike are good enough (Phil Knight is GSB and they do sponsor the athletic dept) that if a standout Stanford athlete wanted an internship at Nike, it would happen.

With Allen, Oregon's woes may have hurt us here.  Be careful for you what you wish for.  Oregon didn't offer him until their recruiting class started looking shaky.

In the case of Devon Allen, I think the biggest culprit is Stanford's track program.  Speaking of which, if he has Olympic potential speed and can hurdle over tacklers,  why isn't he higher rated as a WR?  Sour grapes kicking in... must be because he doesn't catch the ball well.  Plus a 3.2 GPA is no slam dunk with Old Union either.

[Bruce Wang]

Any recruits turning down Stanford because it doesn't have a sports and/or business degree is making a giant mistake.  There is a reason the best schools do not offer undergraduate business majors.  You go to school to learn how to think.  You learn business from practice and experience, not school.  I have a business degree and the only thing I remember from those two years is that McDonald's only makes money from real estate, french fries and softdrinks.  When you look across the most successful people in business, very few have undergraduate degrees in business.

Economics is not the only option at Stanford for those that want a more explicitly business prep major.  Management science and engineering is another good option.  For those interested in marketing, combining psychology and communications is an option.  Alot of the rent in sports is generated in equipment and apparel, so product design is a great major.

The links to Nike are good enough (Phil Knight is GSB and they do sponsor the athletic dept) that if a standout Stanford athlete wanted an internship at Nike, it would happen.

With Allen, Oregon's woes may have hurt us here.  Be careful for you what you wish for.  Oregon didn't offer him until their recruiting class started looking shaky.

In the case of Devon Allen, I think the biggest culprit is Stanford's track program.  Speaking of which, if he has Olympic potential speed and can hurdle over tacklers,  why isn't he higher rated as a WR?  Sour grapes kicking in... must be because he doesn't catch the ball well.  Plus a 3.2 GPA is no slam dunk with Old Union either.