[Redrum]

Great piece by Andy Drukarev on Rivals.  He interviewed Cotton's HS coach,  who sounds like a great all around mentor for young men in general.  He explains a lot about;

-- Why Boise St. wasn't in the picture
--  Cotton's athletic gifts
--  Cotton's football inexperience
--  Why we should be excited,  or at least very optimistic about Cotton in our program

http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1380983

[Redrum]

Great piece by Andy Drukarev on Rivals.  He interviewed Cotton's HS coach,  who sounds like a great all around mentor for young men in general.  He explains a lot about;

-- Why Boise St. wasn't in the picture
--  Cotton's athletic gifts
--  Cotton's football inexperience
--  Why we should be excited,  or at least very optimistic about Cotton in our program

http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1380983

[yvonne]

Note that while he didn't receive a formal offer from Boise, they were "very interested in Eric."

Not giving an offer is not equal to "didn't want." My guess is that in many cases, the coaches  talk to the player and coach to gauge interest, and if it isn't mutual, they don't waste the offer.

My favorite part is this:

CSR: From a high school tight end's perspective, how big is the draw to an offense like Stanford's where the tight end is featured so prominently?

DM: I think for him one of the things he recognized that was a little bit different than Washington State or Missouri is that he was going to learn how to play in that three-point stance, quite honestly.

He could go to WSU and get big stats or go to Stanford and learn to play pro style, and would rather get the preparation for the NFL.

[yvonne]

Note that while he didn't receive a formal offer from Boise, they were "very interested in Eric."

Not giving an offer is not equal to "didn't want." My guess is that in many cases, the coaches  talk to the player and coach to gauge interest, and if it isn't mutual, they don't waste the offer.

My favorite part is this:

CSR: From a high school tight end's perspective, how big is the draw to an offense like Stanford's where the tight end is featured so prominently?

DM: I think for him one of the things he recognized that was a little bit different than Washington State or Missouri is that he was going to learn how to play in that three-point stance, quite honestly.

He could go to WSU and get big stats or go to Stanford and learn to play pro style, and would rather get the preparation for the NFL.

[terry]

Note that while he didn't receive a formal offer from Boise, they were "very interested in Eric."

Hmmm . . . To me, "very interested in Eric" sounds an awful lot like "not interested enough to offer."

But Oregon didn't offer Marecic either. . . .

[terry]

Note that while he didn't receive a formal offer from Boise, they were "very interested in Eric."

Hmmm . . . To me, "very interested in Eric" sounds an awful lot like "not interested enough to offer."

But Oregon didn't offer Marecic either. . . .