[socalstanfan1]

[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=9617.msg116961#msg116961 date=1429321357]
When was the last time we stole a recruit from Alabama?

BC

He never committed to Alabama, but Greg Taboada is another kid from GA who the Tide offered. I don't know if there's been anyone more recent.
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At the risk of being pedantic, this may come down to a definition of what we mean by "stole."  Does every recruit who has an offer from Alabama but chooses Stanford count as "stealing" a recruit? Only if we assume Saban gets every recruit he sets his eyes on.  In Robertson's case, on the other hand, we have an athlete who had already committed to Saban and Alabama and who may very well switch to Stanford. I'd say that counts as "stealing" in the world of recruiting.

On another note, I'm wondering if, at the rate students have been committing to Stanford, and the open enthusiasm of many of the guys receiving offers (like David Long), could we end up with a problem of having over-offered, and having to inform some guys who really want Stanford that they may need to find another landing spot.  I know it's early yet, so maybe I'm jumping the gun, and I assume that if this is a possibility that the coaches are already telling some people who have received offers where they are on the pecking order.

[socalstanfan1]

[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=9617.msg116961#msg116961 date=1429321357]
When was the last time we stole a recruit from Alabama?

BC

He never committed to Alabama, but Greg Taboada is another kid from GA who the Tide offered. I don't know if there's been anyone more recent.
[/quote]

At the risk of being pedantic, this may come down to a definition of what we mean by "stole."  Does every recruit who has an offer from Alabama but chooses Stanford count as "stealing" a recruit? Only if we assume Saban gets every recruit he sets his eyes on.  In Robertson's case, on the other hand, we have an athlete who had already committed to Saban and Alabama and who may very well switch to Stanford. I'd say that counts as "stealing" in the world of recruiting.

On another note, I'm wondering if, at the rate students have been committing to Stanford, and the open enthusiasm of many of the guys receiving offers (like David Long), could we end up with a problem of having over-offered, and having to inform some guys who really want Stanford that they may need to find another landing spot.  I know it's early yet, so maybe I'm jumping the gun, and I assume that if this is a possibility that the coaches are already telling some people who have received offers where they are on the pecking order.