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[quote author=ferrari link=topic=9617.msg153624#msg153624 date=1453241057]
The VR idea is a good one, but used this way:  a set goes with each coach on recruiting visits.  We don't need 100 of them, someone is there who knows how to use it, etc.  during in home visits let parents and siblings try it.  Produce a segment (not having seen or tried the thing, of course, I have no idea how this would work, but seems possible) featuring a Stanford star (no longer playing for us; I'm thinking guys like Sherman, Luck, DeCastro, etc.) and tailor the one used to the recruit.  So, let the Oline recruit meet DeCastro, for example, in VR, maybe talking about why he chose Stanford, what it was like, what it has meant to him, etc.  basically a way to bring Luck along on a QB home visit.  I think if I were an 18 yr old star recruit it would blow me away.  Might beat every coach raving about my mom's favorite dish.  What do you guys think?

Sherman's version could be for DBs, Luck for QBs, DeCastro for OLs, etc.
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Exactly.  Cheaper than a Stanford Director of Aviation, less chance it doesn't work, etc.  instead of a head coach telling the all-world QB how great it is, sleeping in your tree or whatever, let Andrew pitch the guy, dazzle him with the latest toy, and show rather than tell one of the things that sets us apart.

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[quote author=ferrari link=topic=9617.msg153624#msg153624 date=1453241057]
The VR idea is a good one, but used this way:  a set goes with each coach on recruiting visits.  We don't need 100 of them, someone is there who knows how to use it, etc.  during in home visits let parents and siblings try it.  Produce a segment (not having seen or tried the thing, of course, I have no idea how this would work, but seems possible) featuring a Stanford star (no longer playing for us; I'm thinking guys like Sherman, Luck, DeCastro, etc.) and tailor the one used to the recruit.  So, let the Oline recruit meet DeCastro, for example, in VR, maybe talking about why he chose Stanford, what it was like, what it has meant to him, etc.  basically a way to bring Luck along on a QB home visit.  I think if I were an 18 yr old star recruit it would blow me away.  Might beat every coach raving about my mom's favorite dish.  What do you guys think?

Sherman's version could be for DBs, Luck for QBs, DeCastro for OLs, etc.
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Exactly.  Cheaper than a Stanford Director of Aviation, less chance it doesn't work, etc.  instead of a head coach telling the all-world QB how great it is, sleeping in your tree or whatever, let Andrew pitch the guy, dazzle him with the latest toy, and show rather than tell one of the things that sets us apart.