01-23-2017, 09:20 AM
(01-23-2017, 03:57 AM)JPRI link Wrote:The latest on Johnson. Sounds like we have a good shot. I like the part about how if he were hurt he would want to be a regular student.
https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburn...n-stanford
A new possibility. Whether we get him or not, you got to love the way we strike fear into the hearts of the ND faithful on the recruiting trail these days.
http://www.uhnd.com/recruiting/class-201...sit-34627/
My take on Johnson: it's really difficult to say no to an SEC school like Auburn when you are born and raised in the neighborhood. I think he chooses Stanford, but needs to show that he is seriously considering Auburn, give it props for being a great school, but eventually say that the lifetime decision was too much to pass up at Stanford. We've reached a point in Stanford recruiting that most of the fans of other institutions will accept that decision (recall the comments of Walker Little's parents about the respect for the Stanford education on other teams' discussion boards), but it helps to play up how difficult the decision was. But, if you pushed yourself through the application process and gained an acceptance, I think the odds are pretty high you will come to Stanford.
Regarding Fields: he did tweet that he had a Stanford offer. But I wonder: was that the coaches saying, hey, it's not too late if you want to rush through an application, to take a shot. Though he scheduled his announcement and we are not on his list of final schools.
