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I've heard from more than one person that Pritchard is considered future head coaching material, and his rapid rise within the program is a testament to that. Yeah, some of that may be Shaw's reluctance to look externally (though he has done so for other positions, notably Akina (CB), Kennedy (WR), Alamar (special teams), Ron Gould (RB), as guys who have come in from outside). But a lot of it is that Pritchard is a hard worker, good recruiter, a good teacher, a football smart guy, and someone who exudes leadership (as was apparent back when he was a player).  I am long-term bullish on Pritchard's future.

HOWEVER, I am in agreement with others that for both Pritchard's and Stanford's benefit, it would be best if he "cross-polinated".  He's had a very insular exposure to football and coaching, serving as a QB, GA, QB/WR coach, and OC in the same system.  That means he's been exposed to a limited amount of offensive philosophies and has not really had an opportunity to be exposed to new concepts that he can then fold into his own approach to coaching.  So I think it would benefit him to go to a different system, where he can both learn and teach, expand his approach, and then come back to Stanford if the opportunity arises .  So, while I am long-term bullish on Pritchard, I am somewhat bearish on him in the short term, and I worry a bit that he's been promoted too fast and he is too tied to Stanford for him to be successful in the next few years.

BC

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I've heard from more than one person that Pritchard is considered future head coaching material, and his rapid rise within the program is a testament to that. Yeah, some of that may be Shaw's reluctance to look externally (though he has done so for other positions, notably Akina (CB), Kennedy (WR), Alamar (special teams), Ron Gould (RB), as guys who have come in from outside). But a lot of it is that Pritchard is a hard worker, good recruiter, a good teacher, a football smart guy, and someone who exudes leadership (as was apparent back when he was a player).  I am long-term bullish on Pritchard's future.

HOWEVER, I am in agreement with others that for both Pritchard's and Stanford's benefit, it would be best if he "cross-polinated".  He's had a very insular exposure to football and coaching, serving as a QB, GA, QB/WR coach, and OC in the same system.  That means he's been exposed to a limited amount of offensive philosophies and has not really had an opportunity to be exposed to new concepts that he can then fold into his own approach to coaching.  So I think it would benefit him to go to a different system, where he can both learn and teach, expand his approach, and then come back to Stanford if the opportunity arises .  So, while I am long-term bullish on Pritchard, I am somewhat bearish on him in the short term, and I worry a bit that he's been promoted too fast and he is too tied to Stanford for him to be successful in the next few years.

BC