[Mick]

I don't have time to read the whole thread, but I think a large part of what's gone wrong is a general shift in college football that massively disadvantages Stanford. We've touched on this before, but the 2011 NFL CBA that created the rookie wage scale made early entry smart for basically every player who can make a roster. It took a few seasons for everyone to realize that, but eventually they did. 

I wonder if Kaden Smith feels that way now?  Forewent his senior season, sixth round pick, waived by 49ers.  Current free agent.

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I think there are a few relatively simple things that Shaw can and should do to improve recruiting:
1) Allow spring official visits
2) Increase the number of simultaneous offers; we still tend to offer our top target(s) and then move on to a back-up.  Often by the time the top target eliminates us, most of the highest quality back-ups have already committed elsewhere
3) Sign more players total.

I wonder if Coach Shaw has independently come to these same conclusions.

[Mick]

I don't have time to read the whole thread, but I think a large part of what's gone wrong is a general shift in college football that massively disadvantages Stanford. We've touched on this before, but the 2011 NFL CBA that created the rookie wage scale made early entry smart for basically every player who can make a roster. It took a few seasons for everyone to realize that, but eventually they did. 

I wonder if Kaden Smith feels that way now?  Forewent his senior season, sixth round pick, waived by 49ers.  Current free agent.

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I think there are a few relatively simple things that Shaw can and should do to improve recruiting:
1) Allow spring official visits
2) Increase the number of simultaneous offers; we still tend to offer our top target(s) and then move on to a back-up.  Often by the time the top target eliminates us, most of the highest quality back-ups have already committed elsewhere
3) Sign more players total.

I wonder if Coach Shaw has independently come to these same conclusions.