12-05-2019, 06:27 PM
(12-05-2019, 05:37 PM)lex24 Wrote: The way I get over the problem is to make damn sure I stop redshirting freshman. Play them. Having them raring to go for a 5th year somewhere else doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. And frankly while Stanford occasionally gets the benefit – Scarlet being the best example- it’s not gonna happen very often because most are not gonna be able to get in.
This is good insight, and to some extent has been seen this season (though many burnt shirts were burnt out of necessity). If they aren't already, I think Shaw and company need to start performing exit interviews with transferring seniors. Find out what it is that they are looking for in the transfer portal and what we are not providing. And if it is a fixable issue, then it needs to be fixed, but if it is a structural issue like "after four years at Stanford, I want a break from the academics and just want to go somewhere where I can play football and take easy classes" then there is not much we can do, and we should stop trying to preserve redshirts.
The graduate transfer rule and transfer portal has lowered the barrier to transfer.
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