[French Rage]

If a player spends four years and gets his degree, he has done all that is asked of him in my opinion.  I am not going to lose sleep over whether he stays or goes at that point; as good as Stanford is, he might prefer a graduate program elsewhere, there is no crime in that.  I will congratulate him on his next step in his 40-year plan.

Not sure anyone disagrees with your "pivot" take.  We're not losing sleep over whether he stays or goes; we're losing sleep over why someone who wants to play another year of football - and has received significant PT at Stanford - wants to go somewhere else for his last year of eligibility.

That's a legit concern, imo, and an alarming one.

Right, but my point is there very much could be an academic aspect, and that should take priority over football.

[French Rage]

If a player spends four years and gets his degree, he has done all that is asked of him in my opinion.  I am not going to lose sleep over whether he stays or goes at that point; as good as Stanford is, he might prefer a graduate program elsewhere, there is no crime in that.  I will congratulate him on his next step in his 40-year plan.

Not sure anyone disagrees with your "pivot" take.  We're not losing sleep over whether he stays or goes; we're losing sleep over why someone who wants to play another year of football - and has received significant PT at Stanford - wants to go somewhere else for his last year of eligibility.

That's a legit concern, imo, and an alarming one.

Right, but my point is there very much could be an academic aspect, and that should take priority over football.