12-12-2019, 06:53 PM
Seems to me there are maybe four main reasons to transfer:
1) Academic opportunities (MBA from a school that might not require experience, getting a masters in a program that Stanford doesn't have, etc.)
2) Personal reasons (moving closer to family, etc.)
3) Football opportunities (chance to be a starter, compared to back-up at Stanford)
4) Programmatic issues (everything from friction with the head or position coach, unhappiness with the direction of the program, desire to go to a place with a chance to compete for a championship, feeling that development/coaching will be better elsewhere, dissatisfaction at the handling of an injury, etc.)
One through three (or a combination thereof) should not raise concern. I wouldn't begrudge a player who had been over-recruited by a younger player, or someone transferring to get a master's or professional degree in a program that is not available at Stanford, or not easy to get into. However, the number of players who are projected to be starters who have transferred points to #4, and that is a genuine concern. I particularly worry about a few position groups: we've had multiple offensive linemen transfer for several years now.
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1) Academic opportunities (MBA from a school that might not require experience, getting a masters in a program that Stanford doesn't have, etc.)
2) Personal reasons (moving closer to family, etc.)
3) Football opportunities (chance to be a starter, compared to back-up at Stanford)
4) Programmatic issues (everything from friction with the head or position coach, unhappiness with the direction of the program, desire to go to a place with a chance to compete for a championship, feeling that development/coaching will be better elsewhere, dissatisfaction at the handling of an injury, etc.)
One through three (or a combination thereof) should not raise concern. I wouldn't begrudge a player who had been over-recruited by a younger player, or someone transferring to get a master's or professional degree in a program that is not available at Stanford, or not easy to get into. However, the number of players who are projected to be starters who have transferred points to #4, and that is a genuine concern. I particularly worry about a few position groups: we've had multiple offensive linemen transfer for several years now.
BC