[JustAnotherFan]

Of course that is true . . . but few acknowledge that (for whatever reason . . . another mystery).

P.S.  Stanford football as a .500 program is now done.  Even if there is a spring season, Mills, Adebo (and perhaps others NFL bound) will not play.  And this fall (with uber-talent Mills at QB) was Stanford's best chance in foreseeable future to be .500 or above.  The run down of the program by Shaw, with the negligent acquiescence (at best) of Bernard Muir, is almost complete!  Good job, guys . . .

Why are you so sure that Mills and Adebo wouldn't play in the Spring?  Mills doesn't have much film to show the NFL, while Adebo has to prove he's no longer susceptible to being burned by a double move.  A spring season is perhaps their best chance to showcase themselves for the NFL.  Little, I think, is the only guy who can plausibly go pro without playing in the spring, and even he would benefit from a season to show he's recovered from his injuries.  There's a reason they came back in the first place.

BC

The NFL Draft would obviously be pushed back to accommodate a later college football season. That'd mean a draft shortly after the CFP and right before training camp. Lots of rookies will get serious injuries that next NFL season without any time for recovery. Players who would clearly be first or second round draft picks would be wise to opt out of a spring season. I assume about 90 of the best college football players who believe they'll get drafted high enough will sit it out. Assuming of course that college football gets played in the spring.

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Even those not slotted to go in the first couple of rounds might want to sit it out. Do you want to try to make the team as a late round pick while you're still beat up from the season, or should you just rest up, train up, and go into camp fresh so you can compete? Better to be on the team than to not make it through cuts.

[JustAnotherFan]

Of course that is true . . . but few acknowledge that (for whatever reason . . . another mystery).

P.S.  Stanford football as a .500 program is now done.  Even if there is a spring season, Mills, Adebo (and perhaps others NFL bound) will not play.  And this fall (with uber-talent Mills at QB) was Stanford's best chance in foreseeable future to be .500 or above.  The run down of the program by Shaw, with the negligent acquiescence (at best) of Bernard Muir, is almost complete!  Good job, guys . . .

Why are you so sure that Mills and Adebo wouldn't play in the Spring?  Mills doesn't have much film to show the NFL, while Adebo has to prove he's no longer susceptible to being burned by a double move.  A spring season is perhaps their best chance to showcase themselves for the NFL.  Little, I think, is the only guy who can plausibly go pro without playing in the spring, and even he would benefit from a season to show he's recovered from his injuries.  There's a reason they came back in the first place.

BC

The NFL Draft would obviously be pushed back to accommodate a later college football season. That'd mean a draft shortly after the CFP and right before training camp. Lots of rookies will get serious injuries that next NFL season without any time for recovery. Players who would clearly be first or second round draft picks would be wise to opt out of a spring season. I assume about 90 of the best college football players who believe they'll get drafted high enough will sit it out. Assuming of course that college football gets played in the spring.

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Even those not slotted to go in the first couple of rounds might want to sit it out. Do you want to try to make the team as a late round pick while you're still beat up from the season, or should you just rest up, train up, and go into camp fresh so you can compete? Better to be on the team than to not make it through cuts.