[SamuelMcF]

But a reasonable default is to assume most were not able to be admitted rather than imagine that David Shaw and the entire Stanford AD just overlooked some Stanford eligible 4+ star athlete.  

Even in the 80s and 90s when I was in school the AD was very well aware of almost every football athlete in the nation with even a remote shot at getting into Stanford.   Given the computer programming available now on your average 12 year-olds smartphone, I am confident the Stanford AD has tracked the ~100 football players each year with a shot at navigating Stanford admissions and then competing in the Pac-12.

Hey @slide, you around? Wanna take this one?

[SamuelMcF]

But a reasonable default is to assume most were not able to be admitted rather than imagine that David Shaw and the entire Stanford AD just overlooked some Stanford eligible 4+ star athlete.  

Even in the 80s and 90s when I was in school the AD was very well aware of almost every football athlete in the nation with even a remote shot at getting into Stanford.   Given the computer programming available now on your average 12 year-olds smartphone, I am confident the Stanford AD has tracked the ~100 football players each year with a shot at navigating Stanford admissions and then competing in the Pac-12.

Hey @slide, you around? Wanna take this one?