12-31-2020, 03:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2020, 03:20 PM by OutsiderFan.)
David Shaw's refusal to adapt to all the forces working against his program seem to be coming home to roost in a very bad way for Stanford Football.
You can't recruit small classes thinking guys are going to redshirt and stay for four years, have complex systems that take 2 years to get the best players contributing on the field, and then have them leave after using 2-3 years of eligibility. It's unsustainable.
It's possible the more offers for 2022 is evidence of a shift in philosophy, but as long as there are no coaching staff changes, I'm inclined to think they are a reaction to a desperate situation more than proactive change.
You need to recruit classes of 25 each year, to have position groups grow up with each other, and easily withstand early departures that are now the rule not exception.
It's just so demoralizing to see a kid like Marvin Mims, who was committed to Stanford, rack up 37 catches for 610 yards and 9 TDs in 11 games for Oklahoma as a True Frosh. You know how many TDs Connor Wedington has in 31 games for Stanford? ONE! And in 20 more games, he has just 300 more yards.
You can't recruit small classes thinking guys are going to redshirt and stay for four years, have complex systems that take 2 years to get the best players contributing on the field, and then have them leave after using 2-3 years of eligibility. It's unsustainable.
It's possible the more offers for 2022 is evidence of a shift in philosophy, but as long as there are no coaching staff changes, I'm inclined to think they are a reaction to a desperate situation more than proactive change.
You need to recruit classes of 25 each year, to have position groups grow up with each other, and easily withstand early departures that are now the rule not exception.
It's just so demoralizing to see a kid like Marvin Mims, who was committed to Stanford, rack up 37 catches for 610 yards and 9 TDs in 11 games for Oklahoma as a True Frosh. You know how many TDs Connor Wedington has in 31 games for Stanford? ONE! And in 20 more games, he has just 300 more yards.