[OutsiderFan]

I have no doubt some guys will claim their choice is more about the other school being superior, when the reality is they weren't willing to do the work to get into Stanford.

But, I also have no doubt that as David Shaw has allowed his program to fall - without making aggressive moves to stay on top or get back on top as Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC obviously have - more recruits who might have done the work to get into Stanford, will not.

Because the fact of the matter is the top recruits are football-first and want to win. Look at Solomon Thomas. He was a 5 star recruit and the first RS Soph Stanford lost to the NFL. 

The sad thing is Stanford used to be able to sell itself as the best NFL prep.  But now, as NFL offenses have become more like college, Stanford is not the cutting edge of the NFL anymore, because Shaw has brought it zero new NFL-experienced coaches and, he hasn't brought in coaches from leading edge college programs either.  

I've always questioned David Shaw's ability to make himself uncomfortable and challenge his thinking with outside minds.  After 10 years, it's obvious he simply isn't ever going to do it.

[OutsiderFan]

I have no doubt some guys will claim their choice is more about the other school being superior, when the reality is they weren't willing to do the work to get into Stanford.

But, I also have no doubt that as David Shaw has allowed his program to fall - without making aggressive moves to stay on top or get back on top as Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC obviously have - more recruits who might have done the work to get into Stanford, will not.

Because the fact of the matter is the top recruits are football-first and want to win. Look at Solomon Thomas. He was a 5 star recruit and the first RS Soph Stanford lost to the NFL. 

The sad thing is Stanford used to be able to sell itself as the best NFL prep.  But now, as NFL offenses have become more like college, Stanford is not the cutting edge of the NFL anymore, because Shaw has brought it zero new NFL-experienced coaches and, he hasn't brought in coaches from leading edge college programs either.  

I've always questioned David Shaw's ability to make himself uncomfortable and challenge his thinking with outside minds.  After 10 years, it's obvious he simply isn't ever going to do it.