[lex24]

If I'm a 5 star QB or OL recruit, why on earth would I go to Stanford vs OU, Bama, Ohio State based on potential vs result?  Education not withstanding.  Again at that point, it's a trade-off between a 40 year decision / degree vs much higher earning potential.

Yes, that is absolutely true and probably always will be. If education is not withstanding, go to tOSU or Oklahoma in a heartbeat. Shaw likes to relate the story about a 5* that he was recruiting who told him he couldn't go to Stanford because the team just wasn't good enough to demonstrate his talents. Shaw said that in his heart he had to agree and wanted to ensure that was never true again. I think that is the bar for Shaw. It will always be true that if education is not a factor, a great athlete will be better off at a football factory. Stanford can aspire to be good enough that if you play there you will not be fatally harmed by you team not being any good.
IMHO right now we are marginal because of our defense. That is the issue. Mills certainly got enough notice. So did Little. The simple fact is (IMHO)that Sarell didn't ever demonstrate the ability to move people reliably. He played too upright. Great for pass blocking, not so good for run blocking. Obviously I am not an expert, but that is what I saw. If you are good at Stanford, you will get noticed. However, it helps to win some games too. To do that, we need a better defense.

Winning in the end cures all.  We're certainly performing extremely well when it comes to tight ends developing.  I just wish the same for Tavishaw when it comes to QBs and OLs going forward.  As long as we don't see a redux of deer in headlights Jack West sophomore year vs UCLA for any second year QB, that'll be progress.

 This staff has done a fairly good job developing QB’s.

[lex24]

If I'm a 5 star QB or OL recruit, why on earth would I go to Stanford vs OU, Bama, Ohio State based on potential vs result?  Education not withstanding.  Again at that point, it's a trade-off between a 40 year decision / degree vs much higher earning potential.

Yes, that is absolutely true and probably always will be. If education is not withstanding, go to tOSU or Oklahoma in a heartbeat. Shaw likes to relate the story about a 5* that he was recruiting who told him he couldn't go to Stanford because the team just wasn't good enough to demonstrate his talents. Shaw said that in his heart he had to agree and wanted to ensure that was never true again. I think that is the bar for Shaw. It will always be true that if education is not a factor, a great athlete will be better off at a football factory. Stanford can aspire to be good enough that if you play there you will not be fatally harmed by you team not being any good.
IMHO right now we are marginal because of our defense. That is the issue. Mills certainly got enough notice. So did Little. The simple fact is (IMHO)that Sarell didn't ever demonstrate the ability to move people reliably. He played too upright. Great for pass blocking, not so good for run blocking. Obviously I am not an expert, but that is what I saw. If you are good at Stanford, you will get noticed. However, it helps to win some games too. To do that, we need a better defense.

Winning in the end cures all.  We're certainly performing extremely well when it comes to tight ends developing.  I just wish the same for Tavishaw when it comes to QBs and OLs going forward.  As long as we don't see a redux of deer in headlights Jack West sophomore year vs UCLA for any second year QB, that'll be progress.

 This staff has done a fairly good job developing QB’s.