[DC 86]

I presume it was fairly negotiated, which by definition makes his salary the fair market value for his services.

It's well established that Shaw is highly regarded by NFL teams and particularly during the Rose Bowl years he was frequently cited as being a prime candidate for openings in the league if he was interested. I assume that this leverage (and effective representation by Octagon) is the basis for his compensation, not pure generosity on the part of the University.

It's also well established that Shaw had ZERO interest in the NFL, EVER (and as such was not actually "leverage"), and that high regard is waning.

1) Regardless of his true level of interest, it was significant leverage, and his lack of interest obviously was tied to being well compensated at Stanford. It's easy to turn down NFL overtures if you're confident about your current/future compensation at Stanford, we don't know what his level of interest would have been if Stanford drew a hard line.

2) Fully agree that his stock is now down, but what's relevant is what the situation was at the time of the extensions.

[DC 86]

I presume it was fairly negotiated, which by definition makes his salary the fair market value for his services.

It's well established that Shaw is highly regarded by NFL teams and particularly during the Rose Bowl years he was frequently cited as being a prime candidate for openings in the league if he was interested. I assume that this leverage (and effective representation by Octagon) is the basis for his compensation, not pure generosity on the part of the University.

It's also well established that Shaw had ZERO interest in the NFL, EVER (and as such was not actually "leverage"), and that high regard is waning.

1) Regardless of his true level of interest, it was significant leverage, and his lack of interest obviously was tied to being well compensated at Stanford. It's easy to turn down NFL overtures if you're confident about your current/future compensation at Stanford, we don't know what his level of interest would have been if Stanford drew a hard line.

2) Fully agree that his stock is now down, but what's relevant is what the situation was at the time of the extensions.