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remarkable run by QBs not recruited by Shaw.

Hogan developed under Shaw. And IIRC, he was not that highly regarded coming out of HS.   Costello and Mills were both good recruits. But/for injuries, Mills would have been next great Stanford QB.  

Chryst was highly regarded.  Poor mechanics.  Which always surprised me given his lineage. 

We shall see how the position looks this year.

Any truth in the trope that Shaw was thumbs-down on Luck and that it was Harbs' call?

Well, it certainly was Harbaugh’s call.  Whose else would it be?  I have heard that Landry Jones was his first choice.  But what does any of this have to do with what’s going on now?

Shaw's the HC and presumably has the final vote on QB recruits, that's what.

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remarkable run by QBs not recruited by Shaw.

Hogan developed under Shaw. And IIRC, he was not that highly regarded coming out of HS.   Costello and Mills were both good recruits. But/for injuries, Mills would have been next great Stanford QB.  

Chryst was highly regarded.  Poor mechanics.  Which always surprised me given his lineage. 

We shall see how the position looks this year.

Any truth in the trope that Shaw was thumbs-down on Luck and that it was Harbs' call?

Well, it certainly was Harbaugh’s call.  Whose else would it be?  I have heard that Landry Jones was his first choice.  But what does any of this have to do with what’s going on now?

Shaw's the HC and presumably has the final vote on QB recruits, that's what.