[Austroturf]

This is the biggest recruiting news in 4 years (since McKee committed). Enormous news for Stanford. The team may need some changes on the coaching staff, but nothing positive is going to happen without talent, and Bailey is a major talent. Anyone who is poo-pooing this commitment should reconsider.

Talent definitely matters.  But what you do with it also matters in a big way.  That's where coaching, player development and S&C come in.  I have seen too many highly-touted recruits fail to live up to their billing in recent years, so we have to get that end of the equation right, or excellent recruiting will not translate into Ws on the field.

[Austroturf]

This is the biggest recruiting news in 4 years (since McKee committed). Enormous news for Stanford. The team may need some changes on the coaching staff, but nothing positive is going to happen without talent, and Bailey is a major talent. Anyone who is poo-pooing this commitment should reconsider.

Talent definitely matters.  But what you do with it also matters in a big way.  That's where coaching, player development and S&C come in.  I have seen too many highly-touted recruits fail to live up to their billing in recent years, so we have to get that end of the equation right, or excellent recruiting will not translate into Ws on the field.