[JohnR34231]

Here's where Rivals rated our most recent recruiting classes along with some Pac-12 north opponents. There's all kind of problems with these rating services. You may get a bunch of talented athletes but if you have a specific need for defensive linemen or fast cornerbacks and you whiff in one year you have a problem. At Stanford you can't easily solve that problem with transfers. On average USC, Oregon, and Utah out-recruit us, Washington and UCLA are roughly equivalent to us. There's talent on this team, recruiting overall didn't fall off a cliff, although we haven't landed another Andrew Luck or Christian McCaffrey.

Stanford 2019-2022 class ranking: 24, 23, 46, 25

Cal class ranking: 37, 34, 40, 55
Oregon State: 65, 52, 93, 53
Washington State: 62, 57, 52, 65

Last season we lost to these teams by a combined 54 points. To be fair WSU was somewhat close.

Good info. Why did you decline to draw the unflattering conclusion about our coaching staff?

Possibly because it has been done. Many times.

[JohnR34231]

Here's where Rivals rated our most recent recruiting classes along with some Pac-12 north opponents. There's all kind of problems with these rating services. You may get a bunch of talented athletes but if you have a specific need for defensive linemen or fast cornerbacks and you whiff in one year you have a problem. At Stanford you can't easily solve that problem with transfers. On average USC, Oregon, and Utah out-recruit us, Washington and UCLA are roughly equivalent to us. There's talent on this team, recruiting overall didn't fall off a cliff, although we haven't landed another Andrew Luck or Christian McCaffrey.

Stanford 2019-2022 class ranking: 24, 23, 46, 25

Cal class ranking: 37, 34, 40, 55
Oregon State: 65, 52, 93, 53
Washington State: 62, 57, 52, 65

Last season we lost to these teams by a combined 54 points. To be fair WSU was somewhat close.

Good info. Why did you decline to draw the unflattering conclusion about our coaching staff?

Possibly because it has been done. Many times.