12-21-2024, 04:17 AM
The transfer portal really reduces the value of prior season ratings and rankings....for everyone but Stanford.
For example, Florida State is a mega brand in this sport. They will be able to create a very competitive team via the portal rather easily.
Most of the other teams in the ACC are not exactly mega brands, so a decent Stanford squad could be competitive with most of the others in the conference. However to be a decent team would require a strong coach (no comment for now) and a top tier QB or two. The catch is that QBs now cost quite a bit of money and they also expect to play in front of large passionate crowds to then enhance their actual NIL value.
So I am not confident Stanford, with TT as coach, will be able to attract and then retain QBs required to get 6-6, or better, seasons.
I suspect even a 5 win season would be a major accomplishment requiring multiple upsets as a 7-10 point dog.
I expect to see preseason experts predict a 2-10 type season. And if the team gets 3 wins that will be good enough for Muir to extend TT's contract.
For example, Florida State is a mega brand in this sport. They will be able to create a very competitive team via the portal rather easily.
Most of the other teams in the ACC are not exactly mega brands, so a decent Stanford squad could be competitive with most of the others in the conference. However to be a decent team would require a strong coach (no comment for now) and a top tier QB or two. The catch is that QBs now cost quite a bit of money and they also expect to play in front of large passionate crowds to then enhance their actual NIL value.
So I am not confident Stanford, with TT as coach, will be able to attract and then retain QBs required to get 6-6, or better, seasons.
I suspect even a 5 win season would be a major accomplishment requiring multiple upsets as a 7-10 point dog.
I expect to see preseason experts predict a 2-10 type season. And if the team gets 3 wins that will be good enough for Muir to extend TT's contract.