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It's always been weak sauce to me when kids previously committed to Stanford all of a sudden claim they lost interest in Stanford, when the reality is they were admissions casualties.  Just man up and say "I wasn't able to get in."  It's even OK to add "I disagree with the decision and will use this as motivation wherever I do attend, and throughout my career." One can also say "It wasn't meant to be."

Guys like Doug Randolph and Rex Manu don't show great character when they try to make a decision to de-commit from Stanford look like it was their decision when it wasn't. This is why you root for a kid like Christian Folau, who admits he has a lot of work to do to get into Stanford.  He's not afraid to make it clear the only reason he would de-commit from Stanford is if he is denied admission.  Similarly I'm rooting for Kirk Tucker and Deante Gray, as I'm sure all Stanford fans are.

Folau's decommitted.  https://twitter.com/DougKimmelScout/stat...7753138176

[fullmetal]

It's always been weak sauce to me when kids previously committed to Stanford all of a sudden claim they lost interest in Stanford, when the reality is they were admissions casualties.  Just man up and say "I wasn't able to get in."  It's even OK to add "I disagree with the decision and will use this as motivation wherever I do attend, and throughout my career." One can also say "It wasn't meant to be."

Guys like Doug Randolph and Rex Manu don't show great character when they try to make a decision to de-commit from Stanford look like it was their decision when it wasn't. This is why you root for a kid like Christian Folau, who admits he has a lot of work to do to get into Stanford.  He's not afraid to make it clear the only reason he would de-commit from Stanford is if he is denied admission.  Similarly I'm rooting for Kirk Tucker and Deante Gray, as I'm sure all Stanford fans are.

Folau's decommitted.  https://twitter.com/DougKimmelScout/stat...7753138176