[DC 86]

Let's see, play before ninety thousand screaming fans or perform at a picnic. What is Plan B?

Of course, the other way of looking at it is if you got hurt and couldn't play football, where would you want your degree to come from?

Transfer. For academics. Not to Stanford because it looks down its nose at transfers but there are plenty of schools with great academics. You guys are not alone...really.

Phogge, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. However, tens of thousands of Stanford applicants yearly would disagree with you on your notion that Stanford is just another school with good academics.

Transfer acceptance rates (source: admissionsight.com):

Princeton 1.0% (1,360 applicants, 13 accepted)
Harvard 1.0% (1,553 applicants, 16 accepted)
Stanford 1.4%
MIT 4.1%
CalTech 1.9%
Dartmouth 0.5%
Yale 2.5%

The difficulty of being admitted as a transfer student these days isn't unique to Stanford. The availability of a top education at less exclusive schools is an entirely different conversation, but transferring to the highest ranked universities (those generally regarded as Stanford's peers) strictly as an academic applicant isn't something for injured athletes to count on as a backup plan.

[DC 86]

Let's see, play before ninety thousand screaming fans or perform at a picnic. What is Plan B?

Of course, the other way of looking at it is if you got hurt and couldn't play football, where would you want your degree to come from?

Transfer. For academics. Not to Stanford because it looks down its nose at transfers but there are plenty of schools with great academics. You guys are not alone...really.

Phogge, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. However, tens of thousands of Stanford applicants yearly would disagree with you on your notion that Stanford is just another school with good academics.

Transfer acceptance rates (source: admissionsight.com):

Princeton 1.0% (1,360 applicants, 13 accepted)
Harvard 1.0% (1,553 applicants, 16 accepted)
Stanford 1.4%
MIT 4.1%
CalTech 1.9%
Dartmouth 0.5%
Yale 2.5%

The difficulty of being admitted as a transfer student these days isn't unique to Stanford. The availability of a top education at less exclusive schools is an entirely different conversation, but transferring to the highest ranked universities (those generally regarded as Stanford's peers) strictly as an academic applicant isn't something for injured athletes to count on as a backup plan.

[Goose]

Transfer acceptance rates (source: admissionsight.com):

Princeton 1.0% (1,360 applicants, 13 accepted)
Harvard 1.0% (1,553 applicants, 16 accepted)
Stanford 1.4%
MIT 4.1%
CalTech 1.9%
Dartmouth 0.5%
Yale 2.5%

The difficulty of being admitted as a transfer student these days isn't unique to Stanford. The availability of a top education at less exclusive schools is an entirely different conversation, but transferring to the highest ranked universities (those generally regarded as Stanford's peers) strictly as an academic applicant isn't something for injured athletes to count on as a backup plan.

This fact also explains why Stanford coaches don't stay up nights looking to recruit transfer athletes. It is pretty safe to assume the vast majority of the transfer applicants to Stanford are somewhat qualified. Only 1.4% get in. Even if a coach found somebody qualified, getting them admitted is pretty improbable. Grad transfers are a different story, but not totally different. Getting into Stanford graduate school, depending on what you are applying for, is never "easy" and in some majors it is very difficult. Neither pathway is liable to be a viable source of athletes to "fill the holes". Certainly not a path to count on year in and year out.

[Goose]

Transfer acceptance rates (source: admissionsight.com):

Princeton 1.0% (1,360 applicants, 13 accepted)
Harvard 1.0% (1,553 applicants, 16 accepted)
Stanford 1.4%
MIT 4.1%
CalTech 1.9%
Dartmouth 0.5%
Yale 2.5%

The difficulty of being admitted as a transfer student these days isn't unique to Stanford. The availability of a top education at less exclusive schools is an entirely different conversation, but transferring to the highest ranked universities (those generally regarded as Stanford's peers) strictly as an academic applicant isn't something for injured athletes to count on as a backup plan.

This fact also explains why Stanford coaches don't stay up nights looking to recruit transfer athletes. It is pretty safe to assume the vast majority of the transfer applicants to Stanford are somewhat qualified. Only 1.4% get in. Even if a coach found somebody qualified, getting them admitted is pretty improbable. Grad transfers are a different story, but not totally different. Getting into Stanford graduate school, depending on what you are applying for, is never "easy" and in some majors it is very difficult. Neither pathway is liable to be a viable source of athletes to "fill the holes". Certainly not a path to count on year in and year out.

[SamuelMcF]

We have a PWO place kicker.

BC

Punter, and a damn good one.

He does both.  From his twitter profile…

Oaks Christian ‘23 | Stanford Commit?| MaxPreps All American 1st Team | CSK #1 punter/#2 kicker | Kohl’s #2 punter/#6 kicker | AG2G

I guess it depends what we need more.  Sanborne will be a senior, but we do have a sophomore punter (Wesleman).  Karty is only a junior, but we do have Kenny, who is also a PWO.

BC

He's primarily coming in as a punter, but indeed the good news is he can clearly do both if needed (recall Sanborn did too).

[SamuelMcF]

We have a PWO place kicker.

BC

Punter, and a damn good one.

He does both.  From his twitter profile…

Oaks Christian ‘23 | Stanford Commit?| MaxPreps All American 1st Team | CSK #1 punter/#2 kicker | Kohl’s #2 punter/#6 kicker | AG2G

I guess it depends what we need more.  Sanborne will be a senior, but we do have a sophomore punter (Wesleman).  Karty is only a junior, but we do have Kenny, who is also a PWO.

BC

He's primarily coming in as a punter, but indeed the good news is he can clearly do both if needed (recall Sanborn did too).

[Phogge]

Not exactly any football powers in bed with Stanford on the transfer thing. In the New World Order of college football another spike in the coffin that is Stanford football.

[Phogge]

Not exactly any football powers in bed with Stanford on the transfer thing. In the New World Order of college football another spike in the coffin that is Stanford football.

[JohnR34231]

Not exactly any football powers in bed with Stanford on the transfer thing. In the New World Order of college football another spike in the coffin that is Stanford football.

Well, if Stanford football is in fact a "coffin" I don't know why anyone bothers to follow it any more.
Unless, of course, they enjoy gloating over that fact.

[JohnR34231]

Not exactly any football powers in bed with Stanford on the transfer thing. In the New World Order of college football another spike in the coffin that is Stanford football.

Well, if Stanford football is in fact a "coffin" I don't know why anyone bothers to follow it any more.
Unless, of course, they enjoy gloating over that fact.

[Phogge]

Hey. Anybody can be a fan. And fans can bitch and moan. And get pissed when "factors" lead to crappy teams. Just like, "We were a few plays away..." when in fact the team got drilled and were about 50 plays away.

So old fans remember 0-10 in 1960, newer ones remember Buddy and Wlat, just incredibly bad hires.

There are only a few Harballs and Farhan's. There are many Muir's.

So should us older folks just roll up and die or shall we just stay angry and bitch until there is some change? Whatever.

[Phogge]

Hey. Anybody can be a fan. And fans can bitch and moan. And get pissed when "factors" lead to crappy teams. Just like, "We were a few plays away..." when in fact the team got drilled and were about 50 plays away.

So old fans remember 0-10 in 1960, newer ones remember Buddy and Wlat, just incredibly bad hires.

There are only a few Harballs and Farhan's. There are many Muir's.

So should us older folks just roll up and die or shall we just stay angry and bitch until there is some change? Whatever.

[JohnR34231]

Hey. Anybody can be a fan. And fans can bitch and moan. And get pissed when "factors" lead to crappy teams. Just like, "We were a few plays away..." when in fact the team got drilled and were about 50 plays away.

So old fans remember 0-10 in 1960, newer ones remember Buddy and Wlat, just incredibly bad hires.

There are only a few Harballs and Farhan's. There are many Muir's.

So should us older folks just roll up and die or shall we just stay angry and bitch until there is some change? Whatever.

Of course you are entitled to bitch if that's what you want to do.
It's just that if bitching about Shaw caused changes there would have been changes a long time ago.

[JohnR34231]

Hey. Anybody can be a fan. And fans can bitch and moan. And get pissed when "factors" lead to crappy teams. Just like, "We were a few plays away..." when in fact the team got drilled and were about 50 plays away.

So old fans remember 0-10 in 1960, newer ones remember Buddy and Wlat, just incredibly bad hires.

There are only a few Harballs and Farhan's. There are many Muir's.

So should us older folks just roll up and die or shall we just stay angry and bitch until there is some change? Whatever.

Of course you are entitled to bitch if that's what you want to do.
It's just that if bitching about Shaw caused changes there would have been changes a long time ago.

[Phogge]

One can always hope for an epiphany. May need a Novena.

[Phogge]

One can always hope for an epiphany. May need a Novena.

[slide]

One can always hope for an epiphany. May need a Novena.

if 2022 goes the way the last 4 games of 2021 did, we may need several of them.  kaddish too?

[slide]

One can always hope for an epiphany. May need a Novena.

if 2022 goes the way the last 4 games of 2021 did, we may need several of them.  kaddish too?

[BostonCard]

One can always hope for an epiphany. May need a Novena.

if 2022 goes the way the last 4 games of 2021 did, we may need several of them.  kaddish too?

The Mourner’s Kaddish?

[BostonCard]

One can always hope for an epiphany. May need a Novena.

if 2022 goes the way the last 4 games of 2021 did, we may need several of them.  kaddish too?

The Mourner’s Kaddish?

[Phogge]

We have something like that.. the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.

[Phogge]

We have something like that.. the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.

[SamuelMcF]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/joshmanning121/status/1522717958040080385[/tweet]
WR Joshua Manning's dad is former Stanford WR Brian Manning.

[SamuelMcF]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/joshmanning121/status/1522717958040080385[/tweet]
WR Joshua Manning's dad is former Stanford WR Brian Manning.

[SamuelMcF]

3 more offers:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/aLJayMartin/status/1522731550734966786[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/KenyonSadiq/status/1522731637607264256[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ZakYamauchi/status/1522740110877286401[/tweet]

[SamuelMcF]

3 more offers:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/aLJayMartin/status/1522731550734966786[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/KenyonSadiq/status/1522731637607264256[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ZakYamauchi/status/1522740110877286401[/tweet]

[BostonCard]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

[BostonCard]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

[BobK]

Manning 23-6 Long Jump. Takes after his dad

[BobK]

Manning 23-6 Long Jump. Takes after his dad

[CompSci87]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

Just think of it as short for "the one and only Leland Stanford Junior University."

[CompSci87]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

Just think of it as short for "the one and only Leland Stanford Junior University."

[yvonne]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

Just think of it as short for "the one and only Leland Stanford Junior University."

The one, the only, the truly incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University.

[yvonne]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

Just think of it as short for "the one and only Leland Stanford Junior University."

The one, the only, the truly incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University.

[CompSci87]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

Just think of it as short for "the one and only Leland Stanford Junior University."

The one, the only, the truly incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University.

Thanks! That's what I had in mind!

[CompSci87]

*sigh*

Is a comma too much to ask for?
Also, just because it is “the Ohio State University” doesn’t mean it has to be “the” Stanford University.

But those are mere ramblings of a pedant; glad to see the offers out.

BC

Just think of it as short for "the one and only Leland Stanford Junior University."

The one, the only, the truly incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University.

Thanks! That's what I had in mind!

[BostonCard]

I thought that the noun in that sentence was “band” and “Leland Stanford Jr. University” describes the band.  Thus, “ The one, the only, the truly incomparable, Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.” shortens to “The Band”, not “The Stanford University”.

BC

[BostonCard]

I thought that the noun in that sentence was “band” and “Leland Stanford Jr. University” describes the band.  Thus, “ The one, the only, the truly incomparable, Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.” shortens to “The Band”, not “The Stanford University”.

BC

[Phogge]

Bravo BC.

[Phogge]

Bravo BC.