Figured I would just start a new thread for this. I was at practice today. Last availability before Saturday's spring showcase. I interviewed Bobby April, Sam Roush, and Joshua Karty. First of all, E.J. Smith was doing a lot of the drills and looks good. He's definitely making progress. Ari Patu and Ashton Daniels both seemed to be splitting reps at QB1. I'm assuming Patu will get the start with Daniels being used as a wildcat option, but we'll see. Both guys seemed to be throwing the ball well.

While he is listed as a tight end, I noticed CJ Hawkins was with the wide receivers today. I thought that was kind of interesting. He looked like he belonged. Just in terms of his speed/quickness.

One other thing I've noticed is Troy Taylor seems to be a lot more detail oriented than Shaw. And not just him, but wide receiver coach Tyler Osborne seems to be very detailed-oriented as well. They're constantly giving guys feedback like hey, you were a yard too deep, or make that cut off the block a bit crisper, that sort of thing. That's not to say Shaw wasn't detail-oriented at all, but it just seems to me that Taylor is much more oriented in that way. You can just kinda tell when watching them practice.

Sam Roush mentioned that Taylor is constantly drawing up new plays and tinkering with the offense. He seems to really enjoy having a coach that is so creative and fun at the same time. And then Roush also attested to the fact that practice is a lot more intense. I asked about that and he said he's coming off the field way more tired than before, but he likes it.

And then one thing April mentioned that I can remember off the top of my head is they are really just focused on the next play. Everyone is getting a clean slate. They're not too worried about what happened last year. Just really trying to put their best foot forward for this year.

More to come in the interviews and all, but I thought some of you would appreciate these insights. Guys do seem to be responding well to the new staff and having a lot of fun getting pushed as hard as they are. Definitely a different vibe. In a very good/healthy way.

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Would not know it from the crickets here.

Anyone? Bueuller?

Nice article but for all of the Shaw inputs. From my perspective, I just don't see him better than an UDFA who struggles to stick on a practice squad.

https://theathletic.com/4430324/202...-draft/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

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This feels like a shock to the system…

Holy Sheeot

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Read that here. Esquer gave a pretty fiery speech to the guys after the game. He wasn't happy about this one.

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Congratulations to Rose Zhang for capturing the 2023 August Women's Amateur title. This is another significant title for the world number amateur woman golfer since 2020.
Probably means she's closer to turning pro than farther away. Megha Ganne finished in 9th place.
The rest of the Stanford women's team including coach Walker were there to support Rose. I thought I heard that even Rachel Heck was there.

The Stanford men are in the final round of the Goodwin, playing this week at Harding. They are the highest ranked team in the event and are in 4th place. They have three solid players but can't find #4 and #5 that can provide consistent solid rounds.

Patrick Rodgers is in the lead by two shots with a hole to play in the 3rd round at the Valero Texas Open. It would be his first PGA win if he holds on through tomorrow. Brandon Wu is in 54th and Bramlett missed the cut.

Not a good weekend at the LPGA. Andrea and Aline missed the cut and Albane withdrew after the first round.

On the Korn Ferry, Isaiah Salinda missed the cut.

Believe, IIRC, that we once recruited him when he was an elite HS stud... don't know how far that recruitment actually went... any chance this time?... or is he big-time NIL shopping?

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Firing this up now. Livestream to watch is here. Preview is here.

National Championship on the line. Finals on Saturday.

Big article on the team from gostanford.com:


Even with Malone out and Walker limited, Stanford is the prohibitive favorite.

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Alrighty, better late than never. The women's hoops recruiting notes thread is here. The March thread is here in case you missed anything from that. In April, Courtney Ogden played in the McDonald's All-American game, which was cool. I still have that piece to get published. Just waiting for a convenient time to slide it in. Stanford also recently lost a key target to UConn (2024 5-star guard Morgan Cheli out of Mitty). That was a bummer. 2024 5-star forward Toby Fournier out of Ontario appears to still be in play. She has not narrowed her list further since releasing her top eight back in the fall.

And then as a reminder, 5-star post Kate Koval, 4-star point guard Shay Ijiwoye, and 5-star guard Jordan Lee all visited for the UCLA game. My article on Ijiwoye is ready to go, just gotta find a good time to publish that. And then I'll see if I can set something up with Koval and Lee as well.

Obviously with Lauren Betts, Indya Nivar, and Agnes Emma-Nnopu entering the portal, that creates some open spaces as well. I'll see if I can find out more about how the staff is planning to fill those spots. That's pretty much all I got for this month, but at least wanted to get something posted for this month.

Spencer Jones has announced he’ll be back for next season.

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• The main change is that prospects will no longer be restricted to five official visits but will be limited to one official visit per school.
• If there is a coaching change, a second official visit can be taken.
• The rules will take place this August.
• College programs still have a limit of 56 total official visits per year.

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For Spencer Jones

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Wash Commanders sale: Snyder being forced out by NFL owners, reported $6 Billion... to Harris, owner of NBA 76ers