In 2025, can I call it now???

My write up on that is here. They announced in November, but I finally am getting the article published.

Hunter Clegg switched to Utah.

Read that here.

This has to be personal. I don't understand it as I thought I was a loyal and supportive alum but their actions suggest I'm right. I thought getting both kids "wait listed" was bad but the way Shaw was administered and this absurd coaching search has taken things to a new low. I may sue.

According to my "sources" (internet gossip) and the fact most other known candidates have all dropped out - I feel pretty confident that i will come out of this 1/1 in my lifetime on the record prediction.

Unless it turns out to be the secret candidate.

Just announce it already Muir!

Have heard three tepidly sourced suggestions that Jason Garrett is in the lead. The three sources don't know each other so unlikely to be an echo chamber effect.

Somewhere in some stats class, I recall the teacher or prof saying informally that three disparate confirming data points are pretty good validation. That rule of three has served me pretty well professionally so I'm going with it and making the call for Jason Garrett.

If I'm wrong, I can't possibly look as foolish at @rawbbbbbb with his Troy Taylor within 48 hrs call mid last week. lol.

[EDIT: one source is now saying this is confirmed]

[EDIT: hearing Garrett is on campus already... I assume hammering out the deal or signing the contract??]

Read that here.

What if are believing our own stuff. And whatever misinformation/disinformation is coming from the AD. The Garrett tweet is confounding, after we thought he was our guy. So what if Taylor is not runner up. Or he also blows us off. And Brennan said no, and we don’t have a good back up. And whatever else…
I was positively inclined on Garrett. I am ok on Taylor. But if Muir f..s this up , I will be really miffed.

Even if we land the right coach here this process has been a clown show.

We can’t do this again in hoops.

Wow. Can’t say I saw it coming.

Karty is a finalist! Details here:

Can we do a vigil of sorts .
Hotels : is Garrett staying an extra night.
Any other candidate staying in a
local hotel.
FastTrack: is Taylor driving over the Benicia
Bridge.
Airports: is anyone on our list flying in or
Out of local airports.
CP: can we have a private eye follow him

Alrighty, the football recruiting notes thread for November is here! October thread is here in case you missed anything from there.


Heading into November, Stanford has the 36th best class in 2023 with 14 scholarship commits. Check that list out here in case you missed anyone.


Two names to keep an eye on of that group are 4-star tight end Walker Lyons and 4-star defensive end Hunter Clegg. Both are considered risks at least to some degree to flip to a different school. Utah looking like the biggest threat for both. At the moment, I would say odds are good they'll both remain committed. Clegg made it clear to me that he is firmly committed and while he hasn't gotten back to my inquiries, Lyons' behavior on Twitter indicates he's still locked in at the moment as well.

That isn't to say there is no chance they flip to Utah. Clegg's brother is there and Lyons likes how Stanford uses their tight ends as well. Plus, being LDS and planning to serve missions, they don't really have to decide until they get back from their missions as they are in effect 2025 recruits. Still, panic meter at the moment appears to be low. But we'll see how things progress over the next few weeks as we get closer to signing day.

As far as other possible additions to the 2023 class go, wide receiver Jackson Harris out of Berkeley High School in Berkeley landed an offer from Stanford late in October after visiting for the Oregon State game. Cal, Eastern Michigan, UNLV, and Cal Poly are his other offers.

I would say this is a Cal-Stanford race so long as no other high majors come in and offer. If you're Cal, you have to keep a Berkeley kid in Berkeley. That's right in your back yard. Though at the same time, maybe he wants to try something new all while still being close to home, which would make Stanford a very attractive option. So, he's one to keep an eye on.

Another one is 3-star wide receiver Ismael Cisse out of Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, CO. Other offers are Cal, Colorado, Colorado State, UNLV, USC, and Washington State. He visited Cal back in March. A little bit better offers list than Harris, so more competition there. Plus he's an out of state kid, so Colorado I'm sure is on him hard. The fact that he visited Cal is a good sign in that it shows he's been to the Bay Area and also has interest in a high academic school. Stanford usually edges Cal in those battles.

Going across the country to Virginia we have 3-star defensive tackle Elijah Hughes. Admitted, but taking his sweet time and not wanting to give much of a tell of as to where he's going. I would think if he was coming to Stanford, he'd have committed by now, but then again I suppose all the schools recruiting him could feel the same way, so it's just hard to tell.

The one thing I will say is very early on I was informed that he was really recruiting himself to Stanford and really asked to get the offer and had the vibe of being one of these so called "self-selectors." So on those grounds, I hold out hope that Stanford can land him, but it really is a wait and see with him. I could see it going either way. 50/50. USC appears to be in there and then there's also a chance he stays close to home and signs with Virginia Tech.

3-star outside linebacker Asa Newsom (targeted as an ILB, right @SamuelMcF ?) is also admitted. He seems to be taking his time and is considering a visit after his season is over. So, he's a guy who I could see possibly making a decision after the regular signing day. Waiting until February to sign and make his announcement.

He's another hard guy to read, but I feel Stanford is still in there. As they should be with anyone who is admitted though as we've seen, being admitted doesn't guarantee a guy will come. So, we'll just have to see what he does. Iowa looks to be the biggest competition given how often he's visited there. His official visits in total have been to Iowa, Stanford, Minnesota, and Kansas State.

Going back to the East Bay, we have outside linebacker Omar Staples, who I believe is being looked at as an edge. He considers himself a defense end on Hudl and he plays for Oakland Tech. Stanford is one of just four offers he has with Oregon State, Utah, and Washington State being the other three. I'm bewildered of as to why Cal hasn't offered him. That's just strange.

But anyways, Stanford should like their chances here if you just look at that list. Utah is the biggest threat because they're the best football program of the bunch, but I think Stanford should have an easier time recruiting a kid from Oakland than Utah just in terms of vibe and culture. But the fact that he has a Utah offer indicates he's got some game.

Staying on defense, we then get to 4-star inside linebacker Leviticus Su'a. All of his interviews indicate a Stanford/Arizona race, but UCLA just offered him, so they appear to have entered the picture as well. He hasn't been responsive to any of messages, but neither was David Bailey down the stretch of his recruitment, so I don't necessarily take that as a bad sign. I just think he's not wanting to give a tip or a lead on where he's leaning right now. He's keeping things close to the vest.

I think what Stanford has going for them is the presence of Bailey. The two of them could form a really dynamic duo on defense and as the season has gone one, they've gotten better defensively. So that's something Stanford can point to. I don't want to give a percentage of odds with him, but I feel like Stanford is definitely still in there and in truth, between Arizona and UCLA, I would have to think UCLA is the bigger threat because it's a better school than Arizona, it's a better program, and it's closer to home. Plus, Stanford saw Kamari Ramsey flip to UCLA a year ago, so they've shown they've pulled guys away from The Farm before.

Switching back to offense, 2023 3-star wide receiver Jordan Onovughe visited for the USC game and it was considered an official visit. So on those grounds, I'd have to think an offer is coming. But then again I would also think it would have come by now. So I guess we'll have to see, but if Stanford does offer, I like their chances of landing him. Utah and Colorado are his other high major offers. UNLV, Fordham, and Colorado State have also offered.

I get all the excited when I get e mails about topics I « follow ». Despite being busy I always press the view thread button... Until I realize …it’s MY latest post ….downer

TO BECOME A CARDINAL!!

Louisville Cardinal that is. Correct me if I'm wrong but Louisville wasn't even a Power 5 program 10 years ago. That's huge news for them if true.

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I don't want to even imagine how bad it's going to get on these boards if we whiff on our hire while Louisville snags Brohm and Colorado gets Primetime. Both those programs are definitely a tier or two below ours even if our coaching hires suggest otherwise.

Please please please let it be Petersen, Aranda, or Fleck 🙏

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Use Samuel's Archive link in thread or this one here:

Read that here. I took a bit of a different approach with this one as it was overshadowed by Shaw's departure, but I still wanted to make sure I got a recap of the game up.

A new voice has joined the small but vocal chorus opposing UCLA’s move to the Big Ten Conference. Ramogi Huma, a former Bruins linebacker who serves as executive director of the National College Players Assn., sent a letter to the University of California regents on Wednesday asking them to block UCLA’s planned exit from the Pac-12 Conference in August 2024. Huma described the move as a “short-sighted money grab” that would harm college athletes, citing academic, racial and mental health concerns while also contending that athletic director Martin Jarmond would top a tiny group of beneficiaries.
The letter opposing the planned move:

You’re Stanford’s AD.

Read that here.

Read about that here.

Said not returning Wisconsin

So, let’s hope he becomes a bigtime barrier breaker - he can definitely shoot based on what he’s shown thus far