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...Then consider the football programs.  Lots of carries at Iowa State or , say,  West Virginia  aren't going to get him to the NFL or to a business career with wide, powerful alumni network.  Transferring to OK State might make some sentimental and business contact sense in his home town, but they'd probably be pissed he didn't go there in the first place.  Staying at Stanford in an appropriate grad program makes sense, but I can't think of an instance, aside from terrible terrible luck, that would give him the carries he needs to develop his running game and would showcase him.

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...Then consider the football programs.  Lots of carries at Iowa State or , say,  West Virginia  aren't going to get him to the NFL or to a business career with wide, powerful alumni network.  Transferring to OK State might make some sentimental and business contact sense in his home town, but they'd probably be pissed he didn't go there in the first place.  Staying at Stanford in an appropriate grad program makes sense, but I can't think of an instance, aside from terrible terrible luck, that would give him the carries he needs to develop his running game and would showcase him.