[TreesAndBirds]

While recognizing OutsiderFan's point that Stanford would easily survive early enrollments (as would the students), I'm in the camp with CI, CTC, and others favoring the status quo.

But then again, I'm old and cranky . . .

I agree. Stanford tries to make sure athletes are integrated with the rest of the student body. This would be unhelpful.

But I also think that with the new early recruiting commitment date, the advantages of spring workouts that arent available to Stanford recruits, the June graduation that hurts our guys going to the NFL, the late night games which limit visibility on the east coast...in addition to the well known rigors of the Stanford application process and the day to day academic requirements...recruiting is not going to get easier. I hope some people in the AD office and admin are thinking creatively about how we might address these without compromising our primary mission of academics.

[TreesAndBirds]

While recognizing OutsiderFan's point that Stanford would easily survive early enrollments (as would the students), I'm in the camp with CI, CTC, and others favoring the status quo.

But then again, I'm old and cranky . . .

I agree. Stanford tries to make sure athletes are integrated with the rest of the student body. This would be unhelpful.

But I also think that with the new early recruiting commitment date, the advantages of spring workouts that arent available to Stanford recruits, the June graduation that hurts our guys going to the NFL, the late night games which limit visibility on the east coast...in addition to the well known rigors of the Stanford application process and the day to day academic requirements...recruiting is not going to get easier. I hope some people in the AD office and admin are thinking creatively about how we might address these without compromising our primary mission of academics.