[Goose]

Yes I agree that Taitz deserves the freedom to make his own decision.  However, it does make we wonder about our recruiting strategy.  Is MBB capitalizing sufficiently on the offer of a Stanford degree if we are recruiting players who don't value it that highly?

Well, Taitz did go to Stanford, so whatever they offered "worked". I think that he undoubtedly valued a Stanford degree, but as his friend said, he loves basketball more than anything. He undoubtedly expected he would play a lot at Stanford. Didn't work out that way, so making a move makes sense under those conditions. These days, anybody who doesn't play as much as they wish is liable to leave IMHO. If you restrict recruiting to guys who are OK with not playing and stay for the degree, you are going to miss out on lots of guys you will want to get. If they play, they stay, if they don't, that's life. In today's world, you can't take that hit.

[Goose]

Yes I agree that Taitz deserves the freedom to make his own decision.  However, it does make we wonder about our recruiting strategy.  Is MBB capitalizing sufficiently on the offer of a Stanford degree if we are recruiting players who don't value it that highly?

Well, Taitz did go to Stanford, so whatever they offered "worked". I think that he undoubtedly valued a Stanford degree, but as his friend said, he loves basketball more than anything. He undoubtedly expected he would play a lot at Stanford. Didn't work out that way, so making a move makes sense under those conditions. These days, anybody who doesn't play as much as they wish is liable to leave IMHO. If you restrict recruiting to guys who are OK with not playing and stay for the degree, you are going to miss out on lots of guys you will want to get. If they play, they stay, if they don't, that's life. In today's world, you can't take that hit.