What does Stanford know

[WoadBlue]

that Fedora does not know?

As that is too broad, let's get tighter: What does Stanford know about Ricky Miezan's potential as a WR?

Miezan is the consensus #1 prospect in lacrosse. After his his first taste of HS football, he knew he wanted to try his hand at college football. So committing to UNC for lacrosse made sense. And then Syracuse offered him a full scholarship in football, and that convinced Miezel that he would take a football ride somewhere and worry about lacrosse after that.

He is headed to Stanford, which doesn't even play lacrosse. That is how much he wants to play football, on a team that has a legit chance to win, at the top level.

Fedora didn't have a scholarship for him? Fedora is certain that the WRs and TEs and LBs he signs are all going to be better than Miezel?

Or did Fedora make an offer of more than preferred walk on but Miezel preferred another FB coach?

Enquiring minds want to know.

 

[blazers]

He was the #1 recruit nationally in lacrosse. Did he even know which sport he preferred? Did Jordyn Adams know which he preferred 6 months ago?

WR/TE were looking stacked prior to Jordyn Adams baseball explosion, but i'm guessing they'd love to have Miezan at LB.

The offer was that he'd be walk-on one yr, on scholarship after that.

It looks like we do indeed have room for one more. I hear OT Luke might go the medical hardship route which would open a slot for an 85th scholarship. That scholarship will probably go to our starting punter, that's my guess.

So, yeah, Fed could've booted one of the long snappers off scholarship and given this spot to Miezan, or ensured he had nothing for the punter. BUT it looks like Fed is a nice guy or family guy and rewarding the hard-working snappers and letting them stay on.

 

[blazers]

Was stanford brilliantly scheming and scouting to find the gem who is Miezan? Or were they desperate.

They had 4 surprise NFL early departures, 2 safeties, a DT and a TE (is Miezan a TE?)

The offer came Feb 8th! Signing day.

 

[blazers]

Let's recap, Stanford has a tiny 2018 class, just 14:
https://stanford.rivals.com/commitments/football/2018

Mid-morning signing-day (the second one) they offer this kid.

More than an entire month later, March 18, he switches from UNC to Stanford.

Looks like Stanford struck out on their first list of lb/te/wr offers, and desperately reached for him when nobody else came thru for them on signing day. Rather than him immediately biting at a football scholarship, it takes him 40 days to figure out whether he should free-ride at UNC or free-ride at Stanford...

Hope that helps your enquiring mind.

 

[ticket2ride04]

It’s hard to turn down a free ride at Stanford. I don’t think people understand what kind of opportunity that is.