Earlier Stanford lost Fiona O’keefe to New Mexico, which was not a complete shock. But the men’s team in the last week has lost Cortez, and Rizzo. Now Ratcliffe and Ostberg have been entered into the transfer portal. New coach conflicts or what?
Earlier Stanford lost Fiona O’keefe to New Mexico, which was not a complete shock. But the men’s team in the last week has lost Cortez, and Rizzo. Now Ratcliffe and Ostberg have been entered into the transfer portal. New coach conflicts or what?
One of them has only outdoor remaining so he wouldn't have counted against the cap. He is probably walking away from a very inexpensive Stanford education in exchange for an expensive degree at somewhere like Oregon. Sounds like a typical Stanford student to me. Don't belive the rumors that the attendees are smart.
Ah, Stanford athletics, home of great warriors for the elite West Coast meritocracy.
I worked for years with a former Stanford female athlete who was a good friend of John Elway while he was a Stanford wunderkind. He was said to be as smart as a box of rocks. His running of the Broncos lends support for the stories she told about him.
Stanford. SMH.
Wasn't Fiona O'Keeffe a grad student transfer? Not quite the same thing
Fiona O'Keefe is a grad transfer and her sister already runs for New Mexico. Ostberg had only outdoor eligibility remaining so is probably a grad transfer also, Radcliffe also has limited eligibility but I think he still might have two years of both tracks. The only transfer with most of their eligibility is Rizzo who is going to Georgetown
UNM ain't foh noh dufezes. We got gazillions in energy and weapons contracts from DoE, Los Alamos, DoD, JPL, Sandia, UCLA, Cal Berkeley, UCSD...
I bet you Devin Hart might transfer, just a hunch
Stan Ford wrote:
One of them has only outdoor remaining so he wouldn't have counted against the cap. He is probably walking away from a very inexpensive Stanford education in exchange for an expensive degree at somewhere like Oregon. Sounds like a typical Stanford student to me. Don't belive the rumors that the attendees are smart.
Ostberg is listed as a 5th Year and Ratcliffe a Senior on the Stanford Athletics website. I would guess both already have (or will have) their degrees from Stanford by the time they transfer.
Ostberg has outdoor due to Covid 19 so his scholarship would not have counted had he stayed at Stanford. Ratcliffe's scholarship would have counted.
But it is likely that neither are walking away from a Stanford education (which appeared to me to be the intent of your post - unless you are referring to whatever Master's program they would need to be in to qualify for eligibility as 5th or 6th years); they will have their Stanford degrees.
Hmm, seems like things aren't great on the farm. Remember the days would Stanford athletes would stick around for their fifth year?
They have probably the best class in the country next year though.
Yes. Masters is more important than undergrad. If you have an MBA from Oregon and apply for a job, that is the degree they look at. Actually looks odd to see somebody going backward.
not true - if you have a strong undergrad degree and a weaker grad degree, as long as there is some logic/story/explanation to it, you can still get good interviews; in fact you can just go straight to the ceo and set up your own interviews
if you are a successful D1 athlete with either good undergrad OR grad, you are a strong candidate in business and law. you may be starting a bit later than your peers, but firms are eager to have you.
Thanks for telling me who I should consider or hire.
They must because they rejected Matt Strangio.
Stan Ford wrote:
Yes. Masters is more important than undergrad. If you have an MBA from Oregon and apply for a job, that is the degree they look at. Actually looks odd to see somebody going backward.
Grad degrees are much more about reputable programs/researchers/professors you work with than with the actual school, as opposed to undergrad. You have no idea what you're talking about.
Well, I have hired hundreds of employees in my lifetime. I would think that you would ask the people doing the hiring what they think instead of telling them how you think it is.
ny guy wrote:
not true - if you have a strong undergrad degree and a weaker grad degree, as long as there is some logic/story/explanation to it, you can still get good interviews; in fact you can just go straight to the ceo and set up your own interviews
if you are a successful D1 athlete with either good undergrad OR grad, you are a strong candidate in business and law. you may be starting a bit later than your peers, but firms are eager to have you.
Stan Ford is right. As a CEO myself, if I'm evaluating an applicant that has an elite school undergrad education then goes to a significantly lesser school for grad school my first thought is that they got bad grades then couldn't get into a good grad program.
The fact is if someone with a Stanford grad degree and a New Mexico grad degree both apply for a job, the Stanford applicant is 2-3 times more likely to get an interview. Regardless of undergrad education.
If they also have track or xc all-American and Stanford and Oregon on their resume, I'm betting they'll be okay, plus that might go with a plan to work for the evil empire, hq'd in Oregon.
Stanford missed on the best recruit in years, but they have a transition with a new distance coach, right?