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What exactly is the terrible look?

The LB decommit is a player that committed under the prior DC and may or may not be a fit for the current DC who plays a more attacking scheme at the LOS with the EDGE appearing to be a notable emphasis for the 2026 class. And, as you mentioned, anybody that is truly committing to play football at Stanford is making that choice to play school … nobody with a high end competitive motor is going to choose to play for a bottom end ACC program versus a Big10 program that played for a National Title in 2023. I don't want to say WDWHA because I don't know the specifics, but there's evidence where you can't rule that out.

Are you also referencing the OL-prospect from Utah that decommitted previously and then committed to USC right after taking a trip to UW Junior Day? No question that one hurt but the writing was on the wall when he decommitted when Carroll left for the NFL. While he should be a good prospect UW took a massive OL class last year and has some other young players on the roster that will have a chance to be multi-year starters on the interior … between the coach he had the best connection with leaving and USC likely having a greater immediate need (and likely bigger bag) it's really not THAT surprising that he committed to USC. I always read his trip up here more as confirming that USC was his choice more than anything else.

Was Junior Day a full blown failure? It looks like we're going to pick up a highly regarded QB to add to the competition whenever it is that Demond declares for the NFL whether after the 2026 or 2027 season. There are a number of players that have set up official visits after this trip and we had enough momentum off of one player's trip to have them back off of their commitment from Oregon.

Perhaps let things play out a little bit …