Following back to back 3 and 9 seasons. Says "it's time" and stated last week, he urged his AD, for "a creative way to be more competitive in the transfer portal".
I am not in any way saying Stanford and RU are the same but the David Shaw style of coaching mirrors what Schiano wants to do.....run the ball, control the clock, play good defense.
At the same time, if you have elite academic requirements, how do you backfill kids that could leave Stanford via the portal for better schemes or opportunities??
Stanford is struggling.....
Northwestern went 1-11 with 11 straight losses, they come to Piscataway for the opener next year. They also have no chance to consistently get better players via the transfer portal and also play a run the ball, play sound defense, avoid turning it over style of football. Pat Fitzgerald has been B1G Coach of the Year multiple times.
RU has also under Schiano 1.0 and now, has been VERY selective on what kids they want to recruit or offer, even if those kids are academically capable of succeeding at RU. The numbers of kids in NJ who didn't even get an offer but landed at other Power 5 schools because "they didn't camp at RU", is staggering.
I am not saying RU is Northwestern, Stanford, or Vanderbilt. but is viewing things via the HC as if they are like those schools.
If David Shaw decides to pack it in, is it because of NIL or the transfer portal.....???
OR
Is it because you don't have any chance to win competitive football games or can adjust to a scheme to win 19-17 any more in the Pac 12...????........games are trending towards 38-34 most weekends. NIL or transfer portal isn't an excuse for bad offense.
If David Shaw is clearly a better coach than Greg Schiano (Stanford had 3 Rose Bowl appearances), and Schiano refuses to change his ways, can he ultimately make this work at RU.....?? And Stanford has much better talent than RU.