Does anyone on this board follow Field Hockey? I haven't up until now, but I noticed that Stanford is 6-0 and hosting #1 Northwestern tonight (Sept. 17) at 6 pm.

https://gostanford.com/news/2026/09/15/c...anked-test

ADD: at least for me, after clicking on a PM I had to scroll down until the bottom of the box on the left of the PM page and then I can see the PM content.

ADD2:  PMs now work as they did previously with message content next to the left side box of mailbox items

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anyone else having problems reading private messages.  When I go to mine and click on one no content is displayed.

so your football GM and DC both resign in a few months and the head coach apparently had now knowledge of what was going on?

Quote:An investigation into the culture and climate of North Carolina’s football program found that “certain actions demonstrated a disregard for Carolina’s values and standards of conduct,” but that the actions were “isolated” and “not a systematic failure,” the university said Thursday.

As part of the investigation’s conclusion, defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, son of head coach Bill Belichick — who has been on medical leave since Aug. 6 — has resigned. The 39-year-old’s resignation will go into effect at the conclusion of his leave, on Oct. 27.

Former UNC general manager Michael Lombardi — once the highest-paid GM in college football, making $1.5 million annually — previously resigned on Sept. 3.

Less than two years into Bill Belichick’s tenure, both his son and longtime right-hand man have departed the program under a cloud of scrutiny, but Bill Belichick was not named in the university’s statement Thursday and continues to prepare for the Tar Heels (2-0) playing Saturday at Clemson.

UCLA will now let in their students for free at all home football and basketball games.
https://dailybruin.com/2026/09/16/ucla-a...ball-games

an interesting concept.

home:  Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia plus Big Game
road:  SMU, Clemson, BC, and FSU

other games: 

vs Vanderbilt on Sept 11
vs ND Nov 27


https://gostanford.com/news/2026/09/16/a...vFev1Y1Tfw

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interac...l-share-ta

FWIW, this shared link estimates what each of 68 schools are spending. Obviously, the reliability of these numbers is unknown but is at least grounded in a uniform methodology.

Stanford women's golf puts last year's national championship behind it as they begin a new season today at the limited field Jackson T Stephens Cup. Only 6 teams, all of whom are considered top 10-15 in the country. The teams play 36 holes of stroke play today and 18 more tomorrow. The top 2 teams then face off in match play for the championship on Wednesday. 

Even with 3 returning All Americans, it's definitely going to be a different experience for Stanford women's golf this year because they are starting off in dead last. They finished the morning round 24 strokes behind leader South Carolina. Andrea Revuelta, the #1 ranked women's amateur in the world, shot 75 which included a quadruple bogey on a par 5. Paula Martin Sampedro, the #2 ranked women's amateur in the world, shot 79. 

Of course, almost the entirety of the season is still to come. It's also easy to dismiss fall results when a team might still be figuring out its lineup and players are working on specific aspects of their games. But Stanford dominated last year from beginning to end. It will be a different story this year. 

If you want to watch, Golf Channel is broadcasting this afternoon from 2 to 5 pm pacific and tomorrow from 1 to 4 pm. The coverage will also include the men's competition which does not include Stanford.

at least some faculty appear to be engaged with athletics.

Quote:The Faculty Athletics Fellows program, part of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER), matches Stanford faculty with athletic programs and teams to provide student-athletes with support, mentorship, and academic guidance. Around 60 faculty members from a wide array of disciplines participate in the program, which began in 2017.

During last night's improbably Texas win over Ohio State (down 3-20 to start the fourth quarter, won 24-23), former Stanford transfer Emmett Mosley V had five receptions for sixty-five yards, with three receptions and forty yards coming during the final go-ahead drive.  

Losing that type of talent to the portal is the price of having a bad coach.  Don't ask players to choose between Stanford and being silently miserable under a bad coach running a charade.  

Made the mistake of looking at Bear Bachmeier's stats -- 16-26 for 217 yds and 3 TDs on top of six rushes for 37 yds and a TD for the win over Arizona.  Alas.

Did Myles Jackson leave the team?  I saw that he entered the portal, but I haven't seen any indication that he was picked up by another team, and he's not on the roster.

CF PLAY OFFs after Week 2
Instant Classic of UTEX vs OHST set the table. Pundits want a rematch.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...-12-week-2

Why talk about expanding beyond 12 teams, FCS!
Why water it down?!
[NCAA wants to screw with it for yet more TV revenue... Football isn't Basketball and a 68 team bracket!]

Based on the rankings above, the seeding would be:
First-round byes
No. 1 Texas (SEC champ)
No. 2 Ohio State (Big Ten champ)
No. 3 Miami (ACC champ)
No. 4 Notre Dame

First-round games
On campus, Dec. 18 and 19
No. 12 Boise State (highest Group of 6) at No. 5 LSU
No. 11 BYU (Big 12 champ)
at No. 6 Georgia
No. 10 Texas A&M at No. 7 Ole Miss
No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Indiana

Quarterfinal games
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 30, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Rose Bowl Game by Prudential, Jan. 1

No. 12 Boise State/No. 5 LSU winner vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
No. 11 BYU/No. 6 Georgia winner vs. No. 3 Miami
No. 10 Texas A&M/No. 7 Ole Miss winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State
No. 9 Alabama/No. 8 Indiana winner vs. No. 1 Texas


Could Stanford beat any of these teams ? No.
With McCaffrey and Hogan in 2015, we could.