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From out of left field, a really good piece - Redrum - 12-13-2013
...on the politics of BIG TIME college athletic administration. This is about Texas, but it is very well written and using the Mack Brown situation to illuminate how and why decisions are made. And, it features Andrew Luck's daddy. The second part also digs into the Mack Brown situation but--let's be honest now-- it gets boring after a while watching Sandy Barbour and Sonny Dykes continually walk into swinging doors. A peek at the politics of dumping Mack Brown is a welcome diversion.
As noted on the Booty, it also gives us perspective via contrast on our AD, Bernard Muir, who might turn out to be a fine AD, but is mostly as stealthy as a Soviet missile sub compared to Bob Bowlsby.
http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2013/12/10/5176858/steve-patterson-and-the-future-of-texas-athletics-mack-brown-nick-saban-rick-barnes
Re: From out of left field, a really good piece - fullmetal - 12-13-2013
Muir's job is to keep the machine well-oiled and ticking along while replacing certain parts as necessary. Thankfully nothing at Stanford is as in dire straits as football is at Texas, though there are some varsity sports at Stanford that are underperforming relative to other Stanford sports. Meanwhile at Texas, as mentioned in that article, there's a lot of housecleaning that needs to be done on the women's sports side of things.Â
Re: From out of left field, a really good piece - washingtonismoney - 12-13-2013
(12-13-2013, 02:32 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:though there are some varsity sports at Stanford that are underperforming relative to other Stanford sports.
Muir's ideal sports world, where all the programs are above average.
Re: From out of left field, a really good piece - Bruce Wang - 12-13-2013
(12-13-2013, 02:32 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:Muir's job is to keep the machine well-oiled and ticking along while replacing certain parts as necessary. Thankfully nothing at Stanford is as in dire straits as football is at Texas, though there are some varsity sports at Stanford that are underperforming relative to other Stanford sports. Meanwhile at Texas, as mentioned in that article, there's a lot of housecleaning that needs to be done on the women's sports side of things.
Muir's job is to hire a new MBB coach.
Re: From out of left field, a really good piece - fullmetal - 12-13-2013
My ideal sports world: all Stanford sports are performing above the average D1 program in that sport. Ideally championship level. We surpass U$C and UCLA quickly in NCAA championship count. Director's Cups will never threaten to leave Stanford. All our student-athletes go off to do great and wonderful things. I never have a problem buying a bowl game ticket.