[2006alum]

I have no skin in this game - I don't follow women's softball, and don't especially care, beyond my desire for Stanford to kick a$$ at everything. So, on behalf of the uninitiated, a few questions for those in the know:

1. Do we realistically think we can get a better coach than Hanson? Given everything that has happened, would someone be willing to step in and fill that role at the moment who has demonstrably better credentials?
2. If Hanson were fired, do we think we'd lose any of our current players and/or incoming recruits? Do we have reason to believe a newly hired coach could get a better incoming recruiting class than Hanson has secured?
3. Most importantly, do we think any coach would want to come in if Hanson were fired mid-season, i.e., right now?

I guess the reason why I ask is that I am skeptical that firing Hanson right now would make things any better. Who would want to take this job NOW, mid-season, after the previous coach was barely given 2 seasons, and the prior coach was fired amid an enormous amount of drama?

And if we don't think we could get someone better than Hanson right now, might it be better to hold our horses until the season ends and, if the team's record really does support firing her, make a strong pitch to Muir then?

I guess I just feel like I see a ton of hate being poured on Hanson, and whether or not it's all deserved, I wonder whether, at this moment, it's productive?

[2006alum]

I have no skin in this game - I don't follow women's softball, and don't especially care, beyond my desire for Stanford to kick a$$ at everything. So, on behalf of the uninitiated, a few questions for those in the know:

1. Do we realistically think we can get a better coach than Hanson? Given everything that has happened, would someone be willing to step in and fill that role at the moment who has demonstrably better credentials?
2. If Hanson were fired, do we think we'd lose any of our current players and/or incoming recruits? Do we have reason to believe a newly hired coach could get a better incoming recruiting class than Hanson has secured?
3. Most importantly, do we think any coach would want to come in if Hanson were fired mid-season, i.e., right now?

I guess the reason why I ask is that I am skeptical that firing Hanson right now would make things any better. Who would want to take this job NOW, mid-season, after the previous coach was barely given 2 seasons, and the prior coach was fired amid an enormous amount of drama?

And if we don't think we could get someone better than Hanson right now, might it be better to hold our horses until the season ends and, if the team's record really does support firing her, make a strong pitch to Muir then?

I guess I just feel like I see a ton of hate being poured on Hanson, and whether or not it's all deserved, I wonder whether, at this moment, it's productive?