[cardcrimson]

Man oh man, older generation snowflakes need even safer spaces than us young folk do! It was one thread - to quote the generation-spanning band U2, Walk On.

I assume you're referring to me. So let me say this, please spare me the condescending old snowflake crap. I don't need a safe space, never have, and I've never shied away from debate.

Throughout my life, I've never tried to suppress views opposite of mine or to avoid them. In fact, I've relished them and sought them out. Views different than my own, always improve my own thinking and decision making; they prove my thoughts wrong, validate them, or in most cases tweak them to make my thinking stronger.

Now to the merged thread in question, a lot of threads were buried together and it's irrelevant who the OP was. They cluttered the board with the same thing you claimed--negativity towards the football program. Help me understand how a thread about the press corp, a thread about the running game, a thread about injuries / strength and conditioning, a thread about offensive creativity, a thread our coach's resistance to change, etc. are all about the same thing. To me, they are all separate issues and warrant separate discussions. To you, they are all issues to be feared, as they doesn't fit with your narrative that all is well with Stanford athletics, except for a minor blip with the football program. What a bummer it must be to live in a cardinal colored shell.

Let me leave you with one thought. Diversity of points of view, if you embrace them, are a wonderful thing and are certainly nothing to fear. They'll just make you stronger if you listen, understand, and especially appreciate them.

[cardcrimson]

Man oh man, older generation snowflakes need even safer spaces than us young folk do! It was one thread - to quote the generation-spanning band U2, Walk On.

I assume you're referring to me. So let me say this, please spare me the condescending old snowflake crap. I don't need a safe space, never have, and I've never shied away from debate.

Throughout my life, I've never tried to suppress views opposite of mine or to avoid them. In fact, I've relished them and sought them out. Views different than my own, always improve my own thinking and decision making; they prove my thoughts wrong, validate them, or in most cases tweak them to make my thinking stronger.

Now to the merged thread in question, a lot of threads were buried together and it's irrelevant who the OP was. They cluttered the board with the same thing you claimed--negativity towards the football program. Help me understand how a thread about the press corp, a thread about the running game, a thread about injuries / strength and conditioning, a thread about offensive creativity, a thread our coach's resistance to change, etc. are all about the same thing. To me, they are all separate issues and warrant separate discussions. To you, they are all issues to be feared, as they doesn't fit with your narrative that all is well with Stanford athletics, except for a minor blip with the football program. What a bummer it must be to live in a cardinal colored shell.

Let me leave you with one thought. Diversity of points of view, if you embrace them, are a wonderful thing and are certainly nothing to fear. They'll just make you stronger if you listen, understand, and especially appreciate them.