[Mick]

Previous 5 coaches win percentage 40% vs Shaw 72%

We can argue whether it's attributable to Shaw, whether he can maintain it, or whether Stanford should spend this much, but are there others with similar objective results that haven't massively cashed in? Who?

Harbaugh sure did, so did Willingham and Green.

What's special about Shaw that we should consider him differently? Serious question

Serious answer:

1.  He coaches at Stanford - which should not be paying its head football coach anywhere near the kind of cash Shaw fleeced Bernard for; and

2.  If Shaw thinks he is so entitled to $5M+ in salary, then go coach at Michigan or Alabama or Clemson or . . . are there any others in college?  Or the NFL.  Oh that's right, those teams would actually have to want to hire Shaw (and at that salary).

The whole thing is absurd.  But I promise not to raise the topic anymore (though I might respond to those stretching to defend the decision).

P.S.  If Mick and Bob's predictions are correct, that's only $1M/win.  BTW, guys, is that 9-4 record with a W or L in the bowl game?

Yes.  It is a 9-4 record with a W or L in the bowl game.  ;)

[Mick]

Previous 5 coaches win percentage 40% vs Shaw 72%

We can argue whether it's attributable to Shaw, whether he can maintain it, or whether Stanford should spend this much, but are there others with similar objective results that haven't massively cashed in? Who?

Harbaugh sure did, so did Willingham and Green.

What's special about Shaw that we should consider him differently? Serious question

Serious answer:

1.  He coaches at Stanford - which should not be paying its head football coach anywhere near the kind of cash Shaw fleeced Bernard for; and

2.  If Shaw thinks he is so entitled to $5M+ in salary, then go coach at Michigan or Alabama or Clemson or . . . are there any others in college?  Or the NFL.  Oh that's right, those teams would actually have to want to hire Shaw (and at that salary).

The whole thing is absurd.  But I promise not to raise the topic anymore (though I might respond to those stretching to defend the decision).

P.S.  If Mick and Bob's predictions are correct, that's only $1M/win.  BTW, guys, is that 9-4 record with a W or L in the bowl game?

Yes.  It is a 9-4 record with a W or L in the bowl game.  ;)