[OutsiderFan]

the program is as irrelevant at this point as any time in my life. 

Were you alive in 2002-2006 for IdiotFace & HeWhoMustNotBeNamed? I can assure you things were MUCH bleaker in that era than they are now

I factored that period in to my timeline. Stanford was not in the weakest power conference in the country from 2002-2006. Stanford had a competent AD in Bowlsby. There was no NIL, transfer portal, or early entries that made it more difficult to compete. Stanford could be one good hire away from turning its program around.  

It's simply a different strategic landscape now, and all the changes in college football have hurt and are hurting Stanford. So I stand on my statement.

[OutsiderFan]

the program is as irrelevant at this point as any time in my life. 

Were you alive in 2002-2006 for IdiotFace & HeWhoMustNotBeNamed? I can assure you things were MUCH bleaker in that era than they are now

I factored that period in to my timeline. Stanford was not in the weakest power conference in the country from 2002-2006. Stanford had a competent AD in Bowlsby. There was no NIL, transfer portal, or early entries that made it more difficult to compete. Stanford could be one good hire away from turning its program around.  

It's simply a different strategic landscape now, and all the changes in college football have hurt and are hurting Stanford. So I stand on my statement.