[OutsiderFan]

One wild card - the players. If there is a mass exodus, the Administration may not be able to ignore it.  They may have to act.

I wasn't going to comment on the Stanford Football catastrafuck, but this comment is a catalyst to do so because I had another related thought.

I've never in my history of observing College Football seen a situation like Stanford has created for itself. It's always been a safe assumption that - just like all decisions are made based on money - every school will act when their football program hits rock bottom, and the coach can't even beat their rival anymore. 

Stanford is turning this assumption on its head. It's like nobody is home and/or nobody cares in a decision-making position at the school when things hit rock bottom. It's unprecedented to have a school be so indifferent to losing and embarrassing while doing so. 

Here's my belief:  If Shaw isn't fired on November 27, all the recruits in the next recruiting class should call Muir and say they aren't signing with Stanford unless a coaching change is made. They aren't coming to play for David Shaw. They are coming to get a Stanford degree and maybe prepare for the NFL. 

The players on the current team could all threaten to transfer, but I'm sure they buy into the litany of excuses like "injuries" and "we lack depth" and more importantly will want their Stanford degrees especially if they had to put up with lousy coaching and indifference to their sport for several years. 

I'm basically saying the only ones who care enough to force Stanford to take football seriously are the players yet to step on campus. But, honestly, if it takes people not yet on Stanford's campus to force changes, the school should just fold the program. Nobody who cares so little should have the opportunity to have a major college football team, and even if they were to make a change, who would have any confidence a good coach that would be supported by the school could possibly be hired?

[OutsiderFan]

One wild card - the players. If there is a mass exodus, the Administration may not be able to ignore it.  They may have to act.

I wasn't going to comment on the Stanford Football catastrafuck, but this comment is a catalyst to do so because I had another related thought.

I've never in my history of observing College Football seen a situation like Stanford has created for itself. It's always been a safe assumption that - just like all decisions are made based on money - every school will act when their football program hits rock bottom, and the coach can't even beat their rival anymore. 

Stanford is turning this assumption on its head. It's like nobody is home and/or nobody cares in a decision-making position at the school when things hit rock bottom. It's unprecedented to have a school be so indifferent to losing and embarrassing while doing so. 

Here's my belief:  If Shaw isn't fired on November 27, all the recruits in the next recruiting class should call Muir and say they aren't signing with Stanford unless a coaching change is made. They aren't coming to play for David Shaw. They are coming to get a Stanford degree and maybe prepare for the NFL. 

The players on the current team could all threaten to transfer, but I'm sure they buy into the litany of excuses like "injuries" and "we lack depth" and more importantly will want their Stanford degrees especially if they had to put up with lousy coaching and indifference to their sport for several years. 

I'm basically saying the only ones who care enough to force Stanford to take football seriously are the players yet to step on campus. But, honestly, if it takes people not yet on Stanford's campus to force changes, the school should just fold the program. Nobody who cares so little should have the opportunity to have a major college football team, and even if they were to make a change, who would have any confidence a good coach that would be supported by the school could possibly be hired?