[StanfordMatt]

Most other schools would be thrilled to cheer on last year's national champions every so often.  At Stanford, you usually get to choose which one.

Actually, most schools would not be thrilled because in order to experience that emotion, you have to actually care. Most schools do not care about non-revenue sports. Men's non-revenue sports are being slashed left and right whenever AD's can get away with it while not taking too big of a PR hit from alums. Meanwhile, women's sports are viewed as just a necessary prop to satisfy the Title IX requirements for fielding an 85-man football team.

It's no surprise why women's bowling is the fastest growing NCAA sport. Schools can pay a nominal rental fee to use lanes at the local bowling alley for competition and "voila!", 10 more countable female student-athletes at almost no cost that can be offset against the 10 offensive linemen on the football team.

[StanfordMatt]

Most other schools would be thrilled to cheer on last year's national champions every so often.  At Stanford, you usually get to choose which one.

Actually, most schools would not be thrilled because in order to experience that emotion, you have to actually care. Most schools do not care about non-revenue sports. Men's non-revenue sports are being slashed left and right whenever AD's can get away with it while not taking too big of a PR hit from alums. Meanwhile, women's sports are viewed as just a necessary prop to satisfy the Title IX requirements for fielding an 85-man football team.

It's no surprise why women's bowling is the fastest growing NCAA sport. Schools can pay a nominal rental fee to use lanes at the local bowling alley for competition and "voila!", 10 more countable female student-athletes at almost no cost that can be offset against the 10 offensive linemen on the football team.