[2006alum]

Stanford simply has to be more flexible. It can't:

- Refuse JC transfers
- Limit itself to a few undergrad transfers (even Cal has like 27 transfers)*
- Require the highest admissions standards of everyone with whom it competes
- Require Grad School admission to stay for a 5th year and push guys to graduate in 4 years
- Look down on or not fully embrace NIL collectives, and paying players

A football-first school can't do those things.  Stanford should never become a football-first school.

Has there been any (good, non-self selecting) survey of football importance to the Stanford's 16,000+ students?

I agree with MT’s sentiment but is the list even true?

I had a JC transfer in my frosh dorm.

The number of transfers is increasing, so they are clearly open to it.

It's definitely not true. I'm living proof they admit JC transfers. ;)

[2006alum]

Stanford simply has to be more flexible. It can't:

- Refuse JC transfers
- Limit itself to a few undergrad transfers (even Cal has like 27 transfers)*
- Require the highest admissions standards of everyone with whom it competes
- Require Grad School admission to stay for a 5th year and push guys to graduate in 4 years
- Look down on or not fully embrace NIL collectives, and paying players

A football-first school can't do those things.  Stanford should never become a football-first school.

Has there been any (good, non-self selecting) survey of football importance to the Stanford's 16,000+ students?

I agree with MT’s sentiment but is the list even true?

I had a JC transfer in my frosh dorm.

The number of transfers is increasing, so they are clearly open to it.

It's definitely not true. I'm living proof they admit JC transfers. ;)