[2006alum]

Appreciate all the context surrounding the programs Kyle Smith has coached at along with the extra math. I understand what you're saying, but after reading everything I still think he's simply a solid coach who will do a nice job. We totally landed a coach who's proven he can do more with less, which is what we need. But we didn't land a coach who has shown that he can recruit top talent, has won conference titles, has taken teams deep in the tourney, etc. My guess is in 4 or 5 years we will be around .500 in the ACC (assuming there still is an ACC), and that will be a nice accomplishment given where the program is now. 

Again, I emphasize I am not down on him at all. He was the best available in my opinion and I'm thrilled we got him.

See bolded. WHO is that person, who would take the job at Stanford? For years our dream hires have been Jay Wright and Tony Bennett - well, one retired already, and the other's about to, because they're both done with NIL/transfer portal/recruiting carousel nonsense. Even just watch how our women's team's recruiting has tapered off as NIL and transfer portal has become a thing - that mode of recruiting and retaining players is fundamentally anti-Stanford, but it's become the prevailing model. I don't think we'd have landed the 2024 recruiting class Haley Jones. 

I'm excited about this hire because Stanford (for which I'm grateful) is never going to fully bend to the corrupt, pay-to-play model that is today's college sports environment. But if it's not, we need a coach is excels at doing less with more. And Kyle Smith does seem to have quite a track record of doing that.

Yes, agree. Saying the same thing. He does do less with more. He's a great hire. But he's not Jay Wright.

Yeah, fair. I think I responding more to the vibe of the board as a whole rather than your post in particular. And the problem is there will be fewer and fewer Jay Wrights, because cultivating players for four years is out, and payoffs are in. Even Calipari was openly questioning whether his model of recruiting freshman made sense anymore...

[2006alum]

Appreciate all the context surrounding the programs Kyle Smith has coached at along with the extra math. I understand what you're saying, but after reading everything I still think he's simply a solid coach who will do a nice job. We totally landed a coach who's proven he can do more with less, which is what we need. But we didn't land a coach who has shown that he can recruit top talent, has won conference titles, has taken teams deep in the tourney, etc. My guess is in 4 or 5 years we will be around .500 in the ACC (assuming there still is an ACC), and that will be a nice accomplishment given where the program is now. 

Again, I emphasize I am not down on him at all. He was the best available in my opinion and I'm thrilled we got him.

See bolded. WHO is that person, who would take the job at Stanford? For years our dream hires have been Jay Wright and Tony Bennett - well, one retired already, and the other's about to, because they're both done with NIL/transfer portal/recruiting carousel nonsense. Even just watch how our women's team's recruiting has tapered off as NIL and transfer portal has become a thing - that mode of recruiting and retaining players is fundamentally anti-Stanford, but it's become the prevailing model. I don't think we'd have landed the 2024 recruiting class Haley Jones. 

I'm excited about this hire because Stanford (for which I'm grateful) is never going to fully bend to the corrupt, pay-to-play model that is today's college sports environment. But if it's not, we need a coach is excels at doing less with more. And Kyle Smith does seem to have quite a track record of doing that.

Yes, agree. Saying the same thing. He does do less with more. He's a great hire. But he's not Jay Wright.

Yeah, fair. I think I responding more to the vibe of the board as a whole rather than your post in particular. And the problem is there will be fewer and fewer Jay Wrights, because cultivating players for four years is out, and payoffs are in. Even Calipari was openly questioning whether his model of recruiting freshman made sense anymore...