06-23-2024, 11:42 AM
The Stanford doesn't offer the sport approach will look less viable with some of the 2024 and 2028 introductions. In the 2024 and 2028 Olympics there will be a slew of sports that are not in any NCAA program.
Breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing are all on the 2024 list and none of them are NCAA sports. 2028 will have flag football too. I am sure other schools would be eager to add any Olympic medals to their tallies even if the winners won the medals before attending the school.
I can easily imagine that California will produce some of the better flag football players thanks in part to CIF's focus, and that some will attend Stanford. Would Stanford not include them? Or would Stanford include men's winners based on offering a D-1 football program, but not winners on the women's side?
FWIW 1- From a certain point of view Walsh's beach volleyball medals shouldn't really count either since she won those medals before Stanford had a beach program.
FWIW 2 - Sadly Brink will not allow us to test another hypothetical in 2024, but Stanford also doesn't offer 3X3 basketball.
Really should count them all IMHO. If an alum won Olympic medals add them to the tally.
Might be nice to note if they won them before or after attending Stanford, but in the end add them all.
Breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing are all on the 2024 list and none of them are NCAA sports. 2028 will have flag football too. I am sure other schools would be eager to add any Olympic medals to their tallies even if the winners won the medals before attending the school.
I can easily imagine that California will produce some of the better flag football players thanks in part to CIF's focus, and that some will attend Stanford. Would Stanford not include them? Or would Stanford include men's winners based on offering a D-1 football program, but not winners on the women's side?
FWIW 1- From a certain point of view Walsh's beach volleyball medals shouldn't really count either since she won those medals before Stanford had a beach program.
FWIW 2 - Sadly Brink will not allow us to test another hypothetical in 2024, but Stanford also doesn't offer 3X3 basketball.
Really should count them all IMHO. If an alum won Olympic medals add them to the tally.
Might be nice to note if they won them before or after attending Stanford, but in the end add them all.