[yvonne]

I've seen a good bit of Walton this season. He's not anti-Stanford -- he's the opposite. He portrays Stanford, constantly, as an aesthetic and intellectual paradise. He's constantly saying -- as he did several times last night -- why would anybody ever want to leave here?

What he is critical of is the basketball team, which he regards as underperforming and poorly coached. It has been a jolt to hear him ripping the team, over and over again, after years of hearing Dawkins-worshippers both on Fox Sports and ESPN saying "he's got this program heading in the right direction," as if Dawkins were a super-hero trying to clean up a basketball wasteland.

Thanks for the clarification. That's the best kind of critic to have.

[yvonne]

I've seen a good bit of Walton this season. He's not anti-Stanford -- he's the opposite. He portrays Stanford, constantly, as an aesthetic and intellectual paradise. He's constantly saying -- as he did several times last night -- why would anybody ever want to leave here?

What he is critical of is the basketball team, which he regards as underperforming and poorly coached. It has been a jolt to hear him ripping the team, over and over again, after years of hearing Dawkins-worshippers both on Fox Sports and ESPN saying "he's got this program heading in the right direction," as if Dawkins were a super-hero trying to clean up a basketball wasteland.

Thanks for the clarification. That's the best kind of critic to have.