[Yellowlab]

We should have been an attractive destination for any number of coaches.

I don't know. Stanford is such a unique situation, I can understand if top coaching candidates are more wary of taking on the job than another program with perhaps less history of success. Looking at the players that Monty succeeded with (Tony freakin' Geovachinni???), I think most people recognized that MM did a helluva job and perhaps was the right man at the right job at the right time at Stanford. Most coaches make their way up the ranks coaching at smaller schools or being assistants at big time programs like UNC, Duke, Kansas, etc. All they know is basketball factories and schools that could give a damn about player academics as long as they meet the NCAA minimum and stay eligible. If you're a blue chip candidate, and you have your choice between Indiana and Stanford, I gotta think you're more excited about what Indiana offers than Stanford, even though Stanford has arguably a stronger recent history. Why take on the headache and handcuffs of Stanford recruiting? A lot of our coaches do a great job of selling the academics as a positive, but all most candidates probably see is the frustration of having to get the admissions office sign off before you can actively recruit a given player.

Tara's father told her that Stanford was a coach's graveyard.  ;D

[Yellowlab]

We should have been an attractive destination for any number of coaches.

I don't know. Stanford is such a unique situation, I can understand if top coaching candidates are more wary of taking on the job than another program with perhaps less history of success. Looking at the players that Monty succeeded with (Tony freakin' Geovachinni???), I think most people recognized that MM did a helluva job and perhaps was the right man at the right job at the right time at Stanford. Most coaches make their way up the ranks coaching at smaller schools or being assistants at big time programs like UNC, Duke, Kansas, etc. All they know is basketball factories and schools that could give a damn about player academics as long as they meet the NCAA minimum and stay eligible. If you're a blue chip candidate, and you have your choice between Indiana and Stanford, I gotta think you're more excited about what Indiana offers than Stanford, even though Stanford has arguably a stronger recent history. Why take on the headache and handcuffs of Stanford recruiting? A lot of our coaches do a great job of selling the academics as a positive, but all most candidates probably see is the frustration of having to get the admissions office sign off before you can actively recruit a given player.

Tara's father told her that Stanford was a coach's graveyard.  ;D