(10 hours ago)BobK Wrote: Why mad at the AD ? He didn’t make 7 players and an assistant coach leave
Bob, I don't mean to rehash the past, but when the 7 players announced they were leaving, many of us wrote to the AD to express concern with the rumored allegations of verbal abuse and toxic culture that had resulted in the unprecedented number of transfers out, as well as the on-court performance the past season which seemed evident of "something rotten in the State of Denmark." And during that period, I communicated with multiple players/their family and I very much believe the allegations were true based on what they could say (it was also very clear they were under NDAs and couldn't get into specifics, which itself is kind of concerning).
The AD's response to me, and many others, was, in relevant part: "I am reviewing the feedback we are receiving and incorporating it into our ongoing discussions and standard year-end review process. We are being thoughtful in our approach and expect to share more publicly in the coming week."
No more was ever shared. Not conclusions, not concrete changes, nothing. Just an empty webinar telling us how difficult it is to be a college coach these days. The AD has given those of us with concern zero evidence to think anything meaningful will change. Are we supposed to believe everything was due to Katy Steding alone? Well if so, I guess the AD could tell us. Otherwise, that feels rather farfetched.
So TL;DR, I don't wish KP ill, but I am not going to throw money behind a program I have serious concerns is not actually doing well by its student-athletes. And honestly, spending 2+ hours driving to Maples to watch us wildly underperform week in, week out, is throwing good time after bad money. So to me, the burden is on Stanford to win back my support. So far, it's done absolutely nothing to try.
