[Mick]

for a team that is regularly in the top third of SoS with by far the most ridiculously difficult recruiting profile of any other D1 team

is that accurate concerning their SOS? not trying to be rude, just seriously asking if that is something you track or are you assuming?  I agree recruiting is difficult given academic standards, but to touch on my previous point, is he getting better or worse the farther he gets away from harbaugh?  Do you honestly see him maintaining that for 10 years, are the recruits you are getting in just as highly rated as what he had when he took over, if the answer is yes, then obviously shout to keep him, if not, then i would be unsure.
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You're right, I miswrote.  Our average strength of schedule over the past decade is 14th.  There are 128 teams in the division, so the top 14 actually constitute the top 11% of all teams' schedules, instead of the top 33%. 

Here's Stanford's SoS over the years, per www.teamrankings.com:

2015  19th
2014  15th
2013    1st
2012  16th
2011    5th
2010  20th
2009    4th
2008  17th
2007  35th
2006  11th


https://www.teamrankings.com/college-foo...2007-01-09

[Mick]

for a team that is regularly in the top third of SoS with by far the most ridiculously difficult recruiting profile of any other D1 team

is that accurate concerning their SOS? not trying to be rude, just seriously asking if that is something you track or are you assuming?  I agree recruiting is difficult given academic standards, but to touch on my previous point, is he getting better or worse the farther he gets away from harbaugh?  Do you honestly see him maintaining that for 10 years, are the recruits you are getting in just as highly rated as what he had when he took over, if the answer is yes, then obviously shout to keep him, if not, then i would be unsure.
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You're right, I miswrote.  Our average strength of schedule over the past decade is 14th.  There are 128 teams in the division, so the top 14 actually constitute the top 11% of all teams' schedules, instead of the top 33%. 

Here's Stanford's SoS over the years, per www.teamrankings.com:

2015  19th
2014  15th
2013    1st
2012  16th
2011    5th
2010  20th
2009    4th
2008  17th
2007  35th
2006  11th


https://www.teamrankings.com/college-foo...2007-01-09