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It's not clear to me that a coach who would command $4M+ would be the right fit for Stanford.  Not sure that's someone who can deliver the kind of recruiting success in the different pond in which our program fishes, nor is that someone who could work with admissions in the way that all Stanford head coaches need to - has any of those guys ever even spoken to a Director of Admissions at the places they've been?

But the point about assistants is well-taken.  It's as much about the guy at the top as it is about the guys underneath him.  The housing situation has gone from a detraction under Ted Leland to a plus today.  IIRC, this was something Bumbling Bob did that was actually a very positive thing.  Wow, that's twice in the last two months I've said something nice about him.  Must be off my meds.

[winflop]

It's not clear to me that a coach who would command $4M+ would be the right fit for Stanford.  Not sure that's someone who can deliver the kind of recruiting success in the different pond in which our program fishes, nor is that someone who could work with admissions in the way that all Stanford head coaches need to - has any of those guys ever even spoken to a Director of Admissions at the places they've been?

But the point about assistants is well-taken.  It's as much about the guy at the top as it is about the guys underneath him.  The housing situation has gone from a detraction under Ted Leland to a plus today.  IIRC, this was something Bumbling Bob did that was actually a very positive thing.  Wow, that's twice in the last two months I've said something nice about him.  Must be off my meds.