[Treebound]

Wondering if anyone can answer my last question at top of this page before this thread gets pushed out of sight...

The reality is that there is a much bigger decision that is happening at Stanford in the near future, and that is the process of the BOT interviewing and hiring a successor to John Hennessy as Stanford's next president.  John is a brobdingnagian fan of Stanford sports and he helped reinvigorate the program overall.    I think he saw the positive impact that a strong sports program can have on the alumni base. 

To be clear, academics is clearly the priority at Stanford, but athletics has its place at the table.  The attitude of the new president will be a major factor in how we hire and retain our coaches given the significant dollars involved.    We won't be part of an Alabama or $C like arms race - those two universities have very different priorities than Stanford - Thankfully!

[Treebound]

Wondering if anyone can answer my last question at top of this page before this thread gets pushed out of sight...

The reality is that there is a much bigger decision that is happening at Stanford in the near future, and that is the process of the BOT interviewing and hiring a successor to John Hennessy as Stanford's next president.  John is a brobdingnagian fan of Stanford sports and he helped reinvigorate the program overall.    I think he saw the positive impact that a strong sports program can have on the alumni base. 

To be clear, academics is clearly the priority at Stanford, but athletics has its place at the table.  The attitude of the new president will be a major factor in how we hire and retain our coaches given the significant dollars involved.    We won't be part of an Alabama or $C like arms race - those two universities have very different priorities than Stanford - Thankfully!