02-15-2017, 04:11 PM
Bernard is always a staunch defender of the status quo - never is heard a discouraging word. Without more probing questions the interview predictably turned out to be a puff piece. Certainly Stanford athletics are a great success and model for other schools, but we had won 17 or so Directors' Cups before he became AD. The program has been tremendous, but not necessarily because of Bernard, who inherited an already-very successful department.