[TreesAndBirds]

“One would like to think that a coach would, above all else, try to maximize their probability of winning, and that with a limited number of scholarships (or a limited number of non-scholarship admissions "chits") they would use them on the players that they really need to recruit, not players who will never contribute.  But I guess if the dollar amount is high enough, a coach might be willing to sacrifice the marginal player.”

I assume that the coach was “maximizing the probability of winning”, and that he determined that nicer facilities or whatever all that money was destined for would help recruit the top athletes he wanted, and it was worth a “chit” to do so. 

I (and I think all of us on here) don't want a Stanford coach to maximize winning.....I want him/her to first focus on doing the right things....looking out for player health and academic success, following NCAA and other applicable rules, upholding and furthering the good name of the university....and to maximize winning only after those basic requirements are met.

I believe it may never have occurred to admissions that this type of misbehavior needed to be considered. That they could trust the coach as to an applicants athletic ability. Now they know.

[TreesAndBirds]

“One would like to think that a coach would, above all else, try to maximize their probability of winning, and that with a limited number of scholarships (or a limited number of non-scholarship admissions "chits") they would use them on the players that they really need to recruit, not players who will never contribute.  But I guess if the dollar amount is high enough, a coach might be willing to sacrifice the marginal player.”

I assume that the coach was “maximizing the probability of winning”, and that he determined that nicer facilities or whatever all that money was destined for would help recruit the top athletes he wanted, and it was worth a “chit” to do so. 

I (and I think all of us on here) don't want a Stanford coach to maximize winning.....I want him/her to first focus on doing the right things....looking out for player health and academic success, following NCAA and other applicable rules, upholding and furthering the good name of the university....and to maximize winning only after those basic requirements are met.

I believe it may never have occurred to admissions that this type of misbehavior needed to be considered. That they could trust the coach as to an applicants athletic ability. Now they know.