[slide]

I believe our problem is compounded by the fact that it is now HARDER to get into Stanford than it was when Harbaugh arrived.  I am not at all sure the University cuts the athletic department as much slack in recruiting athletes as it used to do.  Is the University willing to pay the kind of money it would take to get top notch coordinators?  The figure might just be bigger than the University would be willing to pay and face the faculty and staff.  The various boards are full of complaints about the people we didn't offer who had 4.0 averages, or a Wunderlich  score of such and such.  A 4.0 average is rather meaningless in terms of getting accepted, there is so much more that needs to be part of the package.

I am not at all sure that it is all that important to the current administration that we do well in the revenue sports any longer.  There a lot of moving pieces involved in this issue and they all probably contribute to the current situation.

the numbers for football seem to be in the Durrett scale norm (not like the scores demanded under Robin's Reign of Terror).  I think the big difference between now and Harbs is Harbs was willing to push for guys he thought could thrive at Stanford and beyond (e.g. MT3).  I haven't seen evidence of this type of push from the current coach.

[slide]

I believe our problem is compounded by the fact that it is now HARDER to get into Stanford than it was when Harbaugh arrived.  I am not at all sure the University cuts the athletic department as much slack in recruiting athletes as it used to do.  Is the University willing to pay the kind of money it would take to get top notch coordinators?  The figure might just be bigger than the University would be willing to pay and face the faculty and staff.  The various boards are full of complaints about the people we didn't offer who had 4.0 averages, or a Wunderlich  score of such and such.  A 4.0 average is rather meaningless in terms of getting accepted, there is so much more that needs to be part of the package.

I am not at all sure that it is all that important to the current administration that we do well in the revenue sports any longer.  There a lot of moving pieces involved in this issue and they all probably contribute to the current situation.

the numbers for football seem to be in the Durrett scale norm (not like the scores demanded under Robin's Reign of Terror).  I think the big difference between now and Harbs is Harbs was willing to push for guys he thought could thrive at Stanford and beyond (e.g. MT3).  I haven't seen evidence of this type of push from the current coach.