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Hard to imagine any football program in the country suffering worse from canceling a season than Stanford.

My sense is that the greater the imbalance between academics and athletics, the more naked teams look when the athletic part is taken away.  What's the value proposition at football state university, where classes are a means to an end (staying eligible to be able to compete for a football season that may not happen).  At least the Stanford (and other schools that take academics seriously) players can will still move towards a degree and *gasp* learn something, even if it is not relevant to their draft prospects.  What do you want to bet that the 30-year decision takes on new meaning when recruits and players realize how fragile sports are.

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[BostonCard]

Hard to imagine any football program in the country suffering worse from canceling a season than Stanford.

My sense is that the greater the imbalance between academics and athletics, the more naked teams look when the athletic part is taken away.  What's the value proposition at football state university, where classes are a means to an end (staying eligible to be able to compete for a football season that may not happen).  At least the Stanford (and other schools that take academics seriously) players can will still move towards a degree and *gasp* learn something, even if it is not relevant to their draft prospects.  What do you want to bet that the 30-year decision takes on new meaning when recruits and players realize how fragile sports are.

BC