[CompSci87]

I don't follow the English Premiere League much ever since Chicharito left ManU, but I take this to mean that Stanford has been so close to winning a championship, but hasn't been able to achieve it. Perhaps that's the tie in between the two.

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Just read that there actually was a Manchester United tragedy some 60 years ago where a plane crash was involved. If that's the tragedy she was referencing, then I'm also baffled to see a link.

I didn't know what Nygaard was referring to. Now that I do, I agree it's quite over the top as a comparison.  On the Stanford side, I believe what she was thinking of was the many injuries that ended Stanford title runs over the years, not least her own ACL tear (plus Folkl's) that led to the Harvard loss.

[CompSci87]

I don't follow the English Premiere League much ever since Chicharito left ManU, but I take this to mean that Stanford has been so close to winning a championship, but hasn't been able to achieve it. Perhaps that's the tie in between the two.

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Just read that there actually was a Manchester United tragedy some 60 years ago where a plane crash was involved. If that's the tragedy she was referencing, then I'm also baffled to see a link.

I didn't know what Nygaard was referring to. Now that I do, I agree it's quite over the top as a comparison.  On the Stanford side, I believe what she was thinking of was the many injuries that ended Stanford title runs over the years, not least her own ACL tear (plus Folkl's) that led to the Harvard loss.