08-05-2021, 02:54 PM
I'm with terry on this one, and I have yet to see evidence of Stanford saying anything that is untrue or misleading.
The fact that other media outlets give apples-to-oranges medal-count comparisons is irrelevant, IMO, unless it is Stanford that is providing the misinformation.
So, like Terry, I prefer to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of Stanford-affiliated athletes and take interest in the apples-to-apples comparisons with other U.S. universities, a la what BobK shared with us.
The fact that other media outlets give apples-to-oranges medal-count comparisons is irrelevant, IMO, unless it is Stanford that is providing the misinformation.
So, like Terry, I prefer to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of Stanford-affiliated athletes and take interest in the apples-to-apples comparisons with other U.S. universities, a la what BobK shared with us.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)