[BostonCard]

I was talking about Harbaugh's recruits and staff at the time, not generally speaking. Something I still long for. The drop-off in talent between then and now has been more than evident for both programs (UM and Stanford). BTW, insofar as winning/recruiting consistently? Perhaps taking a cue or two from Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma or (horrors) Oregon or Notre Dame or Ohio State -- as déclassé and unpalatable as this may seem for many Stanfordites -- might prove useful?

You do realize that Notre Dame was 4-8 in 2016 and Oregon was 4-3 last year, 7-6 in 2016, 4-8 in 2015, and thus they have as many losing seasons in the last decade as Stanford does.

I think it is great to strive to be as good as Alabama, but bear in mind that everyone is striving to be as good consistently as Alabama, and it is by definition a zero-sum game.

BC

[BostonCard]

I was talking about Harbaugh's recruits and staff at the time, not generally speaking. Something I still long for. The drop-off in talent between then and now has been more than evident for both programs (UM and Stanford). BTW, insofar as winning/recruiting consistently? Perhaps taking a cue or two from Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma or (horrors) Oregon or Notre Dame or Ohio State -- as déclassé and unpalatable as this may seem for many Stanfordites -- might prove useful?

You do realize that Notre Dame was 4-8 in 2016 and Oregon was 4-3 last year, 7-6 in 2016, 4-8 in 2015, and thus they have as many losing seasons in the last decade as Stanford does.

I think it is great to strive to be as good as Alabama, but bear in mind that everyone is striving to be as good consistently as Alabama, and it is by definition a zero-sum game.

BC