[farmfanucdgrad]

I think someone made the analogy that we went from being a Ferrari to a broken down Yugo...I think that we are more now like the old (and actually current) Jaguar autos that are horribly expensive to maintain, always break down with zero reliability but are supposedly superior because of their purported elegance and luxury to other brands.  This is not a good business model for Stanford Football.

Come on...I've been a life long fan and I always knew that the Harbaugh years and the early Shaw years were special would not always be the norm (which is why I thoroughly enjoyed/appreciated), but what has been slowly happening/devolving over the course of the past 4-5 years within the Stanford program has led us to where unfortunately most of Stanford fans currently are....Almost utter and complete APATHY.  

It is what it is....what Shaw and his administration have been doing just isn't working anymore, I think we can all 100% agree on that.  The Stanford AD doesn't seem to take the Football Program's Performance seriously so in essence, why should we?  Stanford football stopped actively marketing to the Bay Area masses decades ago so it is predictable that we have an aging and stagnant if not decreasing fan presence. I want to be motivated about Stanford football but it seems that the Stanford Football Program is not motivated about itself nor us the fans either.  

I'm not advocating Doom and Gloom but more of a "Why should any of us care"?  I'm still a fan but I'm not excited to say the least.

[farmfanucdgrad]

I think someone made the analogy that we went from being a Ferrari to a broken down Yugo...I think that we are more now like the old (and actually current) Jaguar autos that are horribly expensive to maintain, always break down with zero reliability but are supposedly superior because of their purported elegance and luxury to other brands.  This is not a good business model for Stanford Football.

Come on...I've been a life long fan and I always knew that the Harbaugh years and the early Shaw years were special would not always be the norm (which is why I thoroughly enjoyed/appreciated), but what has been slowly happening/devolving over the course of the past 4-5 years within the Stanford program has led us to where unfortunately most of Stanford fans currently are....Almost utter and complete APATHY.  

It is what it is....what Shaw and his administration have been doing just isn't working anymore, I think we can all 100% agree on that.  The Stanford AD doesn't seem to take the Football Program's Performance seriously so in essence, why should we?  Stanford football stopped actively marketing to the Bay Area masses decades ago so it is predictable that we have an aging and stagnant if not decreasing fan presence. I want to be motivated about Stanford football but it seems that the Stanford Football Program is not motivated about itself nor us the fans either.  

I'm not advocating Doom and Gloom but more of a "Why should any of us care"?  I'm still a fan but I'm not excited to say the least.