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 But there's  larger truth that must be addressed: a perennial losing team,

Can you give me the facts on that larger truth?
When was our Stanford's last winning season?  How many losing seasons has it had in the last decade?

OK  I will take the bait and say this:
1. Stanford's "losing-season" era began in 2019 and will likely continue as long as Shaw is HC.  BTW, to my way of thinking, focus on the rear-view mirror is not the way to drive into the future.
2. As for the present, I see: Poor playcalling, poor game strategy, poor game management, predictability, poor adjustments, poor player development, poor injury prevention, boring style of play, no innovation and creativity, lack of team leadership development, underwhelming recruiting after fighting so hard to become the "IT" school, players leaving, poor attendance, fan frustration, fan indifference, media indifference, social media indifference, high prices, unjustifiable donation requirements, no ticket demand and national irrelevance. I try to see Stanford position itself competitively to use the transfer portal extensively, grad transfers, and be hyper-aggressive on pushing NIL programs. Problem? There's no there there, either.

[gailtate]

 But there's  larger truth that must be addressed: a perennial losing team,

Can you give me the facts on that larger truth?
When was our Stanford's last winning season?  How many losing seasons has it had in the last decade?

OK  I will take the bait and say this:
1. Stanford's "losing-season" era began in 2019 and will likely continue as long as Shaw is HC.  BTW, to my way of thinking, focus on the rear-view mirror is not the way to drive into the future.
2. As for the present, I see: Poor playcalling, poor game strategy, poor game management, predictability, poor adjustments, poor player development, poor injury prevention, boring style of play, no innovation and creativity, lack of team leadership development, underwhelming recruiting after fighting so hard to become the "IT" school, players leaving, poor attendance, fan frustration, fan indifference, media indifference, social media indifference, high prices, unjustifiable donation requirements, no ticket demand and national irrelevance. I try to see Stanford position itself competitively to use the transfer portal extensively, grad transfers, and be hyper-aggressive on pushing NIL programs. Problem? There's no there there, either.