[fullmetal]

Whatever Muir does, he needs the buy-in of all the major donors/boosters.  I don't understand how Muir retiring at this very moment would put Stanford in a stronger position to weather the conference realignments, but I do get that people are frustrated.

Barring Big 10 inclusion, Stanford (and the rest of the Pac-remnants) should either join the Big 12 or merge with the MPSF/WAC.  Survive and advance.  After the ship is righted, we can look around and chart a better course for Stanford, but I think survival (default alive) is the order of the day right now (because we are not headed for that at the moment).

[fullmetal]

Whatever Muir does, he needs the buy-in of all the major donors/boosters.  I don't understand how Muir retiring at this very moment would put Stanford in a stronger position to weather the conference realignments, but I do get that people are frustrated.

Barring Big 10 inclusion, Stanford (and the rest of the Pac-remnants) should either join the Big 12 or merge with the MPSF/WAC.  Survive and advance.  After the ship is righted, we can look around and chart a better course for Stanford, but I think survival (default alive) is the order of the day right now (because we are not headed for that at the moment).