[Phogge]

"Big time football has/had always been a fragile enterprise on the Farm..."

Not so. After Andy Smith died and Cal faded SC and Stanford became the preeminent programs on the Coast from the early 20's until Frankie played his lasts snaps in 1941. Almost 20 years. So there was a time. I think Clark Shaughnessy once said, "Apres moi, deluge."

[Phogge]

"Big time football has/had always been a fragile enterprise on the Farm..."

Not so. After Andy Smith died and Cal faded SC and Stanford became the preeminent programs on the Coast from the early 20's until Frankie played his lasts snaps in 1941. Almost 20 years. So there was a time. I think Clark Shaughnessy once said, "Apres moi, deluge."