[Treebound]

For me, this is the inflection point year for Shaw, Stanford Football and the AD.  Thanks to Shaw and Harbaugh, we have enjoyed some amazing years on the Farm.  I'm thankful for those years.  As many have pointed out over the last 4-5 years, the trend has reverted to the mean.  My greatest concern was a lack of change, a lack of urgency coming from Shaw and his staff as the conference out coached and out recruited us.  Complacency.  I was shocked that no coaching changes were made after last year's dismal record.  

With the transfer portal, NIL, Alston payments, potential conference realignment ($C and UCLA), and another realistic possibility of a losing season, I think this is a make or break year for Shaw, Muir and possibly those above them.   Dissenting voices are growing louder, including some on the Board of Trustees.   36 Strong pushed back hard on the administration last year, and they listened.   Season tickets and attendance continue to decline (for hoops as well) which puts more funding pressure on the University.   While I was impressed that Shaw implemented the RPO as the first major change I have seen from this staff, I think HIS record will speak for itself this year.   If it's another 3-4 win season, then changes need to be made.  We've been patient, but now it's time to step up or start to consider some of the hard questions put forth in Maisel's article.

[Treebound]

For me, this is the inflection point year for Shaw, Stanford Football and the AD.  Thanks to Shaw and Harbaugh, we have enjoyed some amazing years on the Farm.  I'm thankful for those years.  As many have pointed out over the last 4-5 years, the trend has reverted to the mean.  My greatest concern was a lack of change, a lack of urgency coming from Shaw and his staff as the conference out coached and out recruited us.  Complacency.  I was shocked that no coaching changes were made after last year's dismal record.  

With the transfer portal, NIL, Alston payments, potential conference realignment ($C and UCLA), and another realistic possibility of a losing season, I think this is a make or break year for Shaw, Muir and possibly those above them.   Dissenting voices are growing louder, including some on the Board of Trustees.   36 Strong pushed back hard on the administration last year, and they listened.   Season tickets and attendance continue to decline (for hoops as well) which puts more funding pressure on the University.   While I was impressed that Shaw implemented the RPO as the first major change I have seen from this staff, I think HIS record will speak for itself this year.   If it's another 3-4 win season, then changes need to be made.  We've been patient, but now it's time to step up or start to consider some of the hard questions put forth in Maisel's article.