[CompSci87]

Of course, we’d be delighted to be a “good but not great” program in the PAC-12.

BC

Right now, you are correct. Stanford fans don't have a built-in assumption that we should be in the hunt for a Rose Bowl each and every year, unlike Michigan fans that do. However, if we reached the "good but not great" level I am pretty sure that many on this board would quickly adapt to the idea that was not sufficient :-).

That's already been demonstrated. I can think of a few fans for whom it wasn't sufficient even when the team was regularly winning bowl games. The running offense was boring, etc.

[CompSci87]

Of course, we’d be delighted to be a “good but not great” program in the PAC-12.

BC

Right now, you are correct. Stanford fans don't have a built-in assumption that we should be in the hunt for a Rose Bowl each and every year, unlike Michigan fans that do. However, if we reached the "good but not great" level I am pretty sure that many on this board would quickly adapt to the idea that was not sufficient :-).

That's already been demonstrated. I can think of a few fans for whom it wasn't sufficient even when the team was regularly winning bowl games. The running offense was boring, etc.