[gailtate]

Gail, to lift your spirits, go watch your alma mater SJS. Exciting win last week for Sparty, and they are 24 point favorites tonight and maybe headed for another bowl game.

Happily well aware of young Brennan's accomplishments. His late father, Steve, was a pledge-brother of mine back in the day at Theta Chi. I've been following his son's coaching progress since the kid's job in Corvallis. 'Down from under, under the thunder, Spartans upon the field of play!"

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Question: What is the threshold of action the university must take to demonstrate it will not tolerate bad football?

Simply firing the current Head Coach is not enough to make that demonstration, IMO.

Personally, I don't tolerate it. I demonstrate this by not participating in posts talking about the team, not watching or listening to games, and not bothering to learn who the players are. I don't really follow Stanford any more than any other college football team.

It sure as hell wouldn't hurt!  For chrissakes, after a shellacking like today's, after years of coaching decline and inaction, at a school that takes athletics as seriously as Stanford wants the world to believe, Shaw would be cashiered tomorrow. He wouldn't coaching another game here let alone destroy another season. The longer he hangs around, the more putrid the stench at Arrillaga. Still, do not for a second think that certain influencers ignore the fan media.

[gailtate]

Gail, to lift your spirits, go watch your alma mater SJS. Exciting win last week for Sparty, and they are 24 point favorites tonight and maybe headed for another bowl game.

Happily well aware of young Brennan's accomplishments. His late father, Steve, was a pledge-brother of mine back in the day at Theta Chi. I've been following his son's coaching progress since the kid's job in Corvallis. 'Down from under, under the thunder, Spartans upon the field of play!"

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Question: What is the threshold of action the university must take to demonstrate it will not tolerate bad football?

Simply firing the current Head Coach is not enough to make that demonstration, IMO.

Personally, I don't tolerate it. I demonstrate this by not participating in posts talking about the team, not watching or listening to games, and not bothering to learn who the players are. I don't really follow Stanford any more than any other college football team.

It sure as hell wouldn't hurt!  For chrissakes, after a shellacking like today's, after years of coaching decline and inaction, at a school that takes athletics as seriously as Stanford wants the world to believe, Shaw would be cashiered tomorrow. He wouldn't coaching another game here let alone destroy another season. The longer he hangs around, the more putrid the stench at Arrillaga. Still, do not for a second think that certain influencers ignore the fan media.