[Spiny_Norman]

From what I can tell, this is the first time in the past 30 years or so that Stanford has had a provost AND president who don't care about athletics and specifically about football.

During the 1990s when Gerhard Casper was president, Condie Rice was the provost. She definitely understood football and I think supported athletics.

During the period from 2000-2017, John Hennessy and John Etchemendy were in the executive suite. I believe their decision to hire Bob Bowlsby came directly from their knowledge about the importance of football and the need for AD leadership with football experience.

Since 2016-17, Stanford has been led by Marc Tessier-Levigne and Persis Drell who have little interest in athletics. It's a bad combination and I think they have allowed the decline of football by their inattention.

[Spiny_Norman]

From what I can tell, this is the first time in the past 30 years or so that Stanford has had a provost AND president who don't care about athletics and specifically about football.

During the 1990s when Gerhard Casper was president, Condie Rice was the provost. She definitely understood football and I think supported athletics.

During the period from 2000-2017, John Hennessy and John Etchemendy were in the executive suite. I believe their decision to hire Bob Bowlsby came directly from their knowledge about the importance of football and the need for AD leadership with football experience.

Since 2016-17, Stanford has been led by Marc Tessier-Levigne and Persis Drell who have little interest in athletics. It's a bad combination and I think they have allowed the decline of football by their inattention.