[gailtate]

In total, Shaw probably spent over five minutes of today's press conference on the topic of the transfer portal and NIL, which he addressed in his prepared remarks and again in the Q&A.

Shaw spoke about his conversations with the administration regarding "putting together a process where we can partake in the transfer portal" and becoming more aggressive about NIL. "In order for us to compete the way we need to compete in this era, we have to be able to utilize the portal."  He acknowledged the University's slowness on these matters but said that Stanford normally acts "deliberately" to put in place lasting changes. Shaw also acknowledged the noise around program ("... obviously a lot of things swirling around...") and claims to be having "a lot of great talks with our administration" and our admissions team as part of the solution.  "That's great news, that's exciting news. There are a lot of great things that we can do recruiting-wise..."

He does not sound to me like a man looking to ride off into the sunset after the end of the season. Shaw sounds to me like a man that is trying to convince the institution to change its approach and, in so doing, deflect some of the responsibility for recent performance and/or buy himself some more time to fix what is broken.  

I respect the man and admire his tenacity, but it's time for him to go. The man that built the castle is not the best person to tear it down and rebuild. We need a fresh start.

Prepared remarks about Transfer Portal and NIL: https://youtu.be/KmEJ65cbpNc?t=188

His "tenacity" in this context is the farthest thing from respectable, let alone admirable. In a word, I am underwhelmed. He keeps up with this Diva desperation and he loses all my respect. So who the hell am I? Not that he would ever care, of course, but wife, son and I were annual season ticket purchasers from 1973 through 2019 (bought the preemo seats when the new stadium opened), four Rose Bowls, an Orange Bowl two Sun Bowls, the Fiesta and two conference championships. Oh, and countless roadies, including Oklahoma, tOSU, Texas, South Bend (three trips) and Wisconsin. And 24 abusive pilgrimages to Berkeley.

Make no mistake: Left to his own devices, this guy could haunt (not to mention hurt) Stanford for years. Be prepared, good people.

[gailtate]

In total, Shaw probably spent over five minutes of today's press conference on the topic of the transfer portal and NIL, which he addressed in his prepared remarks and again in the Q&A.

Shaw spoke about his conversations with the administration regarding "putting together a process where we can partake in the transfer portal" and becoming more aggressive about NIL. "In order for us to compete the way we need to compete in this era, we have to be able to utilize the portal."  He acknowledged the University's slowness on these matters but said that Stanford normally acts "deliberately" to put in place lasting changes. Shaw also acknowledged the noise around program ("... obviously a lot of things swirling around...") and claims to be having "a lot of great talks with our administration" and our admissions team as part of the solution.  "That's great news, that's exciting news. There are a lot of great things that we can do recruiting-wise..."

He does not sound to me like a man looking to ride off into the sunset after the end of the season. Shaw sounds to me like a man that is trying to convince the institution to change its approach and, in so doing, deflect some of the responsibility for recent performance and/or buy himself some more time to fix what is broken.  

I respect the man and admire his tenacity, but it's time for him to go. The man that built the castle is not the best person to tear it down and rebuild. We need a fresh start.

Prepared remarks about Transfer Portal and NIL: https://youtu.be/KmEJ65cbpNc?t=188

His "tenacity" in this context is the farthest thing from respectable, let alone admirable. In a word, I am underwhelmed. He keeps up with this Diva desperation and he loses all my respect. So who the hell am I? Not that he would ever care, of course, but wife, son and I were annual season ticket purchasers from 1973 through 2019 (bought the preemo seats when the new stadium opened), four Rose Bowls, an Orange Bowl two Sun Bowls, the Fiesta and two conference championships. Oh, and countless roadies, including Oklahoma, tOSU, Texas, South Bend (three trips) and Wisconsin. And 24 abusive pilgrimages to Berkeley.

Make no mistake: Left to his own devices, this guy could haunt (not to mention hurt) Stanford for years. Be prepared, good people.