[Austroturf]

I wish Shaw well on his next thing. I would not be surprised if he just stayed on at Stanford University (not football) in some very comfortable fundraising or outreach role. This was overdue and I now have some hope that Stanford can return to the Harbaugh / early Shaw days.

Don't hold your breath!  The challenges ahead include:

1) Finding a coach (and staff) that can execute the turnaround
2) Retaining what little talent is left on the team
3) Recruiting new talent to join them
4) Navigating the NIL and portal complexities

Even if we find another JH, there are innumerable pieces to fix and new elements in the football landscape to figure out, including the uncertain fate of the Pac-12.  But maybe we will get lucky again and can celebrate a return to relevance after 3 seasons.  If it happens any faster than that, it will be a miracle.  It may, in fact, never happen again if Stanford cannot figure out how to navigate the NIL and the portal.

[Austroturf]

I wish Shaw well on his next thing. I would not be surprised if he just stayed on at Stanford University (not football) in some very comfortable fundraising or outreach role. This was overdue and I now have some hope that Stanford can return to the Harbaugh / early Shaw days.

Don't hold your breath!  The challenges ahead include:

1) Finding a coach (and staff) that can execute the turnaround
2) Retaining what little talent is left on the team
3) Recruiting new talent to join them
4) Navigating the NIL and portal complexities

Even if we find another JH, there are innumerable pieces to fix and new elements in the football landscape to figure out, including the uncertain fate of the Pac-12.  But maybe we will get lucky again and can celebrate a return to relevance after 3 seasons.  If it happens any faster than that, it will be a miracle.  It may, in fact, never happen again if Stanford cannot figure out how to navigate the NIL and the portal.