[BostonCard]

On the topic of media pundits opining about Stanford Football HC candidates, we need to keep something in mind. Stanford operates in about as much secrecy as any program there is. Big programs can't keep secrets because there is too much interest. Programs like Cal are like open books because it runs such a loose ship. Stanford OTOH, doesn't leak and there just isn't a visible booster presence that filters down to even people  like BobK, who seem to be the most plugged in source on this board. IOW, any poster on here speculating is likely to be as informed about what Stanford might be doing as Jon Wilner.

1) Matt Squerri anticipated this very scenario.  I don't think it was based on any inside information (other than general Stanford football obsessiveness, and Matt, correct me if I am wrong, if you are at liberty to say), but if you read his many Sunday postmortems, he described exactly what happened: that Shaw would retire on his own volition, as he got tired of losing and/or did not want to further sully his legacy.

2) At least two posters here had news of Shaw's decision while the players were still in the locker room; ditto TOS.

3) Multiple of the younger posters are recent alums and have direct contact to players on the team or recent graduates from the program.

4) Multiple people on this board have friends in the athletics department; sometimes people exert discretion and don't post stuff that they know to an anonymous open board, because, duh.

If you read the board enough, you know who knows and who is talking out of their butt.

BC

[BostonCard]

On the topic of media pundits opining about Stanford Football HC candidates, we need to keep something in mind. Stanford operates in about as much secrecy as any program there is. Big programs can't keep secrets because there is too much interest. Programs like Cal are like open books because it runs such a loose ship. Stanford OTOH, doesn't leak and there just isn't a visible booster presence that filters down to even people  like BobK, who seem to be the most plugged in source on this board. IOW, any poster on here speculating is likely to be as informed about what Stanford might be doing as Jon Wilner.

1) Matt Squerri anticipated this very scenario.  I don't think it was based on any inside information (other than general Stanford football obsessiveness, and Matt, correct me if I am wrong, if you are at liberty to say), but if you read his many Sunday postmortems, he described exactly what happened: that Shaw would retire on his own volition, as he got tired of losing and/or did not want to further sully his legacy.

2) At least two posters here had news of Shaw's decision while the players were still in the locker room; ditto TOS.

3) Multiple of the younger posters are recent alums and have direct contact to players on the team or recent graduates from the program.

4) Multiple people on this board have friends in the athletics department; sometimes people exert discretion and don't post stuff that they know to an anonymous open board, because, duh.

If you read the board enough, you know who knows and who is talking out of their butt.

BC