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Chryst: I think there's a through line to some degree between Chryst, Shaw, Mendenhall, Cutcliffe, and others - lots of success but when things faltered very low appetite to change ways. Oftentimes this manifests in a loyalty/refusal to let go of under-performing assistants. I think Chryst would be an extremely plausible candidate for Stanford, just flagging that if fans want to move on from a coach being overly loyal/set in his ways/etc. Chryst has some baggage.

As you yourself frequently quote Heraclitus, "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man", and while it is possible to become complacent and set the "second time around", it is also possible to learn from prior mistakes.  I have no idea of Chryst is capable of such; it would be something that should be asked if he is a serious candidate and is invited to interview.

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Chryst: I think there's a through line to some degree between Chryst, Shaw, Mendenhall, Cutcliffe, and others - lots of success but when things faltered very low appetite to change ways. Oftentimes this manifests in a loyalty/refusal to let go of under-performing assistants. I think Chryst would be an extremely plausible candidate for Stanford, just flagging that if fans want to move on from a coach being overly loyal/set in his ways/etc. Chryst has some baggage.

As you yourself frequently quote Heraclitus, "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man", and while it is possible to become complacent and set the "second time around", it is also possible to learn from prior mistakes.  I have no idea of Chryst is capable of such; it would be something that should be asked if he is a serious candidate and is invited to interview.

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