[McKenwood]

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.

BC

Wisconsin fan here. I have been a big fan of this program ever since my daughter started there in 2012. Chryst inherited a difficult situation after Gary "the flake" Anderson left abruptly. Chryst really did well with a ground oriented attack that has been Wisconsin staple since Barry Alvarez took over way back when. His initial years were off the charts good but he definetely struggled on a relative basis the last three years. Part of this was a poor running game (sound familiar?) and picking the wrong young QB who did not perform up to his recruiting hype. The biggest red flag for Wisconsin besides the on-filed decline was the lack of high caliber recruiting. Chryst left key recruiting positions vacant for the better part of a year.

If not for the recruiting snafus Chryst might be a decent candidate for Stanford. He is an offensive minded coach that had success at both Pitt and Wisconsin. Because of the recruiting issues, I don't want Stanford to pursue him even though he runs the type of offense that could be successful at Stanford. He also benfited from a superlative defensive coordinator (Jim Leonhard) so he only had to focus on one side of the ball.

[McKenwood]

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.

BC

Wisconsin fan here. I have been a big fan of this program ever since my daughter started there in 2012. Chryst inherited a difficult situation after Gary "the flake" Anderson left abruptly. Chryst really did well with a ground oriented attack that has been Wisconsin staple since Barry Alvarez took over way back when. His initial years were off the charts good but he definetely struggled on a relative basis the last three years. Part of this was a poor running game (sound familiar?) and picking the wrong young QB who did not perform up to his recruiting hype. The biggest red flag for Wisconsin besides the on-filed decline was the lack of high caliber recruiting. Chryst left key recruiting positions vacant for the better part of a year.

If not for the recruiting snafus Chryst might be a decent candidate for Stanford. He is an offensive minded coach that had success at both Pitt and Wisconsin. Because of the recruiting issues, I don't want Stanford to pursue him even though he runs the type of offense that could be successful at Stanford. He also benfited from a superlative defensive coordinator (Jim Leonhard) so he only had to focus on one side of the ball.