11-28-2022, 10:37 PM
Great analysis but I was very disappointed in Muir. I felt like he was reading buzzwords off cue cards, and if he thinks the "It's Stanford" pitch is going to work then he's really out to lunch. His answers about NIL & transfer portal should give every candidate pause about just what the hell they'd be walking into. He's going to need a MUCH better answer in private that includes concrete plans that the University has approved. Those are things he should have had at least six months ago. Yet another thing to put on the "reasons Muir should be fired" pile.
I also wish he would be more transparent about who's on the search committee - frankly I think it's a missed opportunity to "pitch Stanford" because I would guess that the list of people both within and outside the Stanford family is quite impressive to the point that it might attract additional strong candidates. If I were interested in the job and knew that Stanford were interested in me based on the recommendations of people like John Lynch (49ers GM), Condoleeza Rice (CFP committee), Sam Schwartzstein (COO of XFL) and others that would get me excited. Harness the Magic, Bernie!
I also wish he would be more transparent about who's on the search committee - frankly I think it's a missed opportunity to "pitch Stanford" because I would guess that the list of people both within and outside the Stanford family is quite impressive to the point that it might attract additional strong candidates. If I were interested in the job and knew that Stanford were interested in me based on the recommendations of people like John Lynch (49ers GM), Condoleeza Rice (CFP committee), Sam Schwartzstein (COO of XFL) and others that would get me excited. Harness the Magic, Bernie!