[OutsiderFan]

Mostly softball questions, and when Muir tried to deflect or be vague, nobody demanded more. I agree the search committee question should have been hammered. "Will John Lynch or Condi Rice be on the committee?" Would have been a simple follow-up.  And if he said he won't get into names, and didn't even say "those are the level of people who will be involved," they could have pressed even more.

I didn't think Muir was terrible and uninspiring. He spoke like most ADs I've ever heard.  I was disappointed no reporter asked Muir if putting butts in seats is a priority, and in general if raising the program's profile in the Bay Area to build a larger fan base is important.

Muir says winning is a priority, and that there is no set qualifying criteria for candidates to be considered other than they can get the job done at Stanford, when asked if experience at an "academic school" is important. Good thing there will be a search committee, because Muir seems clueless as to what criteria the coach should meet. But he has made other successful hires so he could have been purposely vague to hold the cards close to his vest. 

And frankly, a major missed opportunity for the reporters to ask Muir about conference alignment issues and what Stanford must do to secure its future as media rights deals evolve.   

All in all, I was more disappointed with the questions reporters asked and didn't ask, than in what Muir said.

[OutsiderFan]

Mostly softball questions, and when Muir tried to deflect or be vague, nobody demanded more. I agree the search committee question should have been hammered. "Will John Lynch or Condi Rice be on the committee?" Would have been a simple follow-up.  And if he said he won't get into names, and didn't even say "those are the level of people who will be involved," they could have pressed even more.

I didn't think Muir was terrible and uninspiring. He spoke like most ADs I've ever heard.  I was disappointed no reporter asked Muir if putting butts in seats is a priority, and in general if raising the program's profile in the Bay Area to build a larger fan base is important.

Muir says winning is a priority, and that there is no set qualifying criteria for candidates to be considered other than they can get the job done at Stanford, when asked if experience at an "academic school" is important. Good thing there will be a search committee, because Muir seems clueless as to what criteria the coach should meet. But he has made other successful hires so he could have been purposely vague to hold the cards close to his vest. 

And frankly, a major missed opportunity for the reporters to ask Muir about conference alignment issues and what Stanford must do to secure its future as media rights deals evolve.   

All in all, I was more disappointed with the questions reporters asked and didn't ask, than in what Muir said.