[lex24]

Thrilled to hear that you teach at Stanford as well, CardCoug.  My question for you changes Lex's scenario:  What if said player can actually become a co-term masters student?   Many students that I know are or have been taking full advantage of a Stanford co-term degree.  Yes, some programs are more difficult to qualify for, but I think this is a path that the new coach/AD team need to try to figure out.  

If you can keep these student athletes doing well on the field and in the classroom, then the co-term door should be easier to take advantage of and getting a Masters at Stanford vs in Bloomington or most other places would be the optimal choice.   The Co-term should be another useful tool to keep student athletes here in the program and engaged in both athletic and academic pursuits that most other schools can not match.

Good question and point.  Mine is simple - kids futures are more important than our desires relating to the football team. And I’m not going to blame any college student for putting his or her future first. Nor am I going to criticize a coach for supporting that.

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All good opinions. Most reinforce exactly the “rational” approach that Shaw has wrecked the program with. Ludicrous indeed to be loyal to a mission outside your short-term self interest. 

Enjoy 3-9. 

Stanford football is dead. May it be resurrected.

Yeah, cause your needs as a fan outweighs the need of the students.  Stanford can figure out a way to get back on track.  Hire a dynamic coach. Open the portal to bring in transfers. .  NIL. That’s the current landscape. Either embrace it; or join the Ivy League.

 But blaming the kids for “selfishness” or Shaw for “allowing” them to decide their future is “ludicrous.”

[lex24]

Thrilled to hear that you teach at Stanford as well, CardCoug.  My question for you changes Lex's scenario:  What if said player can actually become a co-term masters student?   Many students that I know are or have been taking full advantage of a Stanford co-term degree.  Yes, some programs are more difficult to qualify for, but I think this is a path that the new coach/AD team need to try to figure out.  

If you can keep these student athletes doing well on the field and in the classroom, then the co-term door should be easier to take advantage of and getting a Masters at Stanford vs in Bloomington or most other places would be the optimal choice.   The Co-term should be another useful tool to keep student athletes here in the program and engaged in both athletic and academic pursuits that most other schools can not match.

Good question and point.  Mine is simple - kids futures are more important than our desires relating to the football team. And I’m not going to blame any college student for putting his or her future first. Nor am I going to criticize a coach for supporting that.

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All good opinions. Most reinforce exactly the “rational” approach that Shaw has wrecked the program with. Ludicrous indeed to be loyal to a mission outside your short-term self interest. 

Enjoy 3-9. 

Stanford football is dead. May it be resurrected.

Yeah, cause your needs as a fan outweighs the need of the students.  Stanford can figure out a way to get back on track.  Hire a dynamic coach. Open the portal to bring in transfers. .  NIL. That’s the current landscape. Either embrace it; or join the Ivy League.

 But blaming the kids for “selfishness” or Shaw for “allowing” them to decide their future is “ludicrous.”