[BostonCard]

Thanks for the summary.  I don't put much stock into press conferences, because "success" in them requires a skill that is largely orthogonal to success on the field, except inasmuch as it is easier to have a "good" press conference when things are going well, so psychological impact aside, it doesn't move the needle much.  And, while recruiting has been profoundly disappointing, I also don't think it moves the needle much except for the near term impact.  The transition is going to be much harder for a guy coming from Sacramento to Stanford than either a big name, or even a coach moving from your average P5 program (even as an assistant) to another average P5 program.  While someone like PrimeTime can start recruiting on a dime at a school like Colorado, even a big name coach would struggle (re)starting the engine of recruiting at Stanford, given required classes, admissions, etc.  The proof will be in the 2024 (and later) recruiting.  We should look to get back into the top half of the conference next year, and the top 3 (out of 10 teams that no longer include UCLA and USC) after that.

BC

[BostonCard]

Thanks for the summary.  I don't put much stock into press conferences, because "success" in them requires a skill that is largely orthogonal to success on the field, except inasmuch as it is easier to have a "good" press conference when things are going well, so psychological impact aside, it doesn't move the needle much.  And, while recruiting has been profoundly disappointing, I also don't think it moves the needle much except for the near term impact.  The transition is going to be much harder for a guy coming from Sacramento to Stanford than either a big name, or even a coach moving from your average P5 program (even as an assistant) to another average P5 program.  While someone like PrimeTime can start recruiting on a dime at a school like Colorado, even a big name coach would struggle (re)starting the engine of recruiting at Stanford, given required classes, admissions, etc.  The proof will be in the 2024 (and later) recruiting.  We should look to get back into the top half of the conference next year, and the top 3 (out of 10 teams that no longer include UCLA and USC) after that.

BC