08-04-2023, 07:16 PM
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Well said. It is unfortunate but you expressed my feelings exactly. Stanford Athletics without major conference membership and top level competition will be hard to take. “Stanford means excellence. Well not in every respect”. However, I shall not jump off any metaphorical bridges while the thread of possible membership in the Big 20 exists. I just hope our leadership is smart enough to jump at it and doesn’t succumb to the “good riddance to competitive athletics “ notion. Nor do I want Stanford to retreat from excellence an any academic area .. I’m not interested in a second tier physics program or a club sport Econ program.
Here’s to brighter days.
(08-04-2023, 04:43 PM)Leftcoast Wrote: Yup ... All the high fan-interest sports are PAC 12. Or were. The only one I regularly attend that isn't PAC is Men's Volleyball. I have to think competing in the Pac12 and against the best athletes in the West Coast (and often the US) was a of immense proportions draw for recruits in those sports.
"Come to Stanford and play against Cal Poly and Davis!", doesn't have the same appeal, does it?
Sorry, I'm normally a pretty upbeat person but I'm feeling very depressed about Stanford sports this week.
Well said. It is unfortunate but you expressed my feelings exactly. Stanford Athletics without major conference membership and top level competition will be hard to take. “Stanford means excellence. Well not in every respect”. However, I shall not jump off any metaphorical bridges while the thread of possible membership in the Big 20 exists. I just hope our leadership is smart enough to jump at it and doesn’t succumb to the “good riddance to competitive athletics “ notion. Nor do I want Stanford to retreat from excellence an any academic area .. I’m not interested in a second tier physics program or a club sport Econ program.
Here’s to brighter days.