[2006alum]

Taylor comments after practice today per ESPN:

Stanford's Troy Taylor 'can't imagine anything' other than Power 5 football

Stanford expects some kind of resolution by the end of the week, sources told ESPN.


https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...thing-else

Per the article, no one in the admin has spoken with Troy.  Who is leading the effort to save Stanford sports?

One name mentioned is Bob Sternfels, Stanford water polo alum and current global manager of McKinsey.  Who else should be on the list?  Who is in charge of contacting these people to learn their interest in helping?

That no one in administration has spoken with the head football coach on this matter is just more evidence of Stanford's ineptitude and carelessness. He has an invaluable perspective on travel feasibility and consequences, recruiting effects, and the team's competitiveness, and he is not consulted or even briefed? It is almost as if the university is trying to create an excuse to get out of major college football. Something smells.

Or the more parsimonious explanation: the same reason Taylor knows nothing is the same reason we haven't heard a single peep on the Stanford side about Stanford's activities. I think they're doing this in a need to know basis. Taylor hasn't coached a single game at Stanford. He has no other ties to the school. Not sure how much insight he'll provide that they couldn't get from, say, Shaw. 

And by the way, "what's best for football" is easy here - any P5 conference does the trick, just as Taylor said. It's all the other sports where things get complicated.

[2006alum]

Taylor comments after practice today per ESPN:

Stanford's Troy Taylor 'can't imagine anything' other than Power 5 football

Stanford expects some kind of resolution by the end of the week, sources told ESPN.


https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...thing-else

Per the article, no one in the admin has spoken with Troy.  Who is leading the effort to save Stanford sports?

One name mentioned is Bob Sternfels, Stanford water polo alum and current global manager of McKinsey.  Who else should be on the list?  Who is in charge of contacting these people to learn their interest in helping?

That no one in administration has spoken with the head football coach on this matter is just more evidence of Stanford's ineptitude and carelessness. He has an invaluable perspective on travel feasibility and consequences, recruiting effects, and the team's competitiveness, and he is not consulted or even briefed? It is almost as if the university is trying to create an excuse to get out of major college football. Something smells.

Or the more parsimonious explanation: the same reason Taylor knows nothing is the same reason we haven't heard a single peep on the Stanford side about Stanford's activities. I think they're doing this in a need to know basis. Taylor hasn't coached a single game at Stanford. He has no other ties to the school. Not sure how much insight he'll provide that they couldn't get from, say, Shaw. 

And by the way, "what's best for football" is easy here - any P5 conference does the trick, just as Taylor said. It's all the other sports where things get complicated.