[Softball Fan]

A conference schedule of OSU, WSU, SMU, Rice, Tulane, and Army would have an immediate negative impact on recruiting for almost all, if not all, of Stanford's Olympic sports.    In the end it might turn out to be the only option.   

FWIW all those schools are great institutions.  They're just not the right combination for keeping Stanford at national prominence in college sports.  I understand anything Stanford does right now should be viewed as possibly a temporary fix.   However the damage to recruiting with this conference schedule would have a longer lasting effect on recruiting.

Those in charge at Stanford think the ACC is their best choice right now.  The head football coach thinks the ACC is Stanford's best choice right now.  I would bet most Stanford Olympic sports athletes would choose the ACC with the travel implications over conference teams like Army and Tulane.

[Softball Fan]

A conference schedule of OSU, WSU, SMU, Rice, Tulane, and Army would have an immediate negative impact on recruiting for almost all, if not all, of Stanford's Olympic sports.    In the end it might turn out to be the only option.   

FWIW all those schools are great institutions.  They're just not the right combination for keeping Stanford at national prominence in college sports.  I understand anything Stanford does right now should be viewed as possibly a temporary fix.   However the damage to recruiting with this conference schedule would have a longer lasting effect on recruiting.

Those in charge at Stanford think the ACC is their best choice right now.  The head football coach thinks the ACC is Stanford's best choice right now.  I would bet most Stanford Olympic sports athletes would choose the ACC with the travel implications over conference teams like Army and Tulane.