[Spiny_Norman]

I think that those who want some journalist to pin Muir down on various AD related topics will always be disappointed. Muir is a master at evasion. Troy could have asked every question from this thread and Muir would have batted them away. Muir is always going to put the best spin on whatever he can. And he will avoid topics that he does not want to discuss in public like the dissolution of the Pac 12, transfers, NIL, athlete employment, Varsity Blues and cutting sports.

Let's face it, Muir has a lot of good material to work with. Under his leadership (since the 2012-2013 season), Stanford has continued its streak of winning at least one NCAA championship a year. It has finished 1st or 2nd every year in the Director's Cup. It has won 33 national championships and ~130 conference championships in the last 12 years. Stanford has completed numerous projects to improve facilities and athlete health care, with more planned. Yes, football and basketball are at the bottom of their respective conferences. But Muir would speak optimistically of the energy that Coaches Taylor and Smith are building around their programs and the hope for future success on the field and the court. We've heard this all before. But I don't expect that we will hear anything different from Muir while he is at Stanford and perhaps beyond. It's not in his DNA.

[Spiny_Norman]

I think that those who want some journalist to pin Muir down on various AD related topics will always be disappointed. Muir is a master at evasion. Troy could have asked every question from this thread and Muir would have batted them away. Muir is always going to put the best spin on whatever he can. And he will avoid topics that he does not want to discuss in public like the dissolution of the Pac 12, transfers, NIL, athlete employment, Varsity Blues and cutting sports.

Let's face it, Muir has a lot of good material to work with. Under his leadership (since the 2012-2013 season), Stanford has continued its streak of winning at least one NCAA championship a year. It has finished 1st or 2nd every year in the Director's Cup. It has won 33 national championships and ~130 conference championships in the last 12 years. Stanford has completed numerous projects to improve facilities and athlete health care, with more planned. Yes, football and basketball are at the bottom of their respective conferences. But Muir would speak optimistically of the energy that Coaches Taylor and Smith are building around their programs and the hope for future success on the field and the court. We've heard this all before. But I don't expect that we will hear anything different from Muir while he is at Stanford and perhaps beyond. It's not in his DNA.