[Mudhead]

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Today Kiki led USC to victory and Betts led UCLA to victory.  A feather in the cap of Stanford recruiting?

Yeah… for other schools. :-(

There is a very serious question raised here and I hope it is being addressed. I think a new coach can do it more easily than a legend. “What was it about our program that made some great players want to leave it?”  Obviously NIL, or lack thereof was a big part of it. I suspect style of play was part of it…the vibe I get about this years team is that they plan to play looser with great flexibility as to who takes the shot. And with respect to the legend, I think there comes a time when the age difference is just too great to bridge the communications gap.

I have no insights into the players who left or the program that anyone else does not have. I’m not claiming to be right.

I would like to hear what others think, though, as I am convinced that if we don’t understand what the problem was and don’t fix it, we will not be a big time program again .

[Mudhead]

L

Today Kiki led USC to victory and Betts led UCLA to victory.  A feather in the cap of Stanford recruiting?

Yeah… for other schools. :-(

There is a very serious question raised here and I hope it is being addressed. I think a new coach can do it more easily than a legend. “What was it about our program that made some great players want to leave it?”  Obviously NIL, or lack thereof was a big part of it. I suspect style of play was part of it…the vibe I get about this years team is that they plan to play looser with great flexibility as to who takes the shot. And with respect to the legend, I think there comes a time when the age difference is just too great to bridge the communications gap.

I have no insights into the players who left or the program that anyone else does not have. I’m not claiming to be right.

I would like to hear what others think, though, as I am convinced that if we don’t understand what the problem was and don’t fix it, we will not be a big time program again .