[chrisk]

I know very few on this board are likely to agree with me, but in my opinion, we need to 'Aim Really High Profile' for our next AD

(1) Offer a Top Dollar contract that could entice/lure the 'Best ADs' in the profession like a 7yr $70 Million Dollar Contract !

Then Among the most important characteristics/qualifications for the next AD (in my opinion) are:

(1) Been the AD of a Power4 University whose Football Program has been a perennial Top25 program or Was a Legendary  College Football player or College Football Coach at a Power4 University  who 'lived, ate,  & breathed Football his whole Life !

or

(2) At some point Played or Coached or AD'd in the #1 Football Conference = SEC

So, look to lure any of these following Current ADs:


--Alabama AD = Greg Byrne
--Ole Miss AD = Keith Carter
--Georgia AD = John Brooks

or

Maybe consider these following people who have not been in the 'AD world' but are  'College Football icons' =

--Peyton Manning
--Steve Spurrier
--Steve Young

And then they (these 6 AD candidates)  or the University can hire a regular 'AD Type person to be their assistant to tackle all the tedious procedural beaurocratic 'day to day' AD stuff' while these 6 AD candidates ensure 'Every stone is turned over to (A) 'Get a Top 10 DollarWise NIL collective' for Football & Mens Basketball & (B) March down to the Admissions office to force them to have the same Freshman-admissions & Transfer-Admissions as NotreDame & Duke for Football & Mens Basketball) These 6men will  'definitely depart from the staid old Stanford-Way' & will Ensure the best chance of  Top25 Football & Top25 Mens Basketball !

Byrne's annual salary is $2M, Carter's is $1.1M and Brooks' is $1.3M. Oh, and the university is sweating a potential loss of $160+M in research funding. Kinda guessing the BoT would <probably> take a pass on a $70M salary package

It’s not just the $160M in indirect costs but the spigot for new NIH grants is turned off now. Stanford would also be affected by potential cuts in financial aid and new taxes on endowments.

[chrisk]

I know very few on this board are likely to agree with me, but in my opinion, we need to 'Aim Really High Profile' for our next AD

(1) Offer a Top Dollar contract that could entice/lure the 'Best ADs' in the profession like a 7yr $70 Million Dollar Contract !

Then Among the most important characteristics/qualifications for the next AD (in my opinion) are:

(1) Been the AD of a Power4 University whose Football Program has been a perennial Top25 program or Was a Legendary  College Football player or College Football Coach at a Power4 University  who 'lived, ate,  & breathed Football his whole Life !

or

(2) At some point Played or Coached or AD'd in the #1 Football Conference = SEC

So, look to lure any of these following Current ADs:


--Alabama AD = Greg Byrne
--Ole Miss AD = Keith Carter
--Georgia AD = John Brooks

or

Maybe consider these following people who have not been in the 'AD world' but are  'College Football icons' =

--Peyton Manning
--Steve Spurrier
--Steve Young

And then they (these 6 AD candidates)  or the University can hire a regular 'AD Type person to be their assistant to tackle all the tedious procedural beaurocratic 'day to day' AD stuff' while these 6 AD candidates ensure 'Every stone is turned over to (A) 'Get a Top 10 DollarWise NIL collective' for Football & Mens Basketball & (B) March down to the Admissions office to force them to have the same Freshman-admissions & Transfer-Admissions as NotreDame & Duke for Football & Mens Basketball) These 6men will  'definitely depart from the staid old Stanford-Way' & will Ensure the best chance of  Top25 Football & Top25 Mens Basketball !

Byrne's annual salary is $2M, Carter's is $1.1M and Brooks' is $1.3M. Oh, and the university is sweating a potential loss of $160+M in research funding. Kinda guessing the BoT would <probably> take a pass on a $70M salary package

It’s not just the $160M in indirect costs but the spigot for new NIH grants is turned off now. Stanford would also be affected by potential cuts in financial aid and new taxes on endowments.