[Mick]

Appreciate the thought and analysis. My thoughts to these items follow:

• Regarding the current assistants, I think the most interesting thing we're seeing from Luck here is a core value of loyalty and being honorable. Is he not "cold blooded" enough? Maybe not. But he doesn't think these guys deserved to pay for Taylor's misdoings and I applaud him for that. Ripping apart a coaching staff at this point in the cycle could breed a good amount of negativity and ill-will toward the head coach. I see Luck as recognizing this and not wanting to make the feeling in the building any more negative than it was.
  

I like the Reich hire. I love the out of the box idea. I do have some skepticism about it. I don't think the experience this year will necessarily lead to warm feelings on the Farm that make him want to stay or make the majority of people want to keep him. I just see the season as being too difficult considering the talent level.

If it does work out it could be a lot of fun. If not, there's an opportunity to lock in on a guy. My target (possibly forever) is Jim Leonhard.

I like the Reich hire too. My sense is that NFL experience translates well at Stanford. Question mark is his age and fire in the belly.

Your point about the assistants is a good one. My guess is that Luck and others have spoken closely with Stanford players, factored their input into account and observed the assistants in action. I will say this...my greatest professional regret was not getting rid of people who weren't up to the job soon enough.

Hope it goes well.

[Mick]

Appreciate the thought and analysis. My thoughts to these items follow:

• Regarding the current assistants, I think the most interesting thing we're seeing from Luck here is a core value of loyalty and being honorable. Is he not "cold blooded" enough? Maybe not. But he doesn't think these guys deserved to pay for Taylor's misdoings and I applaud him for that. Ripping apart a coaching staff at this point in the cycle could breed a good amount of negativity and ill-will toward the head coach. I see Luck as recognizing this and not wanting to make the feeling in the building any more negative than it was.
  

I like the Reich hire. I love the out of the box idea. I do have some skepticism about it. I don't think the experience this year will necessarily lead to warm feelings on the Farm that make him want to stay or make the majority of people want to keep him. I just see the season as being too difficult considering the talent level.

If it does work out it could be a lot of fun. If not, there's an opportunity to lock in on a guy. My target (possibly forever) is Jim Leonhard.

I like the Reich hire too. My sense is that NFL experience translates well at Stanford. Question mark is his age and fire in the belly.

Your point about the assistants is a good one. My guess is that Luck and others have spoken closely with Stanford players, factored their input into account and observed the assistants in action. I will say this...my greatest professional regret was not getting rid of people who weren't up to the job soon enough.

Hope it goes well.