04-03-2026, 10:53 PM
It feels like you're right, farmerguy. I reread MAS's transfer announcement, and unlike the usual "I will be entering the transfer portal," she flat out states "I will not resturn to Stanford to play basketball next season." Door shut, bridges/ships burned, last one out turn out the lights.
Having said that, I believe in the institution...and if the coaches are part of the problem, then they need to shape up or go. The portal era means you have to recruit the team every year. You have to reward contributors, and you have to coach players to play the game the rest of the nation is playing. For better or worse, the era of the coach-as-deity program model is slipping away.
Having said that, I believe in the institution...and if the coaches are part of the problem, then they need to shape up or go. The portal era means you have to recruit the team every year. You have to reward contributors, and you have to coach players to play the game the rest of the nation is playing. For better or worse, the era of the coach-as-deity program model is slipping away.