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UCLA is also already beginning to reload for next year. Donovyn Hunter (TCU & Oregon State) and Aarinsalo (UCLA->UNC->UCLA) have committed to the Bruins.

Yup.  UCLA certainly knows how to reload in the transfer era.

It sucks that we're on the outside looking in, but I must admit that UCLA's adaptation to the new transfer environment has been extremely impressive.

UCLA checked all the boxes (quickly) when they saw what was on the horizon (NIL and the portal) and took decisive action.

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First, a question- Does anyone know whether there will be a press conference (and when) or whether there will simply be a press release by Mr. Donahoe?

Second, I hope your program finds a good landing spot; a place for it to be supported and grow into some semblance of a competitive team; maybe not elite like before, but more competitive than in the last two seasons.  I have always liked Stanford WBB during the Tara years.  The only situation I can compare (what's happening) with is when Pat Summit left Tennessee and the years that followed.

Lastly, I'm watching players leaving Stanford for the portal (and for a few, new homes) from a distance.  I know no details.  But what I do know is, your athletic department has done all the wrong things with respect to an obvious crisis in the WBB program.  I spent much of my career observing and (later) helping small and large organizations of all types successfully manage change.  For some, high turnover; for others, a leadership issue; for others, a systemic or even a cultural problem.  But in all these cases, I noticed 4 critical things needed to happen: 1) a sense of urgency; 2) transparency; 3) a feeling of potency- that we could manage this change effectively.  And lastly- a consensus of reward at the end; that if we make this change now, we will come out of it successful and reap the benefits of change.

It seems to me that Stanford leadership has failed to do any of these four.  It's a textbook example of how not to run a program.

I hope for the best!

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UCLA is also already beginning to reload for next year. Donovyn Hunter (TCU & Oregon State) and Aarinsalo (UCLA->UNC->UCLA) have committed to the Bruins.

Yup.  UCLA certainly knows how to reload in the transfer era.

It sucks that we're on the outside looking in, but I must admit that UCLA's adaptation to the new transfer environment has been extremely impressive.

UCLA checked all the boxes (quickly) when they saw what was on the horizon (NIL and the portal) and took decisive action.

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First, a question- Does anyone know whether there will be a press conference (and when) or whether there will simply be a press release by Mr. Donahoe?

Second, I hope your program finds a good landing spot; a place for it to be supported and grow into some semblance of a competitive team; maybe not elite like before, but more competitive than in the last two seasons.  I have always liked Stanford WBB during the Tara years.  The only situation I can compare (what's happening) with is when Pat Summit left Tennessee and the years that followed.

Lastly, I'm watching players leaving Stanford for the portal (and for a few, new homes) from a distance.  I know no details.  But what I do know is, your athletic department has done all the wrong things with respect to an obvious crisis in the WBB program.  I spent much of my career observing and (later) helping small and large organizations of all types successfully manage change.  For some, high turnover; for others, a leadership issue; for others, a systemic or even a cultural problem.  But in all these cases, I noticed 4 critical things needed to happen: 1) a sense of urgency; 2) transparency; 3) a feeling of potency- that we could manage this change effectively.  And lastly- a consensus of reward at the end; that if we make this change now, we will come out of it successful and reap the benefits of change.

It seems to me that Stanford leadership has failed to do any of these four.  It's a textbook example of how not to run a program.

I hope for the best!