[TonyLima]

Why complain that Stanford didn't get points in those sports (of course, we wish Stanford had) rather than complain that arbitrary rules take away so many points that Stanford did earn.

All the rules for the so-called "Director's Cup" are arbitrary. It is a synthetic contest that measures nothing and means nothing. I can't get too excited about "winning" such a contest, let alone not winning it.

I don't think the rules are arbitrary at all. I think the folks in charge are looking to create competition. If every sport counted equally, Stanford would win every year because we host the most sports and are good to excellent at most of them. 
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Last time I checked (about a century ago) Stanford and Navy were tied for most sports. My guess is Stanford took the lead with the proliferation of women’s athletics.

[TonyLima]

Why complain that Stanford didn't get points in those sports (of course, we wish Stanford had) rather than complain that arbitrary rules take away so many points that Stanford did earn.

All the rules for the so-called "Director's Cup" are arbitrary. It is a synthetic contest that measures nothing and means nothing. I can't get too excited about "winning" such a contest, let alone not winning it.

I don't think the rules are arbitrary at all. I think the folks in charge are looking to create competition. If every sport counted equally, Stanford would win every year because we host the most sports and are good to excellent at most of them. 
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Last time I checked (about a century ago) Stanford and Navy were tied for most sports. My guess is Stanford took the lead with the proliferation of women’s athletics.