[jayasena]

The "Just win baby" approach is a slope that plays toward lower standards for the program - not just the head coach.  If the only criteria we judge our head coach to is winning percentage and academic fit and adherence to Stanford's value system doesn't matter than why on earth would those things matter to the assistants he hires or the players he recruits?

Face it - These things matter to us.  There 's a reason we don't cheer for U$€ or Oklahoma.  Winning matters to us.  Winning the right way matters even more.

Leftcoast, I don't think anyone in this thread is advocating the "just win baby" approach to the detriment of everything else.

One way to reconcile this apparent disagreement may be to point out that, at a university that seeks excellence in everything, success on the field is a mandatory aspect of a coach who represents the university well.

[jayasena]

The "Just win baby" approach is a slope that plays toward lower standards for the program - not just the head coach.  If the only criteria we judge our head coach to is winning percentage and academic fit and adherence to Stanford's value system doesn't matter than why on earth would those things matter to the assistants he hires or the players he recruits?

Face it - These things matter to us.  There 's a reason we don't cheer for U$€ or Oklahoma.  Winning matters to us.  Winning the right way matters even more.

Leftcoast, I don't think anyone in this thread is advocating the "just win baby" approach to the detriment of everything else.

One way to reconcile this apparent disagreement may be to point out that, at a university that seeks excellence in everything, success on the field is a mandatory aspect of a coach who represents the university well.