Spencer Jones, recent alum of Stanford MBB, with a must read for all Stanford fans (includes a quote from football player David Bailey):
https://stanforddaily.com/2024/06/07/jon...potential/
Quote:At the end of the day, when I interviewed many of the former athletes that have transferred, very few, if any, mentioned money as playing a large role. Instead they mentioned community, especially with alumni.
Yes, part of networking is learning to use your voice and initiative to get what you want, but we can certainly make it easier. It’s not enough to have a banquet once a year or a handshake before and after games. The presence is always appreciated, but the interaction often feels a bit transactional.
We need more ways to foster organic interactions. Ideas like alumni pickup games or flag football where the athletes coach; dinners or lunches at alum’s houses away from athletic facilities; and open up avenues for athlete-specific internships that are flexible towards are schedules and truly help us cultivate the human capital we sought when we came here.
Because of this unique athlete environment, I believe that Stanford is positioned to be rooted in the old-school values of college athletics while embracing the newfound freedom athletes have to profit off their NIL.
“I wanted to be challenged as an individual and as a man and that is exactly what Stanford has continued to do for me,” sophomore EDGE David Bailey said.
“The degree is just a small part of the equation here. I think more important is the people that you meet and the impact they leave on you and vice versa, the impact that you leave on them. I think building those relationships with people that have the disposition and ambition to get into Stanford in the first place is what sets you up for success.”
https://stanforddaily.com/2024/06/07/jon...potential/
