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In Sandy's defense, it's not like her other top choice has been lighting up in Boulder.  At the time those were the two "best" coaches that Low APR U could attract.

I think if Shaw leaves, Stanford will be a MUCH more attractive job than Low APR U was three years ago.  I don't have confidence in Muir to make the right choice, but he will be choosing between higher quality candidates.

It's not quite clear if Barbour chose Dykes over McIntyre of if McIntyre chose Boulder. Both were two of the hottest names that year - pretty much at the top of the Group of 5 coaches looking to move up. There are other routes to go, of course, but outside of possibly losing out to Colorado, it's not that clear c.a.l. couldn't hire its choice for the job.

I'd also note that your comment on the Stanford job vs c.a.l. seems to be a bit of an understatement. Even for a coach that doesn't want to deal with those pesky academic side-issues, c.a.l. suddenly doesn't have an advantage (though different issues on that front).

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In Sandy's defense, it's not like her other top choice has been lighting up in Boulder.  At the time those were the two "best" coaches that Low APR U could attract.

I think if Shaw leaves, Stanford will be a MUCH more attractive job than Low APR U was three years ago.  I don't have confidence in Muir to make the right choice, but he will be choosing between higher quality candidates.

It's not quite clear if Barbour chose Dykes over McIntyre of if McIntyre chose Boulder. Both were two of the hottest names that year - pretty much at the top of the Group of 5 coaches looking to move up. There are other routes to go, of course, but outside of possibly losing out to Colorado, it's not that clear c.a.l. couldn't hire its choice for the job.

I'd also note that your comment on the Stanford job vs c.a.l. seems to be a bit of an understatement. Even for a coach that doesn't want to deal with those pesky academic side-issues, c.a.l. suddenly doesn't have an advantage (though different issues on that front).