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That's why I don't think Muir gets Stanford. I think many ADs would be satisfied with winning seasons and just mediocre conference seasons.
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"Stanford's not an ordinary place, I'm not an ordinary coach, and this is not going to be an ordinary team." That's the essence of Stanford.

I don't think there is an AD in America who is not obsessed about winning at football and men's basketball - though to be sure winning in non-Power 5 leagues might mean something slightly different.

The essence of Stanford isn't wanting to win at sports. That essence is closer to not letting the desire to win at sports corrupt values more central to being a university. However, it's really the insistence that there is nothing antithetical about the two and thus not sacrificing one for the other.

[CTcard]

That's why I don't think Muir gets Stanford. I think many ADs would be satisfied with winning seasons and just mediocre conference seasons.
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"Stanford's not an ordinary place, I'm not an ordinary coach, and this is not going to be an ordinary team." That's the essence of Stanford.

I don't think there is an AD in America who is not obsessed about winning at football and men's basketball - though to be sure winning in non-Power 5 leagues might mean something slightly different.

The essence of Stanford isn't wanting to win at sports. That essence is closer to not letting the desire to win at sports corrupt values more central to being a university. However, it's really the insistence that there is nothing antithetical about the two and thus not sacrificing one for the other.