[FarmBoy]

[quote author=lex24 link=topic=18021.msg212646#msg212646 date=1510628250]
I don’t like UW. But Petersen seems like a class act.

As a theoretical exercise, which current FBS head coach would be Stanford's first choice if David Shaw was not head coach?

Assuming that you can't go home again (meaning Harbaugh) I think Chris Petersen would be at the top of the list.

There are only a handful of proven winners at power 5 schools, and the majority would not be good fits for Stanford in terms of commitment to academics and running a clean program.
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I can't speak for whether CP would be a good "fit" at Stanford and would be able to negotiate the balance of academics and athletics. But I don't think I would want to revisit the chaos of Harbaugh. If the program is in good condition (i.e., not struggling a la 2002-2006), I would prefer to have someone with a little less "personality" at the helm.

[FarmBoy]

[quote author=lex24 link=topic=18021.msg212646#msg212646 date=1510628250]
I don’t like UW. But Petersen seems like a class act.

As a theoretical exercise, which current FBS head coach would be Stanford's first choice if David Shaw was not head coach?

Assuming that you can't go home again (meaning Harbaugh) I think Chris Petersen would be at the top of the list.

There are only a handful of proven winners at power 5 schools, and the majority would not be good fits for Stanford in terms of commitment to academics and running a clean program.
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I can't speak for whether CP would be a good "fit" at Stanford and would be able to negotiate the balance of academics and athletics. But I don't think I would want to revisit the chaos of Harbaugh. If the program is in good condition (i.e., not struggling a la 2002-2006), I would prefer to have someone with a little less "personality" at the helm.