[GK3]

Most people had lack of foresight.  I was bummed but I'm over it. 

Your putting the term "unfair" in quotes is somewhat telling.  When there is money involved there will always be unfairness. I can't really say that the current system is less fair.

Stanford is full of smart people, which makes it a bit easier to simply sign and reflect on "there is no good or bad, there just is".  Stanford will work the problem and come out okay. 

I do hope the band comes down over for the Rice and SMU games.

I am inclined to think that in the not too distant past when Stanford was run by a Provost and President who were NOT into sports, particularly big time sports.  So when all this started, the portal and NIL they just pinched their nose and looked the other way.  Finally, by the time it was too late things started to change, a little, the potential breakup of conferences and what Stanford could or should do was a bridge too far to even be considered.  Seems pretty clear the old administration just wanted the whole thing to go away.

[GK3]

Most people had lack of foresight.  I was bummed but I'm over it. 

Your putting the term "unfair" in quotes is somewhat telling.  When there is money involved there will always be unfairness. I can't really say that the current system is less fair.

Stanford is full of smart people, which makes it a bit easier to simply sign and reflect on "there is no good or bad, there just is".  Stanford will work the problem and come out okay. 

I do hope the band comes down over for the Rice and SMU games.

I am inclined to think that in the not too distant past when Stanford was run by a Provost and President who were NOT into sports, particularly big time sports.  So when all this started, the portal and NIL they just pinched their nose and looked the other way.  Finally, by the time it was too late things started to change, a little, the potential breakup of conferences and what Stanford could or should do was a bridge too far to even be considered.  Seems pretty clear the old administration just wanted the whole thing to go away.