[Farm93]

Once upon a time I would guess these luncheons were a great opportunity to meet the coaches, learn about the teams, etc.

With several channels dedicated to broadcasting weekly news conferences that desire to hear directly from the coach seems to have been met by far better concepts.  We also have so many on-field and post game interviews that even I know most of Pac-12 coach scripts at this point.

I definitely think it is better for the student-athletes, the band and the dollies to skip these events since I never understood how the events in the week prior to Big Game helped them in any real way.

All of the well connected types that attend those luncheons can easily get the program access they crave in other ways.

It is a tradition that seemed destined to go away soon, so I am happy to know that Stanford was leading the way to change while UCB was stuck trying to live in the 1950s.

[Farm93]

Once upon a time I would guess these luncheons were a great opportunity to meet the coaches, learn about the teams, etc.

With several channels dedicated to broadcasting weekly news conferences that desire to hear directly from the coach seems to have been met by far better concepts.  We also have so many on-field and post game interviews that even I know most of Pac-12 coach scripts at this point.

I definitely think it is better for the student-athletes, the band and the dollies to skip these events since I never understood how the events in the week prior to Big Game helped them in any real way.

All of the well connected types that attend those luncheons can easily get the program access they crave in other ways.

It is a tradition that seemed destined to go away soon, so I am happy to know that Stanford was leading the way to change while UCB was stuck trying to live in the 1950s.