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JoeDelaney's avatar

He doesn't get a pass, but it's utterly pointless to talk about him further. His career in college athletics is over.

We need to worry about what remains, and how we fix the governance model that allowed him to single-handedly destroy billions of dollars in value that belong to public institutions.

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Brendon Cassidy's avatar

What remains?

StanU is catatonic at all levels

Cal? Are they even alive?

I mean…Stanford would need to lead here with OU, UW, USC, UCLA gone

And there is nobody at Stanford to lead

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JoeDelaney's avatar

I understand you're just venting, but I'm pointing out a broader systemic failure in higher education that's bigger than the P12.

Yeeting a commissioner (or two) into the sun won't fix anything unless everyone involved re-thinks their role in overseeing the enterprise of college athletics.

And, yes, if there is to be a next iteration of the P12 at all, someone at Cal or Stanford probably needs to step up very quickly. Both institutions have plenty of leaders around to pick from, whether admin or trustees, but timing is of the essence.

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Brendon Cassidy's avatar

Sorry

I can’t say “plenty of smart people at Stanford to pick from”

Muir isn’t smart and has zero courage

Drell is poison

There is no President

Really the question is: can Jerry Yang step up

If not him…than who?

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JoeDelaney's avatar

If it's to happen, it'll come from Utah. It's their opportunity to fight at a higher weight.

Several Stanford trustees COULD, but my intel is that no one wants more equity in this fiasco than they already have.

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JoeDelaney's avatar

Welp, scratch that; Utah just applied for B12 membership.

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