That you're David Shaw.
You've received upwards of $50 million from Stanford - i.e., you and your kids (and grandkids?) are set for life.
You're by any reasonable, objective measure one of the worst head football coaches in D1 sports, with program in the toilet.
You presumably have some pride and a legacy to try and protect (which legacy takes a beating with each passing game).
Why hang on? Why not negotiate a walk-away?
And this leads me to my final question: do you think he's hanging on for PWO status for his son? I know the story linked here a while back talked about the son wanting to blaze his own trail, but if pro ball is not really an option, do you really want to pass up Stanford to play at a lower division school? Maybe.
But if not, there seems to be a reasonable path forward here. Make the PWO admission part of the parting deal. It would be so worth it. Plus, if the kid really wanted to be outside the dad's football influence, the negotiated walk-away would take care of that, too.
Win-win, right?
You've received upwards of $50 million from Stanford - i.e., you and your kids (and grandkids?) are set for life.
You're by any reasonable, objective measure one of the worst head football coaches in D1 sports, with program in the toilet.
You presumably have some pride and a legacy to try and protect (which legacy takes a beating with each passing game).
Why hang on? Why not negotiate a walk-away?
And this leads me to my final question: do you think he's hanging on for PWO status for his son? I know the story linked here a while back talked about the son wanting to blaze his own trail, but if pro ball is not really an option, do you really want to pass up Stanford to play at a lower division school? Maybe.
But if not, there seems to be a reasonable path forward here. Make the PWO admission part of the parting deal. It would be so worth it. Plus, if the kid really wanted to be outside the dad's football influence, the negotiated walk-away would take care of that, too.
Win-win, right?
