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Money isn't an issue with Stanford, but they don't want a football for football's sake coach. Shaw was an alum and never willing to sell his soul for the sake of football so they loved him, but for his replacement they want someone who understands that the brand of the academic institution comes first.
That said, a year ago the talk was they wanted to go the way of the Ivies, and now this month their insiders are saying they're actually willing to loosen up some of the academic, transfer, and budgetary restrictions so we'll see.
I heard Dave Clawson, but wouldn't be surprised to see them go after someone like Mike Bloomgren also. Someone said Mike Elko but I can't see him doing that. They were probably just connecting the elite private institution to elite private institution dots and figured if he could succeed at Duke he could do it at a place with more (football) prestige like Stanford.
Elko isn’t happening - can’t be having that.
Admissions are open to being more flexible, it’s been a hot topic.