In 2009 KU was about an equal job to Stanford. Neither team had great football tradition. In 2008 Stanford was 5-7, in 2009 KU was 5-7. Stanford isn't exactly known for taking a deep dive into supporting athletics.
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KU was probably a better job at that point since the setting in Lawrence is way better than wherever the hell Stanford is at.
I know this was spoken in jest, but Stanford is truly one of the most beautiful campuses on the planet. The students are friendly, it's where I'd want to go to school if I hadn't already graduated from K-State, and could meet their admission standards. It would take about 5 minutes for anyone of average intelligence or better to discern that Stanford is heads above about every other campus in the US.