Reasons to believe Stanford is shifting into dynasty mode

— -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Stanford coach John Dunning made his players laugh by taking a few pictures of them while they talked to the media after winning Saturday's NCAA volleyball final 3-1 over Texas.

Consider that when he won his first national championship, in 1985 with Pacific, the idea of photography with a phone would have sounded like science fiction.

Dunning also mentioned that one of his primary hitters on that team 31 years ago was 5 feet, 6 inches tall. You know, libero-sized now.