[Goose]

[quote author=Goose link=topic=16468.msg186926#msg186926 date=1484883484]
No, I don't think we are doomed, but I think we have to be aware of the potential carry-over and attack it directly, whatever happens. Shaw has shown himself to be better at this than many of our preceding coaches. Stanford used to have a reputation of being able to beat anybody and being able to lose to anybody. Now, I think we have gotten over the "lose to anybody" side to a large extent. I just hope that continues!

Northwestern?
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Well, that certainly didn't help our reputation, but the fact that Northwestern had a pretty good year reduced their "anybody" quotient. Unfortunately, you are correct that even under Shaw we have failed to show total mental toughness. Thus, my original concern about SDSU not being a "gimme".

[Goose]

[quote author=Goose link=topic=16468.msg186926#msg186926 date=1484883484]
No, I don't think we are doomed, but I think we have to be aware of the potential carry-over and attack it directly, whatever happens. Shaw has shown himself to be better at this than many of our preceding coaches. Stanford used to have a reputation of being able to beat anybody and being able to lose to anybody. Now, I think we have gotten over the "lose to anybody" side to a large extent. I just hope that continues!

Northwestern?
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Well, that certainly didn't help our reputation, but the fact that Northwestern had a pretty good year reduced their "anybody" quotient. Unfortunately, you are correct that even under Shaw we have failed to show total mental toughness. Thus, my original concern about SDSU not being a "gimme".