10-18-2019, 05:10 PM
I went back and listened again to Shaw's remarks. While he didn't take enough responsibility in the introductory remarks IMHO, he did later on point out the coach's responsibilities and failures to do so. I don't see him as throwing the team under the bus at all. Note that he always says "we" when he described a problem. He doesn't use the third person. That is an important point. I hear him describing what happened, which is just being honest. We didn't play well. All of us. I actually respect that. Other coaches say "It is on me." when you know that they don't mean it. They then refuse to enumerate what was actually done wrong, hiding under generalizations. Shaw says "We didn't do X well". That is just the truth.
Leach OTOH makes third-person criticism of his players actions and attitudes. That is throwing the players under the bus. They failed and are soft. Shaw simply states what "We" didn't do. He doesn't make pejorative remarks about individual's performance or character.
Did Stanford quit? I don't know. What do others think? We played so badly, I am not sure how you tell the difference.
Leach OTOH makes third-person criticism of his players actions and attitudes. That is throwing the players under the bus. They failed and are soft. Shaw simply states what "We" didn't do. He doesn't make pejorative remarks about individual's performance or character.
Did Stanford quit? I don't know. What do others think? We played so badly, I am not sure how you tell the difference.