[teejers1]

Yes, Teejers, I've sat next to you. Not very hard to figure out your analysis from Day One.

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Yes, it's extremely lazy to look at a bad season and scream "Oh, it's the coach! It must be the exact reason he lost the last major game." No team has a year like this and can blame a single factor. Here are the multiple causes:

1. Not recruiting to the strength of previous seasons (i.e. line, fullback and running back).
2. Injuries, injuries, injuries, especially on the line.
3. Abysmal defense.
4. Coaching decisions.

No team loses by the scores from UCLA, USC and Oregon merely because of scheme.

Yvonne, Shaw has blown so many games with piss poor game management, it's mind-boggling.  He does not 'get' the most basic aspects of how to run an offense, yet he insists on calling the plays and running the offense.

How many times has Stanford ever schemed a player open on a pass play in the Shaw Era?  You just never see it.  Again, mind-boggling.

But far too many fans think 'well, the overall record has been good, so he must be a good coach.'  That is just not the case.  

And on top of all the delay of games, burned timeouts, and basic mismanagement of game situations, you can add this:  73 athletes offered scholarships while in HS.  Yeah, the number of scholarship players on the roster may be up to 79 now (giving walk-ons a bunch of scholies - why not, there are oodles available).  No matter how you slice it, that is self-imposing NCAA-like sanctions.  And Shaw has the gall to say "it's injuries and lack of depth" that has hurt us this season.  Why do you think Stanford has been caught with its pants down in certain position groups and lack depth?  Because the recruiting has been deficient.  And that's also on Shaw.

After the Fiesta Bowl, I openly begged and pleaded for Shaw to hire an accomplished OC and get out of his way, and thought that was all that was needed for Stanford to remain among the Super Elite in college football (that plea was repeated every year, futilely, and after 8 years we still see the crap we saw tonight). 

I now seriously wonder if hiring a good OC and getting out of the way will be enough.  

In all events, we are now seeing what "All Shaw" teams look like (and the trend line is getting worse).  Changes - real changes - have to be made, lest we ensconce at 4-8 for years to come.

BTW, congratulations to the California Golden Bears for winning Big Game and getting the Axe.  It was a loooong drought, and I'm sure there is a well-deserved party in Berkeley tonight.

[teejers1]

Yes, Teejers, I've sat next to you. Not very hard to figure out your analysis from Day One.

---

Yes, it's extremely lazy to look at a bad season and scream "Oh, it's the coach! It must be the exact reason he lost the last major game." No team has a year like this and can blame a single factor. Here are the multiple causes:

1. Not recruiting to the strength of previous seasons (i.e. line, fullback and running back).
2. Injuries, injuries, injuries, especially on the line.
3. Abysmal defense.
4. Coaching decisions.

No team loses by the scores from UCLA, USC and Oregon merely because of scheme.

Yvonne, Shaw has blown so many games with piss poor game management, it's mind-boggling.  He does not 'get' the most basic aspects of how to run an offense, yet he insists on calling the plays and running the offense.

How many times has Stanford ever schemed a player open on a pass play in the Shaw Era?  You just never see it.  Again, mind-boggling.

But far too many fans think 'well, the overall record has been good, so he must be a good coach.'  That is just not the case.  

And on top of all the delay of games, burned timeouts, and basic mismanagement of game situations, you can add this:  73 athletes offered scholarships while in HS.  Yeah, the number of scholarship players on the roster may be up to 79 now (giving walk-ons a bunch of scholies - why not, there are oodles available).  No matter how you slice it, that is self-imposing NCAA-like sanctions.  And Shaw has the gall to say "it's injuries and lack of depth" that has hurt us this season.  Why do you think Stanford has been caught with its pants down in certain position groups and lack depth?  Because the recruiting has been deficient.  And that's also on Shaw.

After the Fiesta Bowl, I openly begged and pleaded for Shaw to hire an accomplished OC and get out of his way, and thought that was all that was needed for Stanford to remain among the Super Elite in college football (that plea was repeated every year, futilely, and after 8 years we still see the crap we saw tonight). 

I now seriously wonder if hiring a good OC and getting out of the way will be enough.  

In all events, we are now seeing what "All Shaw" teams look like (and the trend line is getting worse).  Changes - real changes - have to be made, lest we ensconce at 4-8 for years to come.

BTW, congratulations to the California Golden Bears for winning Big Game and getting the Axe.  It was a loooong drought, and I'm sure there is a well-deserved party in Berkeley tonight.