[97fan]

Thanks, Garvin. I usually count on you to douse my enthusiasm in cold water, so I feel better after reading your assessment of Stanford\'s performance. I caught the second half of the game on the KZSU stream, and the announcers there were considerably less effusive.

In particular, the KZSU guys were concerned about the play of the secondary, the special teams, and the offensive line. The offensive line doesn\'t worry me much, especially because I believe the second string was in at the time these concerns were voiced. Hopefully the special teams will work out the kinks, which sound like they may be at least in part a function of playing time for freshmen. But how did the secondary loook? Did they at least play more aggressively in pass coverage than last year\'s secondary?

By the way, the KZSU announcers identified the receiver on that fourth-quarter Josh Nunes pass as Jamal Patterson.

[97fan]

Thanks, Garvin. I usually count on you to douse my enthusiasm in cold water, so I feel better after reading your assessment of Stanford\'s performance. I caught the second half of the game on the KZSU stream, and the announcers there were considerably less effusive.

In particular, the KZSU guys were concerned about the play of the secondary, the special teams, and the offensive line. The offensive line doesn\'t worry me much, especially because I believe the second string was in at the time these concerns were voiced. Hopefully the special teams will work out the kinks, which sound like they may be at least in part a function of playing time for freshmen. But how did the secondary loook? Did they at least play more aggressively in pass coverage than last year\'s secondary?

By the way, the KZSU announcers identified the receiver on that fourth-quarter Josh Nunes pass as Jamal Patterson.