[CompSci87]

Great, great interview after the game as well. Smart guy, well spoken. Got in a few digs: praised the intensity of Leach, and dropped the SEC tag line: "it just means more". 

KJ expanded on what he means by saying that in an Athletic article from prior to this game. To paraphrase what I got from his comments, SEC players he's been meeting are really focused on football, expecting pro football to be their career and their way to move upward in life. Also apparently the team goes really hard in practice under Leach. 

I don't see it as a dig against Stanford or the Pac-12. Many Stanford guys have pro football hopes, but even those that do aren't all about football all the time, or they would have gone somewhere where the academics aren't so demanding. And there's obviously a tradeoff on how intense practice is; you may improve more, but you may also risk injury more.

[CompSci87]

Great, great interview after the game as well. Smart guy, well spoken. Got in a few digs: praised the intensity of Leach, and dropped the SEC tag line: "it just means more". 

KJ expanded on what he means by saying that in an Athletic article from prior to this game. To paraphrase what I got from his comments, SEC players he's been meeting are really focused on football, expecting pro football to be their career and their way to move upward in life. Also apparently the team goes really hard in practice under Leach. 

I don't see it as a dig against Stanford or the Pac-12. Many Stanford guys have pro football hopes, but even those that do aren't all about football all the time, or they would have gone somewhere where the academics aren't so demanding. And there's obviously a tradeoff on how intense practice is; you may improve more, but you may also risk injury more.