10-03-2011, 09:46 PM
The "problem" could not be with the 19 right? 7 of the 19 were made possible by a terrible call. It seems as though the real "problem" was that Stanford only scored 45, only managed 17 in the first half, and almost played the entire first quarter without scoring at all.
Stanford only scored 17 in the first half because it took them so long to drive the ball 99 yards. With 15 seconds left to go in the first quarter it was 0-0.
In the famed SEC, LSU type teams dominate in games with final scores like 14-3 or 17-6 all of the time. If you watch those games you can appreciate that as soon as the team gets to 10 there is no way they will lose. Against UCLA it was very similar, but with offensive domination. When Stanford got to 14-0 it was super clear that the game was over to those in the stadium.
Those watching at home should remember that the announcers need to sell drama. They can't declare it is over in the second quarter. But by TD #2 it was done. There were some UCLA families in the end zone that left long before UCLA got their first TD. And any thought that Stanford might not cover the spread was destroyed in the first minute of the third quarter.
At some point Stanford probably will play in a game that is close or against a team that can exploit the "B" game effort. The game on Saturday was not that game, and UCLA was not that opponent.
Stanford only scored 17 in the first half because it took them so long to drive the ball 99 yards. With 15 seconds left to go in the first quarter it was 0-0.
In the famed SEC, LSU type teams dominate in games with final scores like 14-3 or 17-6 all of the time. If you watch those games you can appreciate that as soon as the team gets to 10 there is no way they will lose. Against UCLA it was very similar, but with offensive domination. When Stanford got to 14-0 it was super clear that the game was over to those in the stadium.
Those watching at home should remember that the announcers need to sell drama. They can't declare it is over in the second quarter. But by TD #2 it was done. There were some UCLA families in the end zone that left long before UCLA got their first TD. And any thought that Stanford might not cover the spread was destroyed in the first minute of the third quarter.
At some point Stanford probably will play in a game that is close or against a team that can exploit the "B" game effort. The game on Saturday was not that game, and UCLA was not that opponent.