11-26-2012, 06:27 PM
Garvin makes a good point about Mora. UCLA was a doormat the last couple of years and with the same players he has got them in the championship game. (I know Neuheisel did too, but only because the Figueroans were disqualified.) Mora also made some pretty humorous comments this season about the Lower Figueroa area. (Not to make light of fatal shootings.)Â
But I think you can make a very strong case for Shaw, who saw a lot of talent depart last year and still brought us very close to the BCS pot of gold. If we win Friday, Stanford can make a legitimate claim to being the best team in the conferece. I didn't believe that in 2010 or 2011 after our Oregon games, even though we had Andrew, Coby, DeCastro and Martin. Shaw's defense brought Kelly's flying circus low, which nobody else has done -- or is likely to do. So good for us!
But I think you can make a very strong case for Shaw, who saw a lot of talent depart last year and still brought us very close to the BCS pot of gold. If we win Friday, Stanford can make a legitimate claim to being the best team in the conferece. I didn't believe that in 2010 or 2011 after our Oregon games, even though we had Andrew, Coby, DeCastro and Martin. Shaw's defense brought Kelly's flying circus low, which nobody else has done -- or is likely to do. So good for us!