[Farm93]

The loss is frustrating enough, but listening to calls for the coaches' jobs is quite another. I had a small argument in the stands yesterday with a genius who kept screaming out "Shaw sucks!" I always do my best not to engage with strangers with whom I disagree, but after a while I couldn't take it. I reminded him that the team had been to FOUR CONSECUTIVE BCS BOWL GAMES. His response? "The first one was with Harbaugh." In his defense, he looked to be a student or a recent grad, so he probably doesn't understand what bad football looks like.

Personally, I don't think there's any such thing as a bad Rose Bowl.

I noticed a few of these types as I left the stadium.  I had to keep reminding myself that a lot of our Rose Bowl attendees are not season ticket holders.  They don't follow college football closely, and expect near mythical play calling and coaching.  I took a deep breath and moved on.

Actual season ticket holders had witnessed games like that all year.  Should have beaten UW by more than 3 points, but....  Should have never let ASU back in the game, but....  Should have started more crisply against USC, but....

What I saw in the Rose Bowl was Stanford Football 2013.  They were Pac-12 Champs, but....

Players AND coaches on this staff are the best Stanford has had in a long, long time.  Most could get higher paying jobs, literally tomorrow, if they decide Stanford is not for them any more.

There is no way Stanford Football fans should at this point expect success like legacy powerhouse program fans seem to demand when they fire 9-4 type coaches.  Those that do not understand our fragile reality need to watch any game from the 2006 season, and then they would sing a different tune.

[Farm93]

The loss is frustrating enough, but listening to calls for the coaches' jobs is quite another. I had a small argument in the stands yesterday with a genius who kept screaming out "Shaw sucks!" I always do my best not to engage with strangers with whom I disagree, but after a while I couldn't take it. I reminded him that the team had been to FOUR CONSECUTIVE BCS BOWL GAMES. His response? "The first one was with Harbaugh." In his defense, he looked to be a student or a recent grad, so he probably doesn't understand what bad football looks like.

Personally, I don't think there's any such thing as a bad Rose Bowl.

I noticed a few of these types as I left the stadium.  I had to keep reminding myself that a lot of our Rose Bowl attendees are not season ticket holders.  They don't follow college football closely, and expect near mythical play calling and coaching.  I took a deep breath and moved on.

Actual season ticket holders had witnessed games like that all year.  Should have beaten UW by more than 3 points, but....  Should have never let ASU back in the game, but....  Should have started more crisply against USC, but....

What I saw in the Rose Bowl was Stanford Football 2013.  They were Pac-12 Champs, but....

Players AND coaches on this staff are the best Stanford has had in a long, long time.  Most could get higher paying jobs, literally tomorrow, if they decide Stanford is not for them any more.

There is no way Stanford Football fans should at this point expect success like legacy powerhouse program fans seem to demand when they fire 9-4 type coaches.  Those that do not understand our fragile reality need to watch any game from the 2006 season, and then they would sing a different tune.