[StanFan88]

With the one previously noted exception, a David Shaw coached team has never been thoroughly outclassed on the field.

Not sure if you meant outclassed or outcoached.  If you really meant outclasses, I think that's never happened.  If you really meant outcoached, I would disagree.  Shaw was outcoached at least three times last year alone - Utah, Washington, and the Rose Bowl.  While Stanford did win against Washington, it was only due to special teams.  He could not solve Wilcox's defense (true again this year), and UW rang up a lot of yardage on offense.

I also think that sometimes Shaw outcoaches himself - Oregon State '13, USC '13, ND '12.

You might argue that Shaw has also had some outcoaching achievements as well - Oregon '13, ASU '13 (twice) - but in a lot of cases victories were the result of having superior personnel.  However, in most of those cases, Shaw outcoaching the opponent happened because he came into the game with a superior gameplan.  I cannot remember him adjusting the gameplan in a substantive way and turning a game around and winning - especially on offense.  It's probably happened, but I just don't recall one.

[StanFan88]

With the one previously noted exception, a David Shaw coached team has never been thoroughly outclassed on the field.

Not sure if you meant outclassed or outcoached.  If you really meant outclasses, I think that's never happened.  If you really meant outcoached, I would disagree.  Shaw was outcoached at least three times last year alone - Utah, Washington, and the Rose Bowl.  While Stanford did win against Washington, it was only due to special teams.  He could not solve Wilcox's defense (true again this year), and UW rang up a lot of yardage on offense.

I also think that sometimes Shaw outcoaches himself - Oregon State '13, USC '13, ND '12.

You might argue that Shaw has also had some outcoaching achievements as well - Oregon '13, ASU '13 (twice) - but in a lot of cases victories were the result of having superior personnel.  However, in most of those cases, Shaw outcoaching the opponent happened because he came into the game with a superior gameplan.  I cannot remember him adjusting the gameplan in a substantive way and turning a game around and winning - especially on offense.  It's probably happened, but I just don't recall one.