I think Shaw got exactly what he wanted out of this game.Â
I think if he wanted to do so, Stanford could have won by four TDs. it's Shaw's pattern to go very conservative early in the season, particularly with a very long stretch of very highly ranked opponents coming up. I think he kept all of his schemes fairly basic and simple against an overmatched opponent.
The biggest question got answered...and how. I think inside, the stoic Shaw was jumping up and down and celebrating as he watched Burns complete pass after pass and after Rector got great separation and the receivers didn't drop passes and the OL pass-blocked reasonably well for a first game. Their run blocking was atrocious. I'm hopeful they gel quickly, we can't wait until the eighth game this year for them to get their act together. On the other hand, if K-State didn't know that McCaffrey was going to get the ball on every play, the OL would have looked better...;). I suspect Shaw was pushing them early, at least I hope so.
I'm hopeful that most of the problems are matters of technique and not personnel. I think that's the case with Holder, who had had coverage issues. I get the sense that the basic talent is there. Not so with Hoffpauir, who was torched badly and repeatedly.
I really enjoyed watching our punter and kickers. They are special, special players. 50 yard FG first game? No problem. Three punts inside the 20, two inside the 4? Easy peasy.
Eight sacks, thirteen points and great coverage against a mobile quarterback and fast receivers. Excellent.
In my completely nonpartisan view, I thought the flag on McCaffrey's punt return was incorrect. I also thought that KState receivers were pushing off (the announcers concurred).
WOW, were we caught by surprise by the onsides kick.
I thought I detected a whiff of not-very-classy on the part of a few K-State players. But maybe I'm just old.
#20 U$C at home after they've played Alabama and Utah State. UCLA on the road, then at Washington after a short week. WSU at home, then #10 Noter Dame on the road. Ugh. Toughest five-game stretch in college football.
I think if he wanted to do so, Stanford could have won by four TDs. it's Shaw's pattern to go very conservative early in the season, particularly with a very long stretch of very highly ranked opponents coming up. I think he kept all of his schemes fairly basic and simple against an overmatched opponent.
The biggest question got answered...and how. I think inside, the stoic Shaw was jumping up and down and celebrating as he watched Burns complete pass after pass and after Rector got great separation and the receivers didn't drop passes and the OL pass-blocked reasonably well for a first game. Their run blocking was atrocious. I'm hopeful they gel quickly, we can't wait until the eighth game this year for them to get their act together. On the other hand, if K-State didn't know that McCaffrey was going to get the ball on every play, the OL would have looked better...;). I suspect Shaw was pushing them early, at least I hope so.
I'm hopeful that most of the problems are matters of technique and not personnel. I think that's the case with Holder, who had had coverage issues. I get the sense that the basic talent is there. Not so with Hoffpauir, who was torched badly and repeatedly.
I really enjoyed watching our punter and kickers. They are special, special players. 50 yard FG first game? No problem. Three punts inside the 20, two inside the 4? Easy peasy.
Eight sacks, thirteen points and great coverage against a mobile quarterback and fast receivers. Excellent.
In my completely nonpartisan view, I thought the flag on McCaffrey's punt return was incorrect. I also thought that KState receivers were pushing off (the announcers concurred).
WOW, were we caught by surprise by the onsides kick.
I thought I detected a whiff of not-very-classy on the part of a few K-State players. But maybe I'm just old.
#20 U$C at home after they've played Alabama and Utah State. UCLA on the road, then at Washington after a short week. WSU at home, then #10 Noter Dame on the road. Ugh. Toughest five-game stretch in college football.
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