[Row80Critic]

We sit with a great view of the tunnel and I couldn't help but notice how uninspired the whole team looked before they came out.  The music was blaring, steam was steaming, Frost was going bonkers on the PA system, the band was bouncing around in song -- and there was the team and Shaw just calmly standing there like they were waiting for a museum to open.  When they were given the green light, they all jogged out ho-hum; Shaw jogged maybe 20 steps toward the side line and then started doing his diplomat thing chit chatting with sideline VIPs, shaking hands, etc.  Maybe calm resolve, I dunno, but it had the vibe of a charity exhibition game.  Or, more accurately, it felt a heck of a lot like the 2005 UC Davis game.

[Row80Critic]

We sit with a great view of the tunnel and I couldn't help but notice how uninspired the whole team looked before they came out.  The music was blaring, steam was steaming, Frost was going bonkers on the PA system, the band was bouncing around in song -- and there was the team and Shaw just calmly standing there like they were waiting for a museum to open.  When they were given the green light, they all jogged out ho-hum; Shaw jogged maybe 20 steps toward the side line and then started doing his diplomat thing chit chatting with sideline VIPs, shaking hands, etc.  Maybe calm resolve, I dunno, but it had the vibe of a charity exhibition game.  Or, more accurately, it felt a heck of a lot like the 2005 UC Davis game.

[teejers1]

We sit with a great view of the tunnel and I couldn't help but notice how uninspired the whole team looked before they came out.  The music was blaring, steam was steaming, Frost was going bonkers on the PA system, the band was bouncing around in song -- and there was the team and Shaw just calmly standing there like they were waiting for a museum to open.  When they were given the green light, they all jogged out ho-hum; Shaw jogged maybe 20 steps toward the side line and then started doing his diplomat thing chit chatting with sideline VIPs, shaking hands, etc.  Maybe calm resolve, I dunno, but it had the vibe of a charity exhibition game.  Or, more accurately, it felt a heck of a lot like the 2005 UC Davis game.

It's gotta be hard for players to get fired up to run out of the tunnel to a throng of tens of fans . . . Hey, I'm one of those late-to-the-stadium attendees, so I'm part of the problem.  But even if everyone who set foot in the stadium on Saturday were there 15 minutes before kickoff (or whenever the team runs onto the field), it would be nothing like what was seen in Big House or a hundred (?) other college football stadia - and even at Stanford in late Harbaugh/early early Shaw tenure.  Part of - or certainly a manifestation of - The Squander.

[teejers1]

We sit with a great view of the tunnel and I couldn't help but notice how uninspired the whole team looked before they came out.  The music was blaring, steam was steaming, Frost was going bonkers on the PA system, the band was bouncing around in song -- and there was the team and Shaw just calmly standing there like they were waiting for a museum to open.  When they were given the green light, they all jogged out ho-hum; Shaw jogged maybe 20 steps toward the side line and then started doing his diplomat thing chit chatting with sideline VIPs, shaking hands, etc.  Maybe calm resolve, I dunno, but it had the vibe of a charity exhibition game.  Or, more accurately, it felt a heck of a lot like the 2005 UC Davis game.

It's gotta be hard for players to get fired up to run out of the tunnel to a throng of tens of fans . . . Hey, I'm one of those late-to-the-stadium attendees, so I'm part of the problem.  But even if everyone who set foot in the stadium on Saturday were there 15 minutes before kickoff (or whenever the team runs onto the field), it would be nothing like what was seen in Big House or a hundred (?) other college football stadia - and even at Stanford in late Harbaugh/early early Shaw tenure.  Part of - or certainly a manifestation of - The Squander.

[Hurlburt88]

What is Marinelli doing these days?

[Hurlburt88]

What is Marinelli doing these days?

[82lsju]

What is Marinelli doing these days?

LinkedIn says he's working at BofA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-marinelli-67280326/

[82lsju]

What is Marinelli doing these days?

LinkedIn says he's working at BofA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-marinelli-67280326/

[JeffInCorvallis]

We sit with a great view of the tunnel and I couldn't help but notice how uninspired the whole team looked before they came out.  The music was blaring, steam was steaming, Frost was going bonkers on the PA system, the band was bouncing around in song -- and there was the team and Shaw just calmly standing there like they were waiting for a museum to open.  When they were given the green light, they all jogged out ho-hum; Shaw jogged maybe 20 steps toward the side line and then started doing his diplomat thing chit chatting with sideline VIPs, shaking hands, etc.  Maybe calm resolve, I dunno, but it had the vibe of a charity exhibition game.  Or, more accurately, it felt a heck of a lot like the 2005 UC Davis game.

It would be great for us to have, I dunno, a duck that rides a motorcycle, or a guy in an ancient Greek costume that stabs a sword into the 50-yard line, or a 1200 pound live mascot that mercilessly drags its handlers around the field. What would be even better would be some significant attendance that generates some electricity in the air. But in the end all that stuff affects about the first five minutes. Football is a long game. Gotta have talent, athleticism, and good game plan, and a little bit of luck to be successful.

[JeffInCorvallis]

We sit with a great view of the tunnel and I couldn't help but notice how uninspired the whole team looked before they came out.  The music was blaring, steam was steaming, Frost was going bonkers on the PA system, the band was bouncing around in song -- and there was the team and Shaw just calmly standing there like they were waiting for a museum to open.  When they were given the green light, they all jogged out ho-hum; Shaw jogged maybe 20 steps toward the side line and then started doing his diplomat thing chit chatting with sideline VIPs, shaking hands, etc.  Maybe calm resolve, I dunno, but it had the vibe of a charity exhibition game.  Or, more accurately, it felt a heck of a lot like the 2005 UC Davis game.

It would be great for us to have, I dunno, a duck that rides a motorcycle, or a guy in an ancient Greek costume that stabs a sword into the 50-yard line, or a 1200 pound live mascot that mercilessly drags its handlers around the field. What would be even better would be some significant attendance that generates some electricity in the air. But in the end all that stuff affects about the first five minutes. Football is a long game. Gotta have talent, athleticism, and good game plan, and a little bit of luck to be successful.

[martyup]

We need to win again.

[martyup]

We need to win again.