Cal, Stanford and San Jose State football: Questions for Week One
Aside from the quarterback competitions at Stanford and San Jose State, the position of greatest intrigue — at least to me — has been the offensive line: All three Bay Area teams have made major...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
Let’s address the grade up front, since a C+ may seem high to those who watched a 26-point favorite win by a field goal on its home field. Factors I considered: Regardless of the opponent, Stanford did...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
Let’s start with significant injury news: Fullback Ryan Hewitt is expected to play this week after missing two games with a sprained ankle suffered late in training camp. Hewitt’s far more vital than...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
Big win for the Cardinal, encouraging loss for Cal and a forgettable day for placekicking: The teams combined to miss all six of their field goal attempts. Stanford’s Jordan Williamson, a redshirt...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
Slightly-abbreviated post because the Cardinal had a semi-bye in advance of the trip to Seattle this week. I say semi-bye because with a Thursday kickoff, everything moved up 48 hours. Instead of being...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
Attaching super-sized significance to the outcome of one game is as much a part of the college football season as BCS controversy. Stanford looked like a top-10 team against USC and a top-50 team...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
We’ll start with a post-game comment from coach David Shaw — the quote that best captures not only Stanford’s win Saturday but also Stanford’s season to date: “We’re not a great team right now, but...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
First, the officiating: * The calls were bad both ways – the Irish should not have been flagged for roughing the passer early in the second quarter – but they were mostly bad for Stanford. * The...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
If you’ve been in a Giants haze for the past 15 hours, note that Stanford jumped three spots in the BCS standings, to No. 14. Also note that it doesn’t matter. If the Cardinal runs the table, it wins...
View ArticleStanford football: Expanded role for Hogan but Nunes remains the starter
Here’s an early (unedited) version of a story I wrote for Wednesday’s Merc, based on coach David Shaw’s comments at his weekly Tuesday press conference. It’s clear to me that Shaw is not ready to make...
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