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Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - Hurlburt88 - 01-01-2013

It will be way behind the Chip Kelley talk, IMO

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - OutsiderFan - 01-01-2013

I don't think so.  Shaw has made clear he is not interested in the NFL, and wants to be at Stanford, as evidenced by his recent contract extention (that he negotiated himself).  John Clayton was on SportsCenter yesterday and he did not even mention Shaw as a potential NFL coach when he was specifically talking about potential college coaches who could be NFL candidates.

He mentioned Chip and Brian Kelly, Doug Marrone, Bill O'Brien, but no mention of David Shaw.  Because of the Rooney Rule, you would expect Shaw to get a lot of attention in terms of interviews.  But if he doesn't take interviews, he's clearly not interested.  My guess is Clayton has talked to enough people in the NFL to conclude Shaw isn't being offered any NFL interviews because he is not accepting them, and Shaw to the NFL is a non-story.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - SamAtoms1980 - 01-02-2013

I could see Shaw flirting with the Chargers job in San Diego, but that's about it.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - JohnR34231 - 01-02-2013

FWIW, I think Shaw will be with us for at least another couple of years.

After that, who knows, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Shaw's comments about how he wants to stay at Stanford sound sincere, and I don't think he is an insincere kind of guy.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - OutsiderFan - 01-02-2013

During the game broadcast, Musberger said if he was hiring an NFL coach, Shaw would be at the top of his list.  Herbstreit asked him if he was trying to run Shaw out of college football and said he wanted Shaw to stay in college (or something to that effect).  They basically closed out the discussion by bringing up that during interviews leading up to the game Shaw was asked about NFL jobs and he said his contract extension was done in part to put the NFL talk to rest.

Another thing to further bludgeon this horse with is the fact that during Shaw's post-game interview he basically said this Rose Bowl is great, and his greatest take away is that the program is "still ascending."  He said he still doesn't think Stanford has earned the respect other teams like Oregon and USC have at the national level, and he can't wait to get to work on being even better next year.  Coaches who are leaving probably do not say such words.  They suggest Shaw takes it personally to keep Stanford at the top.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - jayasena - 01-02-2013

The timing of the contract extension suggests that, at least for now, not only is Shaw not interested in considering an NFL job he's not even interested in using explicit NFL interest as a lever in negotiating his extension. Of course, he may not have needed any extra leverage given the on-field performance of the team, but still, I think its is telling.

Re: The Shaw talk begins again - Bruce Wang - 12-09-2013

Adam Schecter showed up on Boston sports talk radio this morning.  I caught the tail end of the conversation which was about NFL job openings.  After going through the coaches with rings that are on TV (Gruden & Cowher), he started going through other potential names.  Shaw was the first name he said, and that there is a lot of chatter about him.  He also said there was no single name that everybody was obsessed with like last year (Chip).



Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - Oasis - 12-09-2013

Shaw and the university must have  a deal about the offer Shaw truly can't refuse.  But I think the bar is set pretty high.  Shaw may also see himself as better off in the college game than the pros, somewhat similar to Saban. I just hope he sticks around for a while yet.  I really admire him.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - Bruce Wang - 12-09-2013

I see Shaw going to the NFL someday.  But not until he proves that he can the whole thing at Stanford, or to himself that he can't.  I don't see him taking another college job.  The guy is too much of a homer.  He must also realize he has a massive recruiting advantage from his current perch: first hand experience as a student-athlete, credible continuity, relationship with the university.  Plus the headaches at other major programs are completely different: academic eligibility, criminality, and unreasonable boosters/fans.  Stanford is a much better platform to the NFL than other college jobs.  I hope the same can be said for our assistants (cough Mason).  I'd much rather see Mason in the NFL.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - rudruff - 12-09-2013

The offer and the situation are going to have to be pretty good.

What pro openings would be worth leaving for? The great jobs don't often come open. The NFL jobs that do usually come with a lack of talent, a nightmare owner, or some other kind of dysfunction.

I worry more about losing assistants to programs looking to replicate some of our success. Mason is going to get some offers, and we have made so many in-house promotions that I wonder when that stops working.


Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - 76lsjumb - 12-09-2013

(12-09-2013, 12:40 PM)Publius link Wrote:  Plus the headaches at other major programs are completely different: academic eligibility, criminality, and unreasonable boosters/fans.  Stanford is a much better platform to the NFL than other college jobs. 

So, what..., you're saying that, if he ran the wildcat in the red zone somewhere else, those fans would REALLY, REALLY be all over him...?  ;D

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - washingtonismoney - 12-09-2013

Et tu, Wilner?

https://twitter.com/wilnerhotline/status/410137812487258112

"1 minute spent on Shaw is 1 minute wasted."

And the Texans are a pretty reasonable NFL job to take, all things considered.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - SUBuddha - 12-09-2013

Honestly, I think much of the D-Shaw speculation is more of a Rooney rule issue. He is a legitimate prospect and meets the Rooney rules. That said, I do not see him leaving in the next 5-8 years. Nor do I think, from my experience with him, he takes kindly to being Rooney racial material. I expect him to tell most of those teams to take a long walk off a short pier if he suspects that.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - stupac2 - 12-09-2013

(12-09-2013, 02:50 PM)SUBuddha link Wrote:Honestly, I think much of the D-Shaw speculation is more of a Rooney rule issue. He is a legitimate prospect and meets the Rooney rules. That said, I do not see him leaving in the next 5-8 years. Nor do I think, from my experience with him, he takes kindly to being Rooney racial material. I expect him to tell most of those teams to take a long walk off a short pier if he suspects that.

I think Lovie Smith will be filling in those duties this year. Someone really ought to hire him, and then make sure he gets a good OC.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - yvonne - 12-09-2013

(12-09-2013, 01:20 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:Et tu, Wilner?

https://twitter.com/wilnerhotline/status/410137812487258112

"1 minute spent on Shaw is 1 minute wasted."

And the Texans are a pretty reasonable NFL job to take, all things considered.

I was one of Wilner's biggest detractors, but this year, I feel like he's actually paying attention to the team. He's one of the few reporters who understands how Stanford denotes players' class years, he picked both the Oregon win and the Utah loss. I know those aren't many data points, but they are glaring.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - socalstanfan1 - 12-10-2013

(12-09-2013, 09:41 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:[quote author=anglophobe link=topic=7280.msg77467#msg77467 date=1386620426]
Et tu, Wilner?

https://twitter.com/wilnerhotline/status/410137812487258112

"1 minute spent on Shaw is 1 minute wasted."

And the Texans are a pretty reasonable NFL job to take, all things considered.

I was one of Wilner's biggest detractors, but this year, I feel like he's actually paying attention to the team. He's one of the few reporters who understands how Stanford denotes players' class years, he picked both the Oregon win and the Utah loss. I know those aren't many data points, but they are glaring.
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Add to your data points that he picked Stanford over ASU in the championship game, when the vast majority of the pundits were running with the devils (ok, a little Van Halen reference there).



Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - fullmetal - 12-15-2013

What did Wilner predict for the U$C game, and what does he think about the RB game?

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - stupac2 - 12-15-2013

(12-15-2013, 08:14 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:What did Wilner predict for the U$C game, and what does he think about the RB game?

He predicted a Stanford win, but I think he picked USC to cover, though I'm less certain about that.

He hasn't predicted the Rose yet.

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - FarmBoy - 12-15-2013

Wilner's preseason prediction had us losing 1 game, to Utah. He stuck with that prediction all season long, predicting Stanford to beat US.C. (and to cover)

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2013/11/15/pac-12-football-picks-of-the-week-friday-night-in-the-rose-bowl-and-a-loaded-saturday/

Re: The Shaw talk begins in earnest Wednesday - Cardinal96 - 12-16-2013

Wilner is my favorite reporter for college footbal.  I like that he expresses his own opinion freely and doesn't worry about detractors.  I like how his rankings ignore the hoopla, and he focuses (as best as he can) strictly on the merits and resumes of the relevant teams.  Most importantly, he seems to be the most knowledgeable football reporter when it comes to Stanford football.