09-13-2015, 05:28 PM
Hey, Ferrari, as the saying goes, "hope springs eternal."Â Truth be told I am a realist in all aspects of life EXCEPT football!
As a high school senior, my first exposure to Stanford football was on January 1, 1972, when my dad's co-worker called early that a.m. to ask if we wanted tickets to the Rose Bowl (his family had all come down with flu). We went, to a game where #3 Michigan was a 10 1/2 point favorite, capping their first undefeated season since 1948. Stanford was 8-3, and it would be their last game as the Indians. Imagine my surprise when Stanford won, thanks in no small part to the Thunderchickens D and Ron Garcia's foot, 13-12... I think that was the day I decided I really, really wanted to go to Stanford (I had applied, late, at the urging of my dad, who decades later told me he had been named for Leland Stanford; sheeeesh, what a weird connection. Coulda gone to Caltech instead; they recruited me heavily to be in the first class of incoming freshmen women, LOL).
But, I must disagree that football is a "simple" game. Many, many permutations and combinations given 22 guys on the field, officials, coaches, and others. On any given game day, anything can happen. Each game is a unique combination of talent, luck, hard work, and many other factors. That's what makes it so much fun... ;DÂ
As a high school senior, my first exposure to Stanford football was on January 1, 1972, when my dad's co-worker called early that a.m. to ask if we wanted tickets to the Rose Bowl (his family had all come down with flu). We went, to a game where #3 Michigan was a 10 1/2 point favorite, capping their first undefeated season since 1948. Stanford was 8-3, and it would be their last game as the Indians. Imagine my surprise when Stanford won, thanks in no small part to the Thunderchickens D and Ron Garcia's foot, 13-12... I think that was the day I decided I really, really wanted to go to Stanford (I had applied, late, at the urging of my dad, who decades later told me he had been named for Leland Stanford; sheeeesh, what a weird connection. Coulda gone to Caltech instead; they recruited me heavily to be in the first class of incoming freshmen women, LOL).
But, I must disagree that football is a "simple" game. Many, many permutations and combinations given 22 guys on the field, officials, coaches, and others. On any given game day, anything can happen. Each game is a unique combination of talent, luck, hard work, and many other factors. That's what makes it so much fun... ;DÂ
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