[Leftcoast]

Yeah .... we're a victim of standard creep if we're sneering at an 8 win season average. 

For most of Stanford's recent history win totals of 7.5-8 were the very top end of our expectations.  Peaks above that we're seasons to be treasured.  Since 1940 Stanford has had exactly 7 seasons with over 8 wins.

1951  9 Wins  Rose Bowl
1970  9 Wins  Rose Bowl
1971  9 Wins  Rose Bowl
1977  9 Wins  Sun Bowl
1992  10 Wins Blockbuster Bowl
2001  9 Wins  Seattle Bowl  ***  Deserves an asterisk as it didn't feel like a peak at the time!
2010  12 Wins Orange Bowl

Heck, 1999's Rose Bowl year was only an 8 win season.   

How many Stanford seasons does it take to average a 1 win season (or 4 win as in JH's year 1) to an 8 win average?  Our last coach was cherry picked by the NFL before he could find out.  Jim Harbaugh, 4 years, 29 wins for a 7.25 wins/season average.

Keep in mind that success, like failure, is never final.  Stanford will need to work hard to keep fans in the happy place they are living now.

[Leftcoast]

Yeah .... we're a victim of standard creep if we're sneering at an 8 win season average. 

For most of Stanford's recent history win totals of 7.5-8 were the very top end of our expectations.  Peaks above that we're seasons to be treasured.  Since 1940 Stanford has had exactly 7 seasons with over 8 wins.

1951  9 Wins  Rose Bowl
1970  9 Wins  Rose Bowl
1971  9 Wins  Rose Bowl
1977  9 Wins  Sun Bowl
1992  10 Wins Blockbuster Bowl
2001  9 Wins  Seattle Bowl  ***  Deserves an asterisk as it didn't feel like a peak at the time!
2010  12 Wins Orange Bowl

Heck, 1999's Rose Bowl year was only an 8 win season.   

How many Stanford seasons does it take to average a 1 win season (or 4 win as in JH's year 1) to an 8 win average?  Our last coach was cherry picked by the NFL before he could find out.  Jim Harbaugh, 4 years, 29 wins for a 7.25 wins/season average.

Keep in mind that success, like failure, is never final.  Stanford will need to work hard to keep fans in the happy place they are living now.