[lex24]

I at least sort of take issue with all the comments that this is a meaningless, exhibition game.

I don't see why it is any more meaningless than most of the team's games. They keep score, Stanford's final record for the season will end up at either 9-4 or 10-3, a fair number of people will watch the game (at least on TV, more than most of our games), any stats count in the record book, etc., etc.

If only games working toward either a national or conference championship count, then Stanford hasn't played a meaningful game by the mathematics since UW beat ןɐɔ and WSU beat Arizona on November 5; and more realistically any game post-Colorado. Personally, I kind of like that the season kept going after that.


On the other hand, it is pretty clear that is not the opinion of McCaffrey and thus I would suspect at least some fraction of the team. So - what do I know?

+1. It's an argument I really don't get. In fact you can state that essentially all college football games save and except those few which have national championship meaning are "exhibition games" using the same logic.

[lex24]

I at least sort of take issue with all the comments that this is a meaningless, exhibition game.

I don't see why it is any more meaningless than most of the team's games. They keep score, Stanford's final record for the season will end up at either 9-4 or 10-3, a fair number of people will watch the game (at least on TV, more than most of our games), any stats count in the record book, etc., etc.

If only games working toward either a national or conference championship count, then Stanford hasn't played a meaningful game by the mathematics since UW beat ןɐɔ and WSU beat Arizona on November 5; and more realistically any game post-Colorado. Personally, I kind of like that the season kept going after that.


On the other hand, it is pretty clear that is not the opinion of McCaffrey and thus I would suspect at least some fraction of the team. So - what do I know?

+1. It's an argument I really don't get. In fact you can state that essentially all college football games save and except those few which have national championship meaning are "exhibition games" using the same logic.