[washingtonismoney]

Yeah, I wouldn't concede the run is over. I would say that Stanford fans' expectations are well in advance of what outside expectations are. Shaw has overperformed preseason over-under expectations by about a win per game so far in his career; if the team finishes 7-5 (as appears most likely) it'll only be the second seasonal underperformance for his entire career. Of course, on a game-by-game basis Stanford is second in the country against the spread over Shaw's career. What this reflects is that Shaw has well overperformed expectations of the money guys, who are much better at projecting things than are Stanford fans.

Second point: while this year has been frustrating it's a very inexperienced offense, the most inexperienced of Shaw's tenure, in fact; defensively, you have underperformance from the DBs and a very subpar defensive line. This may sound aggressive, but I think it's true: with the right combination of returning players, I think 2018 will be a top-ten type of year (barring aggressively poor coaching or massive injuries).

That said, 2017 so far has been an underperformance and any time you underperform it behooves you to examine the exact reasons why. I don't have any reason to think Shaw won't do that.

[washingtonismoney]

Yeah, I wouldn't concede the run is over. I would say that Stanford fans' expectations are well in advance of what outside expectations are. Shaw has overperformed preseason over-under expectations by about a win per game so far in his career; if the team finishes 7-5 (as appears most likely) it'll only be the second seasonal underperformance for his entire career. Of course, on a game-by-game basis Stanford is second in the country against the spread over Shaw's career. What this reflects is that Shaw has well overperformed expectations of the money guys, who are much better at projecting things than are Stanford fans.

Second point: while this year has been frustrating it's a very inexperienced offense, the most inexperienced of Shaw's tenure, in fact; defensively, you have underperformance from the DBs and a very subpar defensive line. This may sound aggressive, but I think it's true: with the right combination of returning players, I think 2018 will be a top-ten type of year (barring aggressively poor coaching or massive injuries).

That said, 2017 so far has been an underperformance and any time you underperform it behooves you to examine the exact reasons why. I don't have any reason to think Shaw won't do that.