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How fitting.  Back in 77 and 78 when I was in awe of Walsh I, I heard stories about Pop Warner and thought "no one can ever pass him....the modern era and our elite academic status just won't permit it."

I was wrong.  Shaw has figured out a way.

That's the interesting and impressive thing.  Getting to 72 wins at a school shouldn't be that hard.  Average seven wins a year over ten years.  But would any coach that averages seven wins a year last ten years anymore, and at Stanford would any coach that averages ten plus wins a year as Shaw has, stay as long as he has?  As others have said in the thread, Shaw staying when so successful is the biggest thing.

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How fitting.  Back in 77 and 78 when I was in awe of Walsh I, I heard stories about Pop Warner and thought "no one can ever pass him....the modern era and our elite academic status just won't permit it."

I was wrong.  Shaw has figured out a way.

That's the interesting and impressive thing.  Getting to 72 wins at a school shouldn't be that hard.  Average seven wins a year over ten years.  But would any coach that averages seven wins a year last ten years anymore, and at Stanford would any coach that averages ten plus wins a year as Shaw has, stay as long as he has?  As others have said in the thread, Shaw staying when so successful is the biggest thing.