[teejers1]

But if this is about, Shaw should have called a run when he passed or vice versa, yeah that wouldn’t have made a damned bit of difference.

BC

I disagree.  At 2nd and 4 on Stanford's penultimate drive, run there.  Let's say you gain 2-3 yards.  Does Cal burn a TO there?  I bet not because they'll need all 3 TOs if Stanford makes a first down on third down.  Or fourth and short.  

But these are all things that Shaw has shown no vision to think about/consider.  Instead, it's "we were always going to take our shot on 2nd down and then run on third down to burn 30 seconds."  That's essentially what he said in the post-game presser. That just shows a complete lack of game management skills.  [And btw, did you hear the radio guys on the 2nd and 4?  This just isn't one disgruntled fan talking - again, it's pretty basic].

But of course, if it makes you feel better to think "it wouldn't have made a difference," you're free to do that.  I have no idea how you can believe that with any conviction.

[teejers1]

But if this is about, Shaw should have called a run when he passed or vice versa, yeah that wouldn’t have made a damned bit of difference.

BC

I disagree.  At 2nd and 4 on Stanford's penultimate drive, run there.  Let's say you gain 2-3 yards.  Does Cal burn a TO there?  I bet not because they'll need all 3 TOs if Stanford makes a first down on third down.  Or fourth and short.  

But these are all things that Shaw has shown no vision to think about/consider.  Instead, it's "we were always going to take our shot on 2nd down and then run on third down to burn 30 seconds."  That's essentially what he said in the post-game presser. That just shows a complete lack of game management skills.  [And btw, did you hear the radio guys on the 2nd and 4?  This just isn't one disgruntled fan talking - again, it's pretty basic].

But of course, if it makes you feel better to think "it wouldn't have made a difference," you're free to do that.  I have no idea how you can believe that with any conviction.