10-11-2021, 10:58 AM
(10-11-2021, 10:49 AM)Eucalyptus72 Wrote:(10-11-2021, 08:50 AM)Phogge Wrote: No he's not. He doesn't get confused. Bobbb was referring to the failure of Curtice's reign. In point of fact Christianson had much more success than Curtice. Big Game 1975 was a Cal blowout but if Stanford had won they would have tied for the conference title.
I believe the USC-UCLA game was held the week following Big Game in '75. UCLA won. I think Stanford needed a USC win in what was an off year for them in order to tie for the conference title and go to the Rose Bowl.
You are correct that usc had to beat ucla which usc failed to do.
(10-11-2021, 07:52 AM)gailtate Wrote: How 'bout recruiting some higher-quality O-linemen and coaching them up? When Stanford was playing in New Year's Day bowls, it featured New Year's Day talent on the LOS. As that talent evaporated, so have bowl appearances (of any kind). For all of Tanner McKee's promise, this year's team is as mediocre, overall, as any I can remember. And I go back to Jack Christiansen's guys.
Serious question: Talent by what measure(s)? Booker, D-Wade P, Ryan Johnson are all four stars. And if you include Armitage, Pakola, Fox (not Jordan but the guy who was recruited as a d-lineman) that's six recruited on the DL. Ok Pakola isn't quite on the team and Armitage is a true freshman. But when Stanford was at its best, arguably, on the DL they had five guys who played: a high 3-star, a borderline 3/4-star, and three sub-3-stars. I mention this not to be a jerk as those '12, '13 and '14 teams constitute an unreasonable standard.