[needle]

1. The emotion I feel? Relief.

2. Some (not me) believe Shaw might be fired this year. If that were true, a blowout loss in front of a national TV audience would have made a difference. So I would understand if some fans are having bittersweet feelings.

3. I think the run-heavy game plan was the right choice, overall. It helped keep McKee upright and Filkins runs with the right mix of vision/suddenness.

4. Unfortunately, Filkins is not a robot impervious to fatigue/injury. It isn’t sustainable for him to have as many touches in future games as he had tonight.

5. I posted in another thread that I thought ND had a worse running game than Oregon State. Overall, I wasn’t impressed with their attack, and having a QB who isn’t exactly a dual threat really helped the Stanford defense out tonight.

6. Tremayne and Wilson really made some special plays tonight. Happy for them to get a memorable win this year.

7. All that said, it was turnover luck and the bounce/non-bounce of various fumbles that ultimately resulted in the Stanford victory. But I will take it, for sure.

[needle]

1. The emotion I feel? Relief.

2. Some (not me) believe Shaw might be fired this year. If that were true, a blowout loss in front of a national TV audience would have made a difference. So I would understand if some fans are having bittersweet feelings.

3. I think the run-heavy game plan was the right choice, overall. It helped keep McKee upright and Filkins runs with the right mix of vision/suddenness.

4. Unfortunately, Filkins is not a robot impervious to fatigue/injury. It isn’t sustainable for him to have as many touches in future games as he had tonight.

5. I posted in another thread that I thought ND had a worse running game than Oregon State. Overall, I wasn’t impressed with their attack, and having a QB who isn’t exactly a dual threat really helped the Stanford defense out tonight.

6. Tremayne and Wilson really made some special plays tonight. Happy for them to get a memorable win this year.

7. All that said, it was turnover luck and the bounce/non-bounce of various fumbles that ultimately resulted in the Stanford victory. But I will take it, for sure.