[Austroturf]

For those looking to revisit happier times, I found this from 2009.  This was Harbaugh's 3rd year; and with this victory over the #7-ranked Ducks, Stanford became bowl eligible for the first time in 8 years.  We moved to 6-3 (the inverse of our record at this juncture in 2022); and 44,000 fans filled the stands, with the student section storming the field after the clock ran out and the Cardinal prevailed 51-42.  Exciting, memorable football.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH41z9hLDh4

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This week’s game feels like a true test of the “predict with your heart” crowd.

I flunked.

Me too, why would we change now?  Do you think we have not been expecting all the previous losses? We are committed to the losing strategy in this game, which is just for fun.

Well, yeah, it's all for fun.  I mean, if I maintain my position in the top 5 for this season, I won't be putting it on my resume.  But isn't the objective to be as close to right as possible?  I always submit a score that I think tracks reality, then root for Stanford regardless of my guess.  I'm 8-1 this year and am happy about the one time I was wrong (Notre Dame).  I wish I had been wrong more often (except for Colgate and ASU).  But then, if that had occurred, I probably would have switched to picking Stanford to win.

[Austroturf]

For those looking to revisit happier times, I found this from 2009.  This was Harbaugh's 3rd year; and with this victory over the #7-ranked Ducks, Stanford became bowl eligible for the first time in 8 years.  We moved to 6-3 (the inverse of our record at this juncture in 2022); and 44,000 fans filled the stands, with the student section storming the field after the clock ran out and the Cardinal prevailed 51-42.  Exciting, memorable football.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH41z9hLDh4

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This week’s game feels like a true test of the “predict with your heart” crowd.

I flunked.

Me too, why would we change now?  Do you think we have not been expecting all the previous losses? We are committed to the losing strategy in this game, which is just for fun.

Well, yeah, it's all for fun.  I mean, if I maintain my position in the top 5 for this season, I won't be putting it on my resume.  But isn't the objective to be as close to right as possible?  I always submit a score that I think tracks reality, then root for Stanford regardless of my guess.  I'm 8-1 this year and am happy about the one time I was wrong (Notre Dame).  I wish I had been wrong more often (except for Colgate and ASU).  But then, if that had occurred, I probably would have switched to picking Stanford to win.