11-01-2012, 04:51 PM
The goal each week should be a win. The team won. Probably lose did not happen, the team actually won despite below average QB play.
But more importantly for me, the negativity in the stands is out of control. Booing Stanford student athletes is unacceptable for me. This idea that Nunes is not trying hard to win is crazy. The thought that booing will help him or the team is just wrong. Does anyone believe the guys were sitting there coasting along at good enough with an undiscovered ability to play better that was uncovered once fans started to boo? Nunes is clearly not trying to be just "good enough" to keep his starting role. Coach Shaw is clearly not trying to be just "good enough" to keep his job. And at 6-2 the team does not deserve to hear their most loyal fans boo them during a conference win.
I will put it this way. The fan support was not "good enough" last week. There were too many empty seats. There were too many fans that cruised in late. There were too many fans that simply expected Stanford to win by 20 or more. There were too many fans that did very little to help the team win (ie. noise during defensive stands). And there were too many fans willing to grumble and boo when Nunes did not play to the almost impossible Luck standard.
If "Good Enough" is below the Stanford standard then I would submit the Stanford alums in the stands failed to even meet the "Good Enough" standard. Let's start there before throwing a 1st year starter under bus.
But more importantly for me, the negativity in the stands is out of control. Booing Stanford student athletes is unacceptable for me. This idea that Nunes is not trying hard to win is crazy. The thought that booing will help him or the team is just wrong. Does anyone believe the guys were sitting there coasting along at good enough with an undiscovered ability to play better that was uncovered once fans started to boo? Nunes is clearly not trying to be just "good enough" to keep his starting role. Coach Shaw is clearly not trying to be just "good enough" to keep his job. And at 6-2 the team does not deserve to hear their most loyal fans boo them during a conference win.
I will put it this way. The fan support was not "good enough" last week. There were too many empty seats. There were too many fans that cruised in late. There were too many fans that simply expected Stanford to win by 20 or more. There were too many fans that did very little to help the team win (ie. noise during defensive stands). And there were too many fans willing to grumble and boo when Nunes did not play to the almost impossible Luck standard.
If "Good Enough" is below the Stanford standard then I would submit the Stanford alums in the stands failed to even meet the "Good Enough" standard. Let's start there before throwing a 1st year starter under bus.