[washingtonismoney]

Taylor has matched Shaw’s win total from last year.

Fears of taking a step backward were unfounded.

While I am ecstatic Stanford won, I think it is obvious that both teams offenses played horribly. It is always great when you scratch and claw out a win, and it indeed says something about the spirit and competitiveness of the team. However, it is clear we didn't play well. We just played slightly better than WSU.

To put into context, "just slightly better than WSU" is well better than expected (the Cougs were favored by 13 or 14). Which is, of course, good. 

So far this year Stanford's 5-4 against the spread, so no real strong trend of outperformance. Still, I think visually speaking the team looks far more motivated and well-coached than the backwash of the Shaw era, so the direction is positive in that sense.

[washingtonismoney]

Taylor has matched Shaw’s win total from last year.

Fears of taking a step backward were unfounded.

While I am ecstatic Stanford won, I think it is obvious that both teams offenses played horribly. It is always great when you scratch and claw out a win, and it indeed says something about the spirit and competitiveness of the team. However, it is clear we didn't play well. We just played slightly better than WSU.

To put into context, "just slightly better than WSU" is well better than expected (the Cougs were favored by 13 or 14). Which is, of course, good. 

So far this year Stanford's 5-4 against the spread, so no real strong trend of outperformance. Still, I think visually speaking the team looks far more motivated and well-coached than the backwash of the Shaw era, so the direction is positive in that sense.