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I just don't understand Reich sticking with Gulbranson as long as he did.

Simply baffling.  In my 50+ years watching this team, I can't remember anything quite like this.  Brown is more accurate, more mobile, more decisive, has more touch, just better -- and it's not particularly close.  Anyone know if Stanford made an over-sized financial commitment to get Gulbranson?  Wondering if the coaching staff didn't want to be seen wasting money on a player?  "Something' must be happening behind the scenes -- I can't imagine Reich could watch this year's QB play and genuinely think Gulbranson puts the team in the best position to win.

Like Row80Critic, I have also watched Stanford football for 50+ years.  I thought I'd seen it all.  Can someone answer this question:  Has any other Stanford QB thrown 3 interceptions in one game before?  And frankly, there should have been more - there was the batted-up pass into double coverage that was unbelievably dropped by the defender, as one example.

Are you sure you watched last year, when Ashton Daniels threw 3 interceptions in not just one, but TWO separate games (Clemson and SJSU)? It was so recent!

Here are more:
2024: Daniels vs. Clemson & SJSU
2023: Daniels vs. OSU
2021: McKee vs. ASU
2020: Mills vs. UCLA
2018: Costello vs. UW
2016: Burns vs. Colorado


(Can't say I blame you for blocking these out of your memory though...)

Along those same lines, Goggle "maximum single game interceptions by john Elway at Stanford"

The Google AI answer:

John Elway's maximum number of interceptions in a single game while playing for Stanford was five. This occurred in a 28-6 loss to San Jose State in 1981, a game in which he played while injured. 

His father, Jack Elway, was the coach for San Jose State at the time and reportedly complained that his son should not have played due to an ankle sprain. Elway's performance that day included five interceptions and seven sacks.

I thought I remembered him having one of those games. Of course Elway was playing on one leg and got no support from his team that day.

[Goose]

I just don't understand Reich sticking with Gulbranson as long as he did.

Simply baffling.  In my 50+ years watching this team, I can't remember anything quite like this.  Brown is more accurate, more mobile, more decisive, has more touch, just better -- and it's not particularly close.  Anyone know if Stanford made an over-sized financial commitment to get Gulbranson?  Wondering if the coaching staff didn't want to be seen wasting money on a player?  "Something' must be happening behind the scenes -- I can't imagine Reich could watch this year's QB play and genuinely think Gulbranson puts the team in the best position to win.

Like Row80Critic, I have also watched Stanford football for 50+ years.  I thought I'd seen it all.  Can someone answer this question:  Has any other Stanford QB thrown 3 interceptions in one game before?  And frankly, there should have been more - there was the batted-up pass into double coverage that was unbelievably dropped by the defender, as one example.

Are you sure you watched last year, when Ashton Daniels threw 3 interceptions in not just one, but TWO separate games (Clemson and SJSU)? It was so recent!

Here are more:
2024: Daniels vs. Clemson & SJSU
2023: Daniels vs. OSU
2021: McKee vs. ASU
2020: Mills vs. UCLA
2018: Costello vs. UW
2016: Burns vs. Colorado


(Can't say I blame you for blocking these out of your memory though...)

Along those same lines, Goggle "maximum single game interceptions by john Elway at Stanford"

The Google AI answer:

John Elway's maximum number of interceptions in a single game while playing for Stanford was five. This occurred in a 28-6 loss to San Jose State in 1981, a game in which he played while injured. 

His father, Jack Elway, was the coach for San Jose State at the time and reportedly complained that his son should not have played due to an ankle sprain. Elway's performance that day included five interceptions and seven sacks.

I thought I remembered him having one of those games. Of course Elway was playing on one leg and got no support from his team that day.