[Mick]

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...)

Tavita Pritchard, 2008 Big Game
Chris Lewis, vs. UCLA, 2001 and again 2001 Big Game vs. California
Plunkett threw five INTs against Purdue, 1970 and three in 1969 Big Game
Elway threw five INTs against SJSU in 1981, three against Ohio State in 1982 and against Tulane in 1979.
Butterfield threw three INTs vs. Wisconsin in 1995
Trent Edwards, vs. UCLA, 2004
Todd Husak vs. USC, 1999
John Brodie, 4 INTs vs. USC, 1956
John Paye, 1985, 3 INTs vs. San Diego State and 3 INTs vs. Oregon that year
Steve Smith, 3 INTs, 1989 vs. Notre Dame
Steve Stenstrom, 1994, 3 INTs. vs. Notre Dame and three each vs. Oregon and Oregon State in 1993 and 4 vs. Arizona in 1993
Mike Cordova, 1974 Big Game, 3 INTs in the first half before being replaced by Benjamin...who did not throw three INTs.
Jason Palumbis, 1990 vs. Washington State, 3 INTs
Guy Benjamin, 3 INTs vs. Washington, 1977
Brian Johnson, 3 INTs vs. USC, 1987
Steve Dils, 3 INTs vs. Washington, 1978
Mike Boryla, 3 vs. UCLA in 1972

[Mick]

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...)

Tavita Pritchard, 2008 Big Game
Chris Lewis, vs. UCLA, 2001 and again 2001 Big Game vs. California
Plunkett threw five INTs against Purdue, 1970 and three in 1969 Big Game
Elway threw five INTs against SJSU in 1981, three against Ohio State in 1982 and against Tulane in 1979.
Butterfield threw three INTs vs. Wisconsin in 1995
Trent Edwards, vs. UCLA, 2004
Todd Husak vs. USC, 1999
John Brodie, 4 INTs vs. USC, 1956
John Paye, 1985, 3 INTs vs. San Diego State and 3 INTs vs. Oregon that year
Steve Smith, 3 INTs, 1989 vs. Notre Dame
Steve Stenstrom, 1994, 3 INTs. vs. Notre Dame and three each vs. Oregon and Oregon State in 1993 and 4 vs. Arizona in 1993
Mike Cordova, 1974 Big Game, 3 INTs in the first half before being replaced by Benjamin...who did not throw three INTs.
Jason Palumbis, 1990 vs. Washington State, 3 INTs
Guy Benjamin, 3 INTs vs. Washington, 1977
Brian Johnson, 3 INTs vs. USC, 1987
Steve Dils, 3 INTs vs. Washington, 1978
Mike Boryla, 3 vs. UCLA in 1972