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Coming as it does near the end of what has been a disappointing bowl season for the Pac-12, I can almost hear the pundits already, proclaiming: well, I guess the Pac-12 isn't as good as we thought it was.  And, by extension: "Well, I guess Stanford won in a down year."  It doesn't take much to wind up the "nattering nabobs of negativity" (to quote a disgraced politician of the past), when it comes to running down Stanford's achievements in football.

I share this concern. I really wanted the rest of the league to do well in the bowls. I can hear the cries of "over-rated". But right now, there's only one thing on my mind: Win the Rose Bowl. If Stanford takes care of business tomorrow and Oregon does as well, this bowl season will look OK for the league and great for Stanford. Go Stanford!

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Coming as it does near the end of what has been a disappointing bowl season for the Pac-12, I can almost hear the pundits already, proclaiming: well, I guess the Pac-12 isn't as good as we thought it was.  And, by extension: "Well, I guess Stanford won in a down year."  It doesn't take much to wind up the "nattering nabobs of negativity" (to quote a disgraced politician of the past), when it comes to running down Stanford's achievements in football.

I share this concern. I really wanted the rest of the league to do well in the bowls. I can hear the cries of "over-rated". But right now, there's only one thing on my mind: Win the Rose Bowl. If Stanford takes care of business tomorrow and Oregon does as well, this bowl season will look OK for the league and great for Stanford. Go Stanford!