09-08-2013, 09:49 PM
Thanks 81Alum. My point here is/was not to tempt fate or incur the wrath of the woofing gods, hubris, etc... This is football and strange things can and will happen. The ball bounces funny - it was made to do so. As one of my coaches used to say "You need a little bit of luck sometimes to make that ball bounce your way, but you sure as hell are going to be in the best shape of your life so you can be in position when it does!"
Yes, there were tight games last season and there will be more this season. We weren't dominant last night, but we were strong against a good team. I like this team and I like that people/student athletes like Shayne, Gardner and Gaffney decided to come back to Stanford to make a run.  I believe in these guys and I'm proud of what they are doing, whether that's 9-4 or 13-0.  I like this team and I really like this defense (granted, I'm biased towards D and yes Garvin, Lynch was amazing). I'll continue to hope the ball bounces our way and that we are ready when it does. I like our chances.
Yes, there were tight games last season and there will be more this season. We weren't dominant last night, but we were strong against a good team. I like this team and I like that people/student athletes like Shayne, Gardner and Gaffney decided to come back to Stanford to make a run.  I believe in these guys and I'm proud of what they are doing, whether that's 9-4 or 13-0.  I like this team and I really like this defense (granted, I'm biased towards D and yes Garvin, Lynch was amazing). I'll continue to hope the ball bounces our way and that we are ready when it does. I like our chances.