[pefloresjr]

My wife and I along with a friend were in our sunny side seats although we didn't roast that night.  I remember the portable lights they used to have to bring in.  Just enough to light the field.  Everything else including the tailgate areas were really dark.  I also remember the polls the next day.  Ridiculous.  
Cheers,
Pete F.

[pefloresjr]

My wife and I along with a friend were in our sunny side seats although we didn't roast that night.  I remember the portable lights they used to have to bring in.  Just enough to light the field.  Everything else including the tailgate areas were really dark.  I also remember the polls the next day.  Ridiculous.  
Cheers,
Pete F.

[JohnR34231]

My son and I.

Teejers (TJ Martin) present and accounted for - entertaining game (but not as good as the Ws at ND in '90 and '92).

And I agree 100% with the love for Strenstrom's toughness.  The only QB who took a worse beating at Stanford was the 5 star kid from Los Gatos during the Dark Times.  Stanford was lucky the parents didn't sue the university for child endangerment.  That was just brutal.  But Stenny, with better coaching and some more weapons, would manage to produce even while taking a beating.  Pretty sure Stenny played against the Desert Swarm defense of the Arizona Wildcats (but I could be mistaken on that).  And talk about ugly . . . the worst Stanford offensive performance I ever witness came against Arizona at the Old Lady.  It was a pathetic showing by the Cardinal; and sheer dominance by the Wildcats D.

Not sure if this is the game you are talking about, but I remember one against Arizona in that era where we had a 4th and 1 somewhere around midfield. We called time out and the offense went to the sidelines to discuss what we should do. The Arizona defense got tired of waiting and started motioning for us to get back on the field and play. We came back out, went for the first down and of course got stuffed. That was a real shaking your head moment.

[JohnR34231]

My son and I.

Teejers (TJ Martin) present and accounted for - entertaining game (but not as good as the Ws at ND in '90 and '92).

And I agree 100% with the love for Strenstrom's toughness.  The only QB who took a worse beating at Stanford was the 5 star kid from Los Gatos during the Dark Times.  Stanford was lucky the parents didn't sue the university for child endangerment.  That was just brutal.  But Stenny, with better coaching and some more weapons, would manage to produce even while taking a beating.  Pretty sure Stenny played against the Desert Swarm defense of the Arizona Wildcats (but I could be mistaken on that).  And talk about ugly . . . the worst Stanford offensive performance I ever witness came against Arizona at the Old Lady.  It was a pathetic showing by the Cardinal; and sheer dominance by the Wildcats D.

Not sure if this is the game you are talking about, but I remember one against Arizona in that era where we had a 4th and 1 somewhere around midfield. We called time out and the offense went to the sidelines to discuss what we should do. The Arizona defense got tired of waiting and started motioning for us to get back on the field and play. We came back out, went for the first down and of course got stuffed. That was a real shaking your head moment.

[fullmetal]

And I agree 100% with the love for Strenstrom's toughness.  The only QB who took a worse beating at Stanford was the 5 star kid from Los Gatos during the Dark Times.  Stanford was lucky the parents didn't sue the university for child endangerment.  That was just brutal.

Trent Edwards played at Los Gatos, and despite being a Dark Times QB with the corresponding W/L record as a starter (10-20), he was drafted in the third round by the Bills.  Edwards' backup at Stanford was TC Ostrander, who likewise got battered behind that same OL when Edwards missed games for injury in 2004 and 2006.  (I think Edwards missed something like 15 complete games and got replaced in two in his college career...)

Anyway, Ostrander, who also played locally at Menlo-Atherton, got knocked around as Edwards' backup.  After Edwards was drafted, Ostrander became the starting QB in 2007 and still got knocked around.  The day after game #4 he suffered a seizure at a Palo Alto restaurant while watching Trent's first Bills game.

The night before the seizure, Ostrander was sacked seven times in a 41-3 loss to Arizona State at Stanford Stadium. But he showed no indication of trauma afterward. In fact, he publicly challenged his teammates to devote more time to football this week.

But of course there was never much mention of seven sacks affecting your noggin in 2007 -- 

“We think it might have had something to do with a certain type of pain medication I was taking after the game,” Ostrander said Tuesday. “What I’ve heard and what we’ve read is that it has a great disposition for a risk for seizures. That could have been one of the factors.”

Ostrander also cited lack of sleep and dehydration as possible reasons. He said he didn’t sleep much after the game.

Stanford held Ostrander out of the fifth game and named junior QB Tavita Pritchard as the starter.  The fifth game of the 2007 season was to be known as The Greatest Upset Ever.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/10/02/o...r-seizure/

[fullmetal]

And I agree 100% with the love for Strenstrom's toughness.  The only QB who took a worse beating at Stanford was the 5 star kid from Los Gatos during the Dark Times.  Stanford was lucky the parents didn't sue the university for child endangerment.  That was just brutal.

Trent Edwards played at Los Gatos, and despite being a Dark Times QB with the corresponding W/L record as a starter (10-20), he was drafted in the third round by the Bills.  Edwards' backup at Stanford was TC Ostrander, who likewise got battered behind that same OL when Edwards missed games for injury in 2004 and 2006.  (I think Edwards missed something like 15 complete games and got replaced in two in his college career...)

Anyway, Ostrander, who also played locally at Menlo-Atherton, got knocked around as Edwards' backup.  After Edwards was drafted, Ostrander became the starting QB in 2007 and still got knocked around.  The day after game #4 he suffered a seizure at a Palo Alto restaurant while watching Trent's first Bills game.

The night before the seizure, Ostrander was sacked seven times in a 41-3 loss to Arizona State at Stanford Stadium. But he showed no indication of trauma afterward. In fact, he publicly challenged his teammates to devote more time to football this week.

But of course there was never much mention of seven sacks affecting your noggin in 2007 -- 

“We think it might have had something to do with a certain type of pain medication I was taking after the game,” Ostrander said Tuesday. “What I’ve heard and what we’ve read is that it has a great disposition for a risk for seizures. That could have been one of the factors.”

Ostrander also cited lack of sleep and dehydration as possible reasons. He said he didn’t sleep much after the game.

Stanford held Ostrander out of the fifth game and named junior QB Tavita Pritchard as the starter.  The fifth game of the 2007 season was to be known as The Greatest Upset Ever.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/10/02/o...r-seizure/

[Renaissance Man]

I have only missed one home game since 1982.  This game, and Elway's upset of UW are my two favorites.  I was sitting in the South End Zone, and Cline caught that pass right in front of me.

[Renaissance Man]

I have only missed one home game since 1982.  This game, and Elway's upset of UW are my two favorites.  I was sitting in the South End Zone, and Cline caught that pass right in front of me.