[dabigv13]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/1019...er-gaffney

A bit disappointed to learn that his younger brother is a kal rugby player, but otherwise a fantastic article.

[dabigv13]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/1019...er-gaffney

A bit disappointed to learn that his younger brother is a kal rugby player, but otherwise a fantastic article.

[Robbie]

A bit disappointed to learn that his younger brother is a kal rugby player, but otherwise a fantastic article.

No article that includes this image is an homage to Cal:

[Robbie]

A bit disappointed to learn that his younger brother is a kal rugby player, but otherwise a fantastic article.

No article that includes this image is an homage to Cal:

[Redrum]

Stuff you never knew. 

[Redrum]

Stuff you never knew. 

[jeboody]

great article from grantland, thanks for sharing

[jeboody]

great article from grantland, thanks for sharing

[82 Card]

No article that includes this image is an homage to Cal:

That picture prompted me to look up what constitutes a face mask foul. Gaffney sticks his hand in the defender's face on a lot of runs. From the rule book:

Helmet and Face Mask Fouls
ARTICLE 8. a. No player shall continuously contact an opponent’s helmet
(including the face mask) with hand(s) or arm(s) (Exception: By or against the
runner).
b. No player shall grasp and then twist, turn or pull the face mask, chin strap
or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask, chin
strap or helmet opening is not grasped and then twisted, turned or pulled.
When in question, it is a foul.

Looks like he's free to get in their face as long as he pushes and does not twist, turn or pull. Pushing the face mask right off their face might be cutting it a bit close.

[82 Card]

No article that includes this image is an homage to Cal:

That picture prompted me to look up what constitutes a face mask foul. Gaffney sticks his hand in the defender's face on a lot of runs. From the rule book:

Helmet and Face Mask Fouls
ARTICLE 8. a. No player shall continuously contact an opponent’s helmet
(including the face mask) with hand(s) or arm(s) (Exception: By or against the
runner).
b. No player shall grasp and then twist, turn or pull the face mask, chin strap
or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask, chin
strap or helmet opening is not grasped and then twisted, turned or pulled.
When in question, it is a foul.

Looks like he's free to get in their face as long as he pushes and does not twist, turn or pull. Pushing the face mask right off their face might be cutting it a bit close.

[Mick]

He's going to be the difference in two days.  MSU hasn't seen a back like Gaffney.

[Mick]

He's going to be the difference in two days.  MSU hasn't seen a back like Gaffney.

[fullmetal]

I'm still upset the University of South Bend didn't get flagged for their blatant facemask during the interception that sealed the game.

I dunno whether Dantonio's description of Gaffney's running is accurate, re: "picking his way"...it does seem that way at times, but I can never tell due to scale, etc.  Does Gaffney reserve his top speed for open field, or does he hit the holes as fast as possible?  (He has a really upright running style.  Unclear on whether that's a good thing or not.)

[fullmetal]

I'm still upset the University of South Bend didn't get flagged for their blatant facemask during the interception that sealed the game.

I dunno whether Dantonio's description of Gaffney's running is accurate, re: "picking his way"...it does seem that way at times, but I can never tell due to scale, etc.  Does Gaffney reserve his top speed for open field, or does he hit the holes as fast as possible?  (He has a really upright running style.  Unclear on whether that's a good thing or not.)

[Griffins78]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/1019...er-gaffney

Great article. This is why I love Stanford Football and Athletics - stories like these. Tyler Gaffney is such a great representative of the university.

Heard it before from many others but this is pretty well said:

"Out in the real world, you find special people few and far between," Gaffney says. "But here, they're everywhere. Everyone is driven to do something special, something that sets them apart. I'm no different than everyone else."...

...Gaffney points out that at Stanford, All-American athletes, entrepreneurs, and world-class chemists can be found in the same room. And while athletes are celebrated at Stanford, their on-field success doesn't change the university's expectations. "When you step up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, tie game, it doesn't matter if you hit that walk-off home run or not," Gaffney says. "You've still gotta write the 12-page paper when you get back to your house."

From the mom where he lived as a minor league baseball player:

"He's so quiet about how cool he is," says Jennifer Oyler. "Most people want to talk about themselves, but not him. His parents came out to visit and, mother to mother, I said to Tiffani: 'How do I get my son to be like yours?'"

Its this perspective that when they see someone really outstanding in many different ways or that they want to emulate or want their kids to emulate - it is someone that goes to Stanford. Its like the high school coach or teacher that says this kid is so outstanding in the class, helping others, humble, classy, etc. - those are the kids that they see going to Stanford.

[Griffins78]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/1019...er-gaffney

Great article. This is why I love Stanford Football and Athletics - stories like these. Tyler Gaffney is such a great representative of the university.

Heard it before from many others but this is pretty well said:

"Out in the real world, you find special people few and far between," Gaffney says. "But here, they're everywhere. Everyone is driven to do something special, something that sets them apart. I'm no different than everyone else."...

...Gaffney points out that at Stanford, All-American athletes, entrepreneurs, and world-class chemists can be found in the same room. And while athletes are celebrated at Stanford, their on-field success doesn't change the university's expectations. "When you step up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, tie game, it doesn't matter if you hit that walk-off home run or not," Gaffney says. "You've still gotta write the 12-page paper when you get back to your house."

From the mom where he lived as a minor league baseball player:

"He's so quiet about how cool he is," says Jennifer Oyler. "Most people want to talk about themselves, but not him. His parents came out to visit and, mother to mother, I said to Tiffani: 'How do I get my son to be like yours?'"

Its this perspective that when they see someone really outstanding in many different ways or that they want to emulate or want their kids to emulate - it is someone that goes to Stanford. Its like the high school coach or teacher that says this kid is so outstanding in the class, helping others, humble, classy, etc. - those are the kids that they see going to Stanford.

[Griffins78]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/1019...er-gaffney

Great article. This is why I love Stanford Football and Athletics - stories like these. Tyler Gaffney is such a great representative of the university.

Heard it before from many others but this is pretty well said:

"Out in the real world, you find special people few and far between," Gaffney says. "But here, they're everywhere. Everyone is driven to do something special, something that sets them apart. I'm no different than everyone else."...

...Gaffney points out that at Stanford, All-American athletes, entrepreneurs, and world-class chemists can be found in the same room. And while athletes are celebrated at Stanford, their on-field success doesn't change the university's expectations. "When you step up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, tie game, it doesn't matter if you hit that walk-off home run or not," Gaffney says. "You've still gotta write the 12-page paper when you get back to your house."

From the mom where he lived as a minor league baseball player:

"He's so quiet about how cool he is," says Jennifer Oyler. "Most people want to talk about themselves, but not him. His parents came out to visit and, mother to mother, I said to Tiffani: 'How do I get my son to be like yours?'"

Its this perspective that when they see someone really outstanding in many different ways or that they want to emulate or want their kids to emulate - it is someone that goes to Stanford. Its like the high school coach or teacher that says this kid is so outstanding in the class, helping others, humble, classy, etc. - those are the kids that they see going to Stanford.

[Griffins78]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/1019...er-gaffney

Great article. This is why I love Stanford Football and Athletics - stories like these. Tyler Gaffney is such a great representative of the university.

Heard it before from many others but this is pretty well said:

"Out in the real world, you find special people few and far between," Gaffney says. "But here, they're everywhere. Everyone is driven to do something special, something that sets them apart. I'm no different than everyone else."...

...Gaffney points out that at Stanford, All-American athletes, entrepreneurs, and world-class chemists can be found in the same room. And while athletes are celebrated at Stanford, their on-field success doesn't change the university's expectations. "When you step up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, tie game, it doesn't matter if you hit that walk-off home run or not," Gaffney says. "You've still gotta write the 12-page paper when you get back to your house."

From the mom where he lived as a minor league baseball player:

"He's so quiet about how cool he is," says Jennifer Oyler. "Most people want to talk about themselves, but not him. His parents came out to visit and, mother to mother, I said to Tiffani: 'How do I get my son to be like yours?'"

Its this perspective that when they see someone really outstanding in many different ways or that they want to emulate or want their kids to emulate - it is someone that goes to Stanford. Its like the high school coach or teacher that says this kid is so outstanding in the class, helping others, humble, classy, etc. - those are the kids that they see going to Stanford.