[troyc]

After a brief break, the TreeCast is back...and so are the Cardinal as they get ready for UCLA. In this episode:

+ the latest on Stanford's QB situation

+ the Cardinal player whom we could be seeing much more of going forward

+ the UCLA player you must watch

+ Stanford defensive backs coach Duane Akina grades the secondary, reacts to a surprising statistic, and reflects on the late Dick Tomey

You know the drill...listen, subscribe, rate, and review! Thank you as always.

Troy C

Listen (for free!): Cardinal Facing Bruins After Break

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[troyc]

After a brief break, the TreeCast is back...and so are the Cardinal as they get ready for UCLA. In this episode:

+ the latest on Stanford's QB situation

+ the Cardinal player whom we could be seeing much more of going forward

+ the UCLA player you must watch

+ Stanford defensive backs coach Duane Akina grades the secondary, reacts to a surprising statistic, and reflects on the late Dick Tomey

You know the drill...listen, subscribe, rate, and review! Thank you as always.

Troy C

Listen (for free!): Cardinal Facing Bruins After Break

Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts and Google Play

[JJJ]

After a brief break, the TreeCast is back...and so are the Cardinal as they get ready for UCLA. In this episode:

+ the latest on Stanford's QB situation

+ the Cardinal player whom we could be seeing much more of going forward

+ the UCLA player you must watch

+ Stanford defensive backs coach Duane Akina grades the secondary, reacts to a surprising statistic, and reflects on the late Dick Tomey

You know the drill...listen, subscribe, rate, and review! Thank you as always.

Troy C

Listen (for free!): Cardinal Facing Bruins After Break

Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts and Google Play

Love Coach Akina. I wonder if he and Jet swap Punahou stories?

[JJJ]

After a brief break, the TreeCast is back...and so are the Cardinal as they get ready for UCLA. In this episode:

+ the latest on Stanford's QB situation

+ the Cardinal player whom we could be seeing much more of going forward

+ the UCLA player you must watch

+ Stanford defensive backs coach Duane Akina grades the secondary, reacts to a surprising statistic, and reflects on the late Dick Tomey

You know the drill...listen, subscribe, rate, and review! Thank you as always.

Troy C

Listen (for free!): Cardinal Facing Bruins After Break

Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts and Google Play

Love Coach Akina. I wonder if he and Jet swap Punahou stories?

[CardinalSagehen]

I’m about halfway into this one and enjoying it as usual. I guess I had never really heard or noticed Coach Akina’s speaking voice, with his quaint, relaxing Hawaiian accent.  I’d only heard his boisterous and frequent shouting, all the way from the stands! (And my seats aren’t even close to midfield or close to the field at all!) I once heard him all the way from the second deck during a quiet late-night game at Stanford Stadium.  

You’d never guess that he’s full of so much fire and Harbaugh-style EUTM from that interview.  Interesting! He seems like a real player’s coach, always careful to point out the best aspects of each player and show his appreciation. His eulogy of Dick Tomey was touching and revealed some of his values as a coach.

Good stuff, Troy!

[CardinalSagehen]

I’m about halfway into this one and enjoying it as usual. I guess I had never really heard or noticed Coach Akina’s speaking voice, with his quaint, relaxing Hawaiian accent.  I’d only heard his boisterous and frequent shouting, all the way from the stands! (And my seats aren’t even close to midfield or close to the field at all!) I once heard him all the way from the second deck during a quiet late-night game at Stanford Stadium.  

You’d never guess that he’s full of so much fire and Harbaugh-style EUTM from that interview.  Interesting! He seems like a real player’s coach, always careful to point out the best aspects of each player and show his appreciation. His eulogy of Dick Tomey was touching and revealed some of his values as a coach.

Good stuff, Troy!

[winflop]

I enjoyed much of this, especially the interview with Coach Akina and the insights into what he looks for in recruits and how he coaches/develops players.

But I also am really frustrated by the complete and total BS that Shaw is being allowed to spew about recruiting, depth, and injuries - without anyone in the media challenging him. He hasn't recruited well, depth is an issue, and they are doing things differently over the last two years than in the past (without Turley vs. with Turley). Doing otherwise is to perpetuate a propaganda effort that is beyond misleading. It's dishonest

[winflop]

I enjoyed much of this, especially the interview with Coach Akina and the insights into what he looks for in recruits and how he coaches/develops players.

But I also am really frustrated by the complete and total BS that Shaw is being allowed to spew about recruiting, depth, and injuries - without anyone in the media challenging him. He hasn't recruited well, depth is an issue, and they are doing things differently over the last two years than in the past (without Turley vs. with Turley). Doing otherwise is to perpetuate a propaganda effort that is beyond misleading. It's dishonest

[CardinalSagehen]

I enjoyed much of this, especially the interview with Coach Akina and the insights into what he looks for in recruits and how he coaches/develops players.

But I also am really frustrated by the complete and total BS that Shaw is being allowed to spew about recruiting, depth, and injuries - without anyone in the media challenging him. He hasn't recruited well, depth is an issue, and they are doing things differently over the last two years than in the past (without Turley vs. with Turley). Doing otherwise is to perpetuate a propaganda effort that is beyond misleading. It's dishonest

Stuff happens. We have a decent chance to be 5-3 heading into our bye and that will be a real testament to the quality and depth of our 2019 recruiting class, as well as the coaching staff’s work with them. I’ll take Shaw’s propaganda statements that they haven’t made any drastic changes in practice and training over your pure speculation that they have. Turley is gone, but he was generally around last year, which was almost as bad. I don’t know what kind of changes other than bad luck could cause our top 2 QBs, 3 of our top 4 ILBs, and 6 of our top 11 OLs to go down.  You couldn’t do that if you were trying intentionally to get people hurt. 

Granted, we whiffed on OLs in 2018, Bloomgren’s last class, but frankly, 2018 is on the phone and it wants its whining back.  It’s 2019 now, and we’ve recruited an entire OL this year, along with Myles Hinton (6’6’’, 309, #7 OT) arriving next year. Let’s move on.  

[CardinalSagehen]

I enjoyed much of this, especially the interview with Coach Akina and the insights into what he looks for in recruits and how he coaches/develops players.

But I also am really frustrated by the complete and total BS that Shaw is being allowed to spew about recruiting, depth, and injuries - without anyone in the media challenging him. He hasn't recruited well, depth is an issue, and they are doing things differently over the last two years than in the past (without Turley vs. with Turley). Doing otherwise is to perpetuate a propaganda effort that is beyond misleading. It's dishonest

Stuff happens. We have a decent chance to be 5-3 heading into our bye and that will be a real testament to the quality and depth of our 2019 recruiting class, as well as the coaching staff’s work with them. I’ll take Shaw’s propaganda statements that they haven’t made any drastic changes in practice and training over your pure speculation that they have. Turley is gone, but he was generally around last year, which was almost as bad. I don’t know what kind of changes other than bad luck could cause our top 2 QBs, 3 of our top 4 ILBs, and 6 of our top 11 OLs to go down.  You couldn’t do that if you were trying intentionally to get people hurt. 

Granted, we whiffed on OLs in 2018, Bloomgren’s last class, but frankly, 2018 is on the phone and it wants its whining back.  It’s 2019 now, and we’ve recruited an entire OL this year, along with Myles Hinton (6’6’’, 309, #7 OT) arriving next year. Let’s move on.  

[fullmetal]

Akina was a co-DC for the 2006 Texas national championship team (Vince Young team).  He has the right stuff.

[fullmetal]

Akina was a co-DC for the 2006 Texas national championship team (Vince Young team).  He has the right stuff.