[jacketree]

Also, it's Shaw, so he'll play the backups and conservative offense to avoid injury risk/tipping his hand.  They're only opponent #2...

We should discuss this.

a. Injuries can happen anytime regardless of how close a game is. I get pulling starters in a blowout either way; but isn't that more to prepare guys further down the depth chart more than to avoid injury?

b. If Shaw is holding anything back because USC is 'only opponent #2' he needs to have his head examined. I don't think that is the case.  And doesn't Stanford's playbook rival War and Peace for page count?  What's to hold back?

c. There was a little too much McCaffrey running out of it's obvious McCaffrey will be running formations for my taste the other night.

[jacketree]

Also, it's Shaw, so he'll play the backups and conservative offense to avoid injury risk/tipping his hand.  They're only opponent #2...

We should discuss this.

a. Injuries can happen anytime regardless of how close a game is. I get pulling starters in a blowout either way; but isn't that more to prepare guys further down the depth chart more than to avoid injury?

b. If Shaw is holding anything back because USC is 'only opponent #2' he needs to have his head examined. I don't think that is the case.  And doesn't Stanford's playbook rival War and Peace for page count?  What's to hold back?

c. There was a little too much McCaffrey running out of it's obvious McCaffrey will be running formations for my taste the other night.