[Goose]

Don't know if any of you have taken note of this, but Southern ןɐɔ ran the ball 48 times.  That tells you they absolutely beat Stanford at Stanford's own game.  That is a big, big problem.  They had over recent times thought they could beat Stanford by passing the ball more than running. 

Time for Shaw to evolve.  He's got to develop a much more potent passing attack.  I'll talk about this more in another post.

OutsiderFan, your premise doesn't support your conclusion. In fact, it argues the opposite. U$C has adopted the Stanford model. Why does that mean we should adopt the discarded U$C model? I am sure Shaw would argue that a balanced attack that can be effective in either mode is the best model. I think that is exactly what U$C demonstrated. However, our offense couldn't have stopped any of those 48 rushes, unless you count time of possession preventing the opportunity to USC. The running game provides an advantage in TOP (if you can execute it) relative to the passing game. U$C didn't beat us just by stacking the box. See your own previous post. The OL was the problem.

[Goose]

Don't know if any of you have taken note of this, but Southern ןɐɔ ran the ball 48 times.  That tells you they absolutely beat Stanford at Stanford's own game.  That is a big, big problem.  They had over recent times thought they could beat Stanford by passing the ball more than running. 

Time for Shaw to evolve.  He's got to develop a much more potent passing attack.  I'll talk about this more in another post.

OutsiderFan, your premise doesn't support your conclusion. In fact, it argues the opposite. U$C has adopted the Stanford model. Why does that mean we should adopt the discarded U$C model? I am sure Shaw would argue that a balanced attack that can be effective in either mode is the best model. I think that is exactly what U$C demonstrated. However, our offense couldn't have stopped any of those 48 rushes, unless you count time of possession preventing the opportunity to USC. The running game provides an advantage in TOP (if you can execute it) relative to the passing game. U$C didn't beat us just by stacking the box. See your own previous post. The OL was the problem.