[Mick]

Ok I am going to be a little bit of a contrarian. I am not going so far as to say Chryst staying in was the right call, but here are my reasons why it MIGHT have been the right call.

1. The number one reason why Stanford sticks with the qb who knows the playbook best is to get us into the right play. On MANY occasions last night, we were in great shape with run plays that Bryce would have turned into touchdowns. Assuming Bryce gets better soon, the most important thing a qb can do for us is to be the on-field game manager. Bryce is great but if the defense is run blitzing right into where the play is called, we need whoever can best make that read, then put us into the best play to exploit that read.

Along those lines, I didn't think our running backs performed well at all.  Slow to the hole, no run after initial hit.

[Mick]

Ok I am going to be a little bit of a contrarian. I am not going so far as to say Chryst staying in was the right call, but here are my reasons why it MIGHT have been the right call.

1. The number one reason why Stanford sticks with the qb who knows the playbook best is to get us into the right play. On MANY occasions last night, we were in great shape with run plays that Bryce would have turned into touchdowns. Assuming Bryce gets better soon, the most important thing a qb can do for us is to be the on-field game manager. Bryce is great but if the defense is run blitzing right into where the play is called, we need whoever can best make that read, then put us into the best play to exploit that read.

Along those lines, I didn't think our running backs performed well at all.  Slow to the hole, no run after initial hit.