[OutsiderFan]

Was able to see a good chunk of the game when flipping away from the way more important games being played at the same time.

I honestly could not believe Shaw punted on 4th down with 8 seconds left, and his post-game comment about it was breathtaking. He basically said he was more afraid of the opponent having a shot to score than he was willing to take a chance himself. That mentality is just awful in a head coach. He even said they have a play that would use up that much time, but was too afraid to call it. Amazing.

But even when Stanford was leading 17-14, on its penultimate drive of the first half, why in the hell did he not run the ball?  ND had only one time out.  Stanford threw 2 clock stopping incomplete passes.  I believe Stanford had the ball inside ND territory with about 1:20 to go, so worst case scenario, Stanford would have punted with 40 secs left on the clock, with ND having no timeouts, probably snapping the ball from their own 20. And if Kelly didn't call TO, the half would have just about ended on a last second punt or Stanford taking an end zone shot. IOW, David Shaw's inconsistent game management led to his team being behind at half time when it had no business trailing.

I'm ready for the Davis Mills era to begin in full swing next year.  He is so damn talented. Just get him and the OL healthy and even with the offense not being the most stress inducing for a defense, Stanford should put up big offensive numbers in 2020. The athleticism he has pops off the screen.  

Stanford has to do something about its field to improve the drainage!

[OutsiderFan]

Was able to see a good chunk of the game when flipping away from the way more important games being played at the same time.

I honestly could not believe Shaw punted on 4th down with 8 seconds left, and his post-game comment about it was breathtaking. He basically said he was more afraid of the opponent having a shot to score than he was willing to take a chance himself. That mentality is just awful in a head coach. He even said they have a play that would use up that much time, but was too afraid to call it. Amazing.

But even when Stanford was leading 17-14, on its penultimate drive of the first half, why in the hell did he not run the ball?  ND had only one time out.  Stanford threw 2 clock stopping incomplete passes.  I believe Stanford had the ball inside ND territory with about 1:20 to go, so worst case scenario, Stanford would have punted with 40 secs left on the clock, with ND having no timeouts, probably snapping the ball from their own 20. And if Kelly didn't call TO, the half would have just about ended on a last second punt or Stanford taking an end zone shot. IOW, David Shaw's inconsistent game management led to his team being behind at half time when it had no business trailing.

I'm ready for the Davis Mills era to begin in full swing next year.  He is so damn talented. Just get him and the OL healthy and even with the offense not being the most stress inducing for a defense, Stanford should put up big offensive numbers in 2020. The athleticism he has pops off the screen.  

Stanford has to do something about its field to improve the drainage!