[SamuelMcF]

I hope Sam is correct about the injured ILB's. Perhaps if they stayed healthy they could have corralled Garbers instead of waving goodbye to him as he was keeping for first down after first down. Take that away and Stanford keeps the Axe.

Containment is on the OLBs, and I blame Lance/Hansen for never once QB spying Garbers with Robinson. We struggled with QBs who could even so much as walk past the LOS.

Also, the reason we lost the game is because Jonathan McGill got torched twice by a faster senior WR. That was it. Both of Cal's 2H TDs. (And if it wasn't him, it would've been JJ Parson, who I keyed in on live and laughed at how sad it was.)

I think the retirement of Randy Hart has hurt most of all. Akina can't do much if there is no pass rush and his safeties can't tackle in space. Technique or talent? Maybe both.

Agreed. Reynolds is swiftly climbing my sh**-list ladder. We're seeing now that he can't recruit either.

[SamuelMcF]

I hope Sam is correct about the injured ILB's. Perhaps if they stayed healthy they could have corralled Garbers instead of waving goodbye to him as he was keeping for first down after first down. Take that away and Stanford keeps the Axe.

Containment is on the OLBs, and I blame Lance/Hansen for never once QB spying Garbers with Robinson. We struggled with QBs who could even so much as walk past the LOS.

Also, the reason we lost the game is because Jonathan McGill got torched twice by a faster senior WR. That was it. Both of Cal's 2H TDs. (And if it wasn't him, it would've been JJ Parson, who I keyed in on live and laughed at how sad it was.)

I think the retirement of Randy Hart has hurt most of all. Akina can't do much if there is no pass rush and his safeties can't tackle in space. Technique or talent? Maybe both.

Agreed. Reynolds is swiftly climbing my sh**-list ladder. We're seeing now that he can't recruit either.