[lex24]

Please tell me he doesn't blame it on "execution" again.  You always hear about coaching staffs "coaching-up" their players.  Stanford seems to be coaching them down.  The best players stay only 3 seasons these days, yet Stanford has a playbook that takes 2 years to master.  That's just dumb and squanders talent.  Tua won the national championship as a true freshman.  Stanford would have had him in the library all year studying the playbook, with one or two 'package' plays they'd let him run every other game.  Tavita is a great guy, but obviously not ready to be OC at this level.  Defense isn't looking much better.  At least Jet got his leg back, but play calling forced him out there too much.  And those announcers today -- jeez almighty -- sorry Rod, but it was like listening to a Thanksgiving Day parade or national dog show or something.  At one point in the first half they were going on and on with their history lessons and not even paying attention to the game -- they didn't notice CO's first long TD until the guy was nearly in the endzone.    AAAHHHHhhhhhhrrrrgggg....  Now get off my lawn you kids, I've got some serious ranting to do....

Not arguing with you except - of course some of it IS execution.  But when a team consistently fails to execute - that’s on the coaching staff.  In fact to me, that’s a bigger indicator of coaching shortcomings than what was called on 3d and 2.  So I’ve never understood why blaming things on poor execution is giving the staff (any staff) a break. Particularly when it’s a recurring problem.

Totally agree with that.  But I don't get the sense Stanford's coaching staff is thinking that way when they say it.  It always comes across to me as finger-pointing and blaming the students.  "I know what I'm doing. I've coached in the NFL.  We just need to execute better."  Hard to me to hear that any other way.  Shaw may well be exactly the right "representative" for Stanford and its football program, and that's fine, but he needs to pull a Brian Kelly and get some top-notch coaching help, or even Shaw will finally wear out his welcome.  In fact, you wonder how long he'll even want to do this if things keep going in the same direction.

I will never use Brian Kelley as an example.  He should have been (at least) fired for his gross negligence in allowing a student aide to go up into a tower during massive winds, resulting in the young mans death.  I personally witnessed (and heard) a purple faced Brian Kelly screaming at a kid as he was running off the field after a kickoff : “WHEN ARE YOU ACTUALLY GOING TO GROW A PAIR.”

Then there is the Seeberg case and the academic scandal involving a student trainer completing coursework for players and other issues of academic conduct.

ND should be embarrassed.

[lex24]

Please tell me he doesn't blame it on "execution" again.  You always hear about coaching staffs "coaching-up" their players.  Stanford seems to be coaching them down.  The best players stay only 3 seasons these days, yet Stanford has a playbook that takes 2 years to master.  That's just dumb and squanders talent.  Tua won the national championship as a true freshman.  Stanford would have had him in the library all year studying the playbook, with one or two 'package' plays they'd let him run every other game.  Tavita is a great guy, but obviously not ready to be OC at this level.  Defense isn't looking much better.  At least Jet got his leg back, but play calling forced him out there too much.  And those announcers today -- jeez almighty -- sorry Rod, but it was like listening to a Thanksgiving Day parade or national dog show or something.  At one point in the first half they were going on and on with their history lessons and not even paying attention to the game -- they didn't notice CO's first long TD until the guy was nearly in the endzone.    AAAHHHHhhhhhhrrrrgggg....  Now get off my lawn you kids, I've got some serious ranting to do....

Not arguing with you except - of course some of it IS execution.  But when a team consistently fails to execute - that’s on the coaching staff.  In fact to me, that’s a bigger indicator of coaching shortcomings than what was called on 3d and 2.  So I’ve never understood why blaming things on poor execution is giving the staff (any staff) a break. Particularly when it’s a recurring problem.

Totally agree with that.  But I don't get the sense Stanford's coaching staff is thinking that way when they say it.  It always comes across to me as finger-pointing and blaming the students.  "I know what I'm doing. I've coached in the NFL.  We just need to execute better."  Hard to me to hear that any other way.  Shaw may well be exactly the right "representative" for Stanford and its football program, and that's fine, but he needs to pull a Brian Kelly and get some top-notch coaching help, or even Shaw will finally wear out his welcome.  In fact, you wonder how long he'll even want to do this if things keep going in the same direction.

I will never use Brian Kelley as an example.  He should have been (at least) fired for his gross negligence in allowing a student aide to go up into a tower during massive winds, resulting in the young mans death.  I personally witnessed (and heard) a purple faced Brian Kelly screaming at a kid as he was running off the field after a kickoff : “WHEN ARE YOU ACTUALLY GOING TO GROW A PAIR.”

Then there is the Seeberg case and the academic scandal involving a student trainer completing coursework for players and other issues of academic conduct.

ND should be embarrassed.