[Maple Leaf]

My  gripe has been and continues to be simply this: what Shaw inherited has not been restored or replenished. For the sake of his legacy, he must reverse what's trending right now. If he doesn't, he will be forever be known as the guy who took what he inherited from his predecessor on to unprecedented heights -- before riding it straight into the ground.

Wish I had articulated that thought . . . 

BTW, even I, the resident pessimist, think Stanford will win some games this year.  Stanford will play better than it did at KSU, including against opponents who are not as good a team as KSU (don't know if KSU is actually good, but am pretty sure some P12 opponents are bad).  I just hope some of the wins this year are more attributable to the former than the latter.

I am hoping that Shaw will look at what has transpired over the past 4+ plus seasons realize this is an opportunity to established his own positive legacy by re-building the program to the same level that it was when he became the HC.  Sure things have changed on the recruiting time-line that does put Stanford at a bit more of a disadvantage than before, but Shaw needs to look for ways to use this as an opportunity to sell the 40 year decision and the competitive aspects of playing at Stanford.

[Maple Leaf]

My  gripe has been and continues to be simply this: what Shaw inherited has not been restored or replenished. For the sake of his legacy, he must reverse what's trending right now. If he doesn't, he will be forever be known as the guy who took what he inherited from his predecessor on to unprecedented heights -- before riding it straight into the ground.

Wish I had articulated that thought . . . 

BTW, even I, the resident pessimist, think Stanford will win some games this year.  Stanford will play better than it did at KSU, including against opponents who are not as good a team as KSU (don't know if KSU is actually good, but am pretty sure some P12 opponents are bad).  I just hope some of the wins this year are more attributable to the former than the latter.

I am hoping that Shaw will look at what has transpired over the past 4+ plus seasons realize this is an opportunity to established his own positive legacy by re-building the program to the same level that it was when he became the HC.  Sure things have changed on the recruiting time-line that does put Stanford at a bit more of a disadvantage than before, but Shaw needs to look for ways to use this as an opportunity to sell the 40 year decision and the competitive aspects of playing at Stanford.