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The Cougs played well against U$C in the first half (had a 14-0 lead that could have easily been 21-0 as they failed to score despite a first down at the Condom one yard line). They then imploded in the second half. So maybe we have two Jekyll and Hyde teams here. Tough to predict an outcome between two teams like that. Plus the game is being played in Martin Stadium where even our 2015 team would have lost but for a Coug'ed last second field goal.

Yes, I watched the Cougs implode vs. the Trojans after Slovis went down and Jaxson came in.  

I also watched that 2015 game with the last second shanked FG.  If that had gone through, Wazzu would have won the North Division (all other things being the same) and Stanford would have had no stunning Rose Bowl victory over Iowa.  As it is, the Cougars still own a 4-game winning streak vs. the Cardinal (2016-2019).  Time for that to end.  I don't think any other team boasts such a long winning streak vs. Stanford.

Yeah, well, the Pirate seemed to have our number (post 2015). We'll see if the new coach does. I sure hope our defense has better luck stopping his offense than it did the Pirate's Air Raid. One might say it has only one way to go.

It was as if Leach, being the Anti-Shaw, knew exactly where the holes in Stanford's system were and exploited them.

Yeah. Leach's offense had success against just about everyone, but his cross-state rivals were his kryptonite. The Husky DC (now the head coach) even said he looked forward to playing Leach because his offense was so easy to stop.

That's a good point.  Leach only managed 1 victory in 8 tries against the Dawgs.  Petersen and his team were a better psychological foil to the Pirate and knew how to make him stumble over his own methods.  Shaw seemed to approach Wazzu and Leach as if they were just another opponent.  Shaw led with vanilla; Leach always countered with tricks and traps.  Grinch's speed-D was such a trap back in the day.  Now Grinch is trying to make that part of Oklahoma's identity.

[Austroturf]

The Cougs played well against U$C in the first half (had a 14-0 lead that could have easily been 21-0 as they failed to score despite a first down at the Condom one yard line). They then imploded in the second half. So maybe we have two Jekyll and Hyde teams here. Tough to predict an outcome between two teams like that. Plus the game is being played in Martin Stadium where even our 2015 team would have lost but for a Coug'ed last second field goal.

Yes, I watched the Cougs implode vs. the Trojans after Slovis went down and Jaxson came in.  

I also watched that 2015 game with the last second shanked FG.  If that had gone through, Wazzu would have won the North Division (all other things being the same) and Stanford would have had no stunning Rose Bowl victory over Iowa.  As it is, the Cougars still own a 4-game winning streak vs. the Cardinal (2016-2019).  Time for that to end.  I don't think any other team boasts such a long winning streak vs. Stanford.

Yeah, well, the Pirate seemed to have our number (post 2015). We'll see if the new coach does. I sure hope our defense has better luck stopping his offense than it did the Pirate's Air Raid. One might say it has only one way to go.

It was as if Leach, being the Anti-Shaw, knew exactly where the holes in Stanford's system were and exploited them.

Yeah. Leach's offense had success against just about everyone, but his cross-state rivals were his kryptonite. The Husky DC (now the head coach) even said he looked forward to playing Leach because his offense was so easy to stop.

That's a good point.  Leach only managed 1 victory in 8 tries against the Dawgs.  Petersen and his team were a better psychological foil to the Pirate and knew how to make him stumble over his own methods.  Shaw seemed to approach Wazzu and Leach as if they were just another opponent.  Shaw led with vanilla; Leach always countered with tricks and traps.  Grinch's speed-D was such a trap back in the day.  Now Grinch is trying to make that part of Oklahoma's identity.