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I'm about as dedicated a fan as Stanford has - I actually showed up in person to witness the Utah game, so that should earn me some points - but to hope Stanford will upset Notre Dame is just that, a dream.  Yes, there was that epic upset of #1 ND in their house in 1990.  But one difference was Tommy Vardell, who scored four times.  I don't see a Tommy Vardell, nor an offensive line that would assist said running back into the end zone, on this team.

I do have one dream, and it's probably a pipe dream as well.  I remember the 1998 Big Game.  Cal was coached by Tom Holmoe, a class guy by any measure.  Cal was absolutely putrid offensively.  It was so bad that Cal, trailing 10-3 in the fourth quarter and facing 3rd and long, called a short pass into the flat that led to h.uge booing from the student section.  A few days later, offensive coordinator Doug Cosbie announced his resignation, citing the need to "spend more time with the family."  Perhaps some Stanford assistants will evaluate their performance after the last game of the season and see where their priorities lie.

Pipe dream, absolutely. What do you think the chances are of anyone working for this coach in one of the cushiest gigs in college football will volunteer to walk the plank? It will require nothing less than a heave-ho shove from a boss congenitally incapable of such a move. Brian Kelly cleared the dead wood from his staff some years ago because HIS boss mandated it. In Stanford's case, I doubt Bernie M. has the stones to even remind Shaw when he forgets to put on his mask.

[gailtate]

I'm about as dedicated a fan as Stanford has - I actually showed up in person to witness the Utah game, so that should earn me some points - but to hope Stanford will upset Notre Dame is just that, a dream.  Yes, there was that epic upset of #1 ND in their house in 1990.  But one difference was Tommy Vardell, who scored four times.  I don't see a Tommy Vardell, nor an offensive line that would assist said running back into the end zone, on this team.

I do have one dream, and it's probably a pipe dream as well.  I remember the 1998 Big Game.  Cal was coached by Tom Holmoe, a class guy by any measure.  Cal was absolutely putrid offensively.  It was so bad that Cal, trailing 10-3 in the fourth quarter and facing 3rd and long, called a short pass into the flat that led to h.uge booing from the student section.  A few days later, offensive coordinator Doug Cosbie announced his resignation, citing the need to "spend more time with the family."  Perhaps some Stanford assistants will evaluate their performance after the last game of the season and see where their priorities lie.

Pipe dream, absolutely. What do you think the chances are of anyone working for this coach in one of the cushiest gigs in college football will volunteer to walk the plank? It will require nothing less than a heave-ho shove from a boss congenitally incapable of such a move. Brian Kelly cleared the dead wood from his staff some years ago because HIS boss mandated it. In Stanford's case, I doubt Bernie M. has the stones to even remind Shaw when he forgets to put on his mask.