[BostonCard]

This argument is a bit specious. You play enough games against very good teams (and Stanford has played a bunch of ranked teams) and eventually you will lose a game or two against an inferior opponent.

Being the second best team in the country doesn’t mean you never lose to teams ranked below you or that losing to those teams ranked below you means that you beat yourself. It just means that, on that particular night, the opponent scored more points than you did. And maybe, just maybe, it is because the opponent, who let’s remember, has agency and is actively trying to score more points than you, succeeds in their endeavor.

I would not want anyone to think that if we beat South Carolina in the tournament it’s because the gamecocks beat themselves.

BC

[BostonCard]

This argument is a bit specious. You play enough games against very good teams (and Stanford has played a bunch of ranked teams) and eventually you will lose a game or two against an inferior opponent.

Being the second best team in the country doesn’t mean you never lose to teams ranked below you or that losing to those teams ranked below you means that you beat yourself. It just means that, on that particular night, the opponent scored more points than you did. And maybe, just maybe, it is because the opponent, who let’s remember, has agency and is actively trying to score more points than you, succeeds in their endeavor.

I would not want anyone to think that if we beat South Carolina in the tournament it’s because the gamecocks beat themselves.

BC