04-28-2022, 11:29 PM
(04-28-2022, 10:59 PM)Brickcity Wrote: Really? I think your expectations for the program - as in, rock-bottom low - must have been formed and permanently cemented by watching those teams under Teevens and Walt. But, I have news for you: the results that Harbaugh got - Hell, the results under guys like Dennis Green and Tyrone Willingham - were not a function of "dumb chance." The only "dumb chance" involving Stanford football coaches of recent decades was the sheer luck that Shaw experienced by being named the head coach after Harbaugh left.
Willingham, who I liked, had three losing seasons in 7 years. He only ever finished with a ranked team twice. His 7 year record at Stanford was 44-36-1, 32-24. When he was our coach, he was accused of being arrogant, lazy, and stubborn, which is oddly familiar, and his early success was often ascribed to the guys Bill Walsh recruited.
Shaw’s last 7 years (his worst) have featured two losing seasons, three end of season ranked teams, and a 7 year record of 51-33, which is still better than Willingham. He has been accused of being arrogant, lazy, and stubborn, and all of his success, even a pac-12 north championship 7 years after Harbaugh left was ascribed to the guys Harbaugh recruited, so there’s that. Yes, I’m having a little fun with you, but I suspect that after Shaw is gone, the next time a coach struggles, he will be looked upon more fondly than he is now.
Denny Green’s 3-year record at Stanford was 16-18, but at least his one winning season was his last one, but like Willingham, he left for greener pastures and stuck Stanford with a sexual harassment lawsuit. https://apnews.com/article/11c19c21043d4...3d641203e0
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