[Red80]

Shaw has not changed and will not change.  He is using a system successful 10 years, but opposing teams know what to expect and how to defend against his teams.  

The current system is actually completely different from the system that was successful - it's been a few years since Stanford has employed "Intellectual Brutality" which was the foundation for Harbaugh and early Shaw.

Exactly right, DC 86. What makes me chuckle is that Shaw's biggest critics don't seem to see that his offenses, since 2018, have actually evolved toward the kind of schemes and play-calling that they hoped for, just without the desired results. Stanford has looked a lot like their opponents on offense the past few seasons, to their detriment.

Harbaugh brought physical offense to Stanford. After he departed, Stanford became Even More physical, and realized plenty of success because of it. 

That style of football is gone, and with it have the fortunes of Stanford football.

[Red80]

Shaw has not changed and will not change.  He is using a system successful 10 years, but opposing teams know what to expect and how to defend against his teams.  

The current system is actually completely different from the system that was successful - it's been a few years since Stanford has employed "Intellectual Brutality" which was the foundation for Harbaugh and early Shaw.

Exactly right, DC 86. What makes me chuckle is that Shaw's biggest critics don't seem to see that his offenses, since 2018, have actually evolved toward the kind of schemes and play-calling that they hoped for, just without the desired results. Stanford has looked a lot like their opponents on offense the past few seasons, to their detriment.

Harbaugh brought physical offense to Stanford. After he departed, Stanford became Even More physical, and realized plenty of success because of it. 

That style of football is gone, and with it have the fortunes of Stanford football.