[Langdude]

Is CMac playing this week? Worried that he might skip it in order to concentrate on preparing for next season.

-m.

Cute.  I think he gave plenty to Stanford.

Tru dat; he gave a ton. He might only skip the playoffs.

-m.

So, you double down.  I’ll respond.  I completely understand why McCaffrey sat out.  In fact, I support any college player that makes such a decision.  Especially in a lower tier Bowl Game.  They have their career to think about.  And the chance of injury is always there.  With McCaffrey, I’ll add that I’ve always felt that he wanted the extra time to prepare for the combine. As you may recall they were many saying he was more suited to be a slot back then a running back. Hell, I remember Stanford fans on various boards saying that. And he wanted to be a running back. Nailing the combine put him in a better position.

I get that some people disagree with me and that’s fine. But given the fact that he was largely responsible for a Rose Bowl team and provided more thrills at the position than anybody I’d seen since Darrin Nelson, I’ve given him a pass. Heck, they won the game anyway. And it helped Solomon Thomas make a lot of money…..

Excellent points. Maybe he'll just skip one playoff game.

-m

[Langdude]

Is CMac playing this week? Worried that he might skip it in order to concentrate on preparing for next season.

-m.

Cute.  I think he gave plenty to Stanford.

Tru dat; he gave a ton. He might only skip the playoffs.

-m.

So, you double down.  I’ll respond.  I completely understand why McCaffrey sat out.  In fact, I support any college player that makes such a decision.  Especially in a lower tier Bowl Game.  They have their career to think about.  And the chance of injury is always there.  With McCaffrey, I’ll add that I’ve always felt that he wanted the extra time to prepare for the combine. As you may recall they were many saying he was more suited to be a slot back then a running back. Hell, I remember Stanford fans on various boards saying that. And he wanted to be a running back. Nailing the combine put him in a better position.

I get that some people disagree with me and that’s fine. But given the fact that he was largely responsible for a Rose Bowl team and provided more thrills at the position than anybody I’d seen since Darrin Nelson, I’ve given him a pass. Heck, they won the game anyway. And it helped Solomon Thomas make a lot of money…..

Excellent points. Maybe he'll just skip one playoff game.

-m