[needle]

Injuries suck.

I feel bad for Daniels, who probably was way more amped up to play given that family/friends were in attendance. He played probably his worst game as a starter and got injured to boot. Sports can be very, very humbling. Hopefully, he'll make a speedy and full recovery.

Big picture, the game was more competitive for over a half than many would have predicted, and I am most heartened that Stanford running backs actually looked good for the first time in a long time. Much credit goes to the offensive line and also TT.

But you also saw TT's eccentric coaching decisions as well as playcalls that, for me at least, were just head scratchers. Why for for it on fourth down on the very first drive? I think the majority of us fans simply would have kicked a field goal in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 10. Very, very few coaches would have made the decisions TT made tonight.

[needle]

Injuries suck.

I feel bad for Daniels, who probably was way more amped up to play given that family/friends were in attendance. He played probably his worst game as a starter and got injured to boot. Sports can be very, very humbling. Hopefully, he'll make a speedy and full recovery.

Big picture, the game was more competitive for over a half than many would have predicted, and I am most heartened that Stanford running backs actually looked good for the first time in a long time. Much credit goes to the offensive line and also TT.

But you also saw TT's eccentric coaching decisions as well as playcalls that, for me at least, were just head scratchers. Why for for it on fourth down on the very first drive? I think the majority of us fans simply would have kicked a field goal in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 10. Very, very few coaches would have made the decisions TT made tonight.