Let\'s not get carried away. The score was 31-7 at one point, so the final score was a bit misleading.
Washington State is getting better. Bademosi was picked on all day long and if the opponent was better my bet is he does not see that much action. The reunion crowd, likely more concerned about post game events and staying dry was just not as passionate as that USC crowd. It was just a laid back, old Stanford Stadium style game.
In the fourth quarter Stanford took the foot off the gas and let some non-starters play. The mediocre team play, the score situation, the weather and the lack of any crowd all contributed to that late flurry.
No need to read too much into it. Next week and Big Game are the two big tests left in the regular season. But no matter what happens Stanford is going to a bowl game in back to back years. That has not happened in a long, long, time.
Washington State is getting better. Bademosi was picked on all day long and if the opponent was better my bet is he does not see that much action. The reunion crowd, likely more concerned about post game events and staying dry was just not as passionate as that USC crowd. It was just a laid back, old Stanford Stadium style game.
In the fourth quarter Stanford took the foot off the gas and let some non-starters play. The mediocre team play, the score situation, the weather and the lack of any crowd all contributed to that late flurry.
No need to read too much into it. Next week and Big Game are the two big tests left in the regular season. But no matter what happens Stanford is going to a bowl game in back to back years. That has not happened in a long, long, time.