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Jacktree, I totally agree. In the aftermath of something like this, everyone has 20/20 hindsight (I know, I know, all the people who say "I knew at the time he should have..."), but would everyone be saying this if, say, Luck goes to hand the ball off to Taylor and it ends up on the ground? Or Luck tries a pass in the end zone and it is tipped and ends up an interception? Then the thread runs something like: "How could Shaw be so stupid? Didn't he see the Bears/Broncos game a few weeks ago when the Bears tried to run for a few extra yards of field position and fumbled?"
Williamson has been great for us all year (though admittedly a bit shakier after returning from his injury). A mi-30s FG is well within his range. It did cross my mind briefly that Shaw should go for a TD, but only when I thought there might be a few seconds left on the clock for a hail mary to Blackmon. Once I realized that there would be no time left on the clock, I have to say I thought he made the right choice. I did think the play calling was really conservative in OT. Gotta give Andrew a chance to win the game there. But I really thought we had this game won in regulation. Congrats to OK State, though, at the risk of sounding like I have sour grapes, I thought the better team lost tonight.Â
My main concern, though, is for Williamson. The kid has been great for us this year, looks like he has a bright future. I hope this is not a "Lord Jim" moment, when a momentary lapse in performance becomes the defining moment of his carreer. Lets hope, for the team's sake and for his, that he learns from this and comes back stronger than ever. He has loads of ability; I hope the coaches don't allow him to lose sight of that fact.
Great season team! Great Stanford carreer, Seniors and graduating underclassmen! Thanks for helping to turn this program around and making us all proud. Personally, I'm really looking forward to watching how everyone, coaches, players, incoming recruiting class, keeps this program developing into the West Coast Football version of Duke Basketball.