The final chapter has not been written for the Stanford football senior class of 2009. It has been a very bumpy road for them as they arrived on campus under the leadership of Walt Harris. The end goals may or may not be realized by the team, but one thing that nobody will ever be able to take away from them is that they went 2-0 in Los Angeles.
Not many classes have ever been able to say that. Then you factor in the quality of the victories. 2007 was one of the greatest upsets of all time and it put Stanford football back on the map.
2009 was the most points ever scored against USC.
It may not have always been fun, but this senior class can take much pride away from its accomplishments against the Trojans.
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Along those same lines, Richard Sherman will always have found memories of Southern California. His finest catch as a wide receiver was on that 4th and 20 play to extend the game winning drive deep in USC territory in 2007. It was a great catch that just got the first down.
His greatest play to date as a cornerback was clearly jumping the route in the 4th quarter for his first career pick-six. It was a monumental play in the game that pretty much iced the win for Stanford.
Sherman will always have found memories of the Coliseum.
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My take on the 2-point conversion try: It was a bush league call. There was no need for it. The game was over. It was running up the score.
That said, it was against USC. Coach Jim Harbaugh clearly wanted to make a statement. He clearly thought that they next day Stanford scoring 50 on USC would look a lot better than Stanford scoring 49. It creates even more buzz for Stanford football. It helps stir the Stanford-USC rivalry. And you can’t tell me that USC has never run up a score trying to improve its national perception.
I would just assume not have it be a regular occurrence, but for one game I have no problems.
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What they are saying:
With the win, Coach Harbaugh’s name is again being floated out there for other jobs. Here is an interaction he had on a national radio show saying he wanted to focus on The Big Game.
Here is former San Jose Mercury and current SI.Com columnist Ann Killion’s take on the “Hottest coach in all of football.”
San Francisco Chronicle’s Tom Fitzgerald has a nice profile on Toby Gerhart.
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