re: A very honest and good article on Richt

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Stanford made a smooth transition after their coach left

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Can't really compare the 2 situations.

For starters, Stanford went 12-1 in Harbaugh's last year so they certainly had talent. Also, they TYPICALLY have one game (oregon) that they really need to get up for every year, plus a few others that may be good. We have 4 or 5 of those every year. Speaking of, let's see how they did there under Shaw:

11- Lost to oregon
12- Beat oregon! Lost to washington and ND
13- Beat oregon! Lost to utah and USC

Also look at what Shaw has done in bowl games, ie, situations where it's generally regarded they are playing an equal team. Loss, win, loss.