Archive for Stanford
Jinx Removing
In my everyday life I’m a cold, secular rationalist. But I am superstitious about exactly one thing: sports. In my mind, part of what makes being a fan fun is suspending your disbelief and allowing the conceit that what you do, as a spectator, might have a small impact on outcomes. Of course, since football [...]
The Noodles at Cal (Wonderlic Scores)
(This is 90% Danzig, with some great data; my small contribution is the Analysis section after the scores and before the sources)
I was catching up on my RSS feed yesterday and I came across a report that Mario Manningham of Michigan scored a ‘6′ on his Wonderlic IQ test. A fricking ‘6′?? I thought he [...]
Can Cal Win State?
Does anyone else suspect that the Coach Taylor character on Friday Night Lights (awesome show, great job) is at least partially based on our beloved Coach Jeff Tedford? Consider the evidence: He’s a handsome, 40-something offensive mastermind, known as a quarterbacks guru, runs a pro-style offense with west coast elements, achieves early success as a [...]
Map of The Play
Have you ever been thinking, man, I really want a dorky map of The Play, even though I have the video saved on YouTube, can watch it on any classic sports highlights reel, can see reenactments at almost any Golden Bear event? Of course you haven’t. That’s exactly why I decided to make one. You [...]
Seven Years Ago…the ‘Furd Forfeit
Seven years ago (well, on April 7th, but information travels slow), the Stanford rugby team decided to renounce all claims to their manhood. They forfeited a game against Cal because, as the Cardinal coach so eloquently put it, “they feared for their safety”. I do not jest. These emails are for real.
The letter also stated:
“Stanford [...]
Michelle Wie Has Questionable Tastes
Let’s see, Michelle Wie is dating a famous Stanford basketball twin. Now, will she choose the dude who shot the gamewinner to beat Marquette, or the crazed maniac who looks like a cross between Anderson Varejao and Joakim Noah?
Well…
Robin is dating Stanford’s current most famous female coed, golf phenom Michelle Wie, although both have tried [...]
The Cardinal Is Taking Over
We extend our hearty condolences to Avinash, who has involuntarily given up control of his website to us. We’re a little tired of his “Stanfurd” rants and his Oski fellatio, so as dedicated ticked off Silicon Valley tech geeks usually do, we decided to hack into the system, delete his files, and lock him out [...]
Retrospection Evaluation–Stanford
They beat USC. They didn’t accomplish anything else. They lost to Notre Dame. The only other three wins came against Arizona, San Jose State and…
You know what, we’re done here. I can’t rationally discuss this team without making me angry. YOU HEAR ME?
(And now that we’re done with the unsuccessful teams, we’ll move onto teams [...]
The Big Game Report Card
Quarterback: D. Typical Nate. Strong promising start, even a deep ball or two. He even had a great play-action throw to Jordan. But his second half was hideous, 9-30 with two picks, and he looked more and more gimpy as the weeks went on. There was an inordinate amount of pressure put on him too; [...]
Yeah…
This is how I feel.
And this.
And this.
I’ll be back when I stop hating myself.
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