Let’s make no mistake about it: the #19 Stanford Cardinal (1-1) face a true test this week in San Diego State, the defending Mountain West Conference Champions. SDSU Head Coach Rocky Long sits beside David Shaw on the Mt. Rushmore of underrated coaches in the country, and at 2-0 on the season his team will be primed to keep their record clean in front of the home crowd.
Stanford on the other hand will try to rebound from a 42-24 loss against #4 USC in the Coliseum this past Saturday. While Coach Shaw was right to acknowledge his team’s outstanding effort in defeat after the game, unfortunately, that effort was largely overshadowed by Stanford’s overall poor execution on both sides of the ball.