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The Stanford (Gettysburg) Address

Abraham Lincoln travelled through time this morning to make an appearance at Stanford. It seems that President Lincoln has become quite a fan of college football, watching televised games by virtue of a hole in the space-time continuum and a magic box he keeps in his office. (It should be noted, however, that not even this cosmic phenomenon is powerful enough to allow him access to the Pac-12 Networks, and Honest Abe is angry about this.) Anyway, after enjoying a quick tour of the Stanford Football facilities, Mr. Lincoln gave me a few minutes of his infinite time, and we talked some football while slowly walking through the stadium.

Shakespeare on Shaw: To Punt or Not to Punt

Over the past two weeks -- or, if we're being honest, over the past few years -- David Shaw has been willing to punt even after his offense has crossed midfield. He's not the only coach to take this conservative approach, but I'm not sure there are any other coaches who make this choice so regularly or from so deep in enemy territory. Already this season he has twice punted from within the forty, and last year he famously punted from the 29 against USC.

Fans have been up in arms about this for quite some time, so I decided to consult that noted expert of American football, William Shakespeare. I asked him one simple question. His response was a bit longer than expected, but I shouldn't have been that surprised. The Bard always was a bit wordy...