PASADENA, CA–Coach Boreale was in seclusion after the devastating loss to the Stanford Poindexters. “I let the team down this week. I underestimated the Cardinal, and did not prepare them well enough. I take full responsibility.”
Final score was 20-7 Stanford. This game was defined by defense and turnovers. Stanford ended the day with only 139 yards of total offense, while the Bruins had 189. “Wilting” Willis Johnson was sacked 7 times and the Bruins turned the ball over 6 times (2 fumbles, 4 INTs)! Johnson went 11-25 for 177 yards, 0 TD and 4 INTs. Coach B asked “How is this guy rated 99 overall?” He lost 58 yards in sacks. In his defense, his receivers dropped a lot of passes, especially after taking some vicious hits from the Stanford secondary.
Terrell Thompson had a couple of good runs, but the running game was essentially shut down by Stanford’s unbelievable LB corp.
Said Terrell after the game, “I went to high school with a few of these guys. It was bittersweet, I guess. To lose the game but see old friends. A lot of these guys are not as nerdy as you would think. They did manage to patent 3 unique beer bong designs in high school. I was recruited heavily by Stanford you know, and I would have gone, except that it is too close to East Palo Alto, and there were not nearly enough fly bitches around on my official visit. I’m not worried, I’m gonna take it to these nerds in MBA school.”
Stanford MLB Barrett Busch (yes, of Anheiser Busch) was a machine; he had 4 tackles, 1 TFL, a sack, an INT, and a fumble recovery. Speaking of recovery, he had to find an AA meeting after the game as part of his probation.
The Bruins dropped to #20 on the loss. 5-0 Stanford is apparently going to sneak up on some teams this season, with their hard-hitting, aggressive, nerdy defense.
