When looking for answers about the Cardinal's problems scoring, it starts at the top
In sports, you learn that no matter how hard you tried or worked, the outcome is binary: you win or you lose.
Sometimes, those championships are created by those who aren't around. That is how I am starting to feel about David Shaw and Stanford. Since David Shaw became the head coach in 2011, Stanford has gone 42-13 with a 25-3 home record and an undefeated mark against Cal. In 3 of his 4 seasons, he took Stanford to a BCS game; 2 of those games as the Pac-12 Conference Champion
Off the field, Shaw is recruiting 4- and 5-star recruits like never before.