Card Clicks: Stanford Excited for Fiesta Bowl Showdown with OSU

"I think it will be one of the best bowl games this year," Stanford head coach David Shaw said of the Cardinal's matchup with the Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl. Many of the pundits agree. | SF Chronicle

Here's an early take on the game. | Stanford Football Blog

Stanford's defense will have its hands full with Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon. "This guy's ideal," Shaw said of the OSU wideout, who has 113 catches for 1,336 yards and 15 touchdowns. | Mercury News

Alabama barely beat out the Cowboys for the No. 2 spot in the BCS standings and a rematch with LSU in the national championship game. | SF Chronicle

You already knew this, but the BCS is flawed by design. Case in point: Virginia Tech is in the Sugar Bowl. | SB Nation

Here's a Heisman voter who gets it. | The Philly Post

Let Mike Bianchi know that Luck deserves his Heisman vote. | Orlando Sentinel

Bruce Feldman makes the case for RGIII | CBS Sports

The Stanford men's basketball team rallied from 12 points down in the second half to defeat NC State, 76-72, at Maples Pavilion. | Mercury News

The Cardinal was uncharacteristically good from the free throw line (29-of-34) in the win. | News & Observer

At 8-1, the win could be an important one for Stanford's postseason resume. | ESPN

The Stanford women's soccer team won championship #102. | SF Chronicle

The Cardinal aced their last chance at a final exam. | ESPNW

Stanford knows the heartbreak of a 1-0 score all too well. | NYT

Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the No. 5 women's basketball team's 93-59 rout of Fresno State. | Fresno Bee