Card Clicks: Moose Martin Helps Stanford's Younger Players Along

by Scott Allen on Sep 30, 2025 6:30 AM PDT

Jonathan "Moose" Martin, a projected first round pick in next year's NFL draft, is a tireless worker who sets a great example for the Cardinal's less experienced offensive linemen. | Palo Alto Daily News

The 6-foot-6, 304-pound Martin, earned his appropriate nickname in fifth grade. "I guess I was mauling people," he said. | Stanford Football Blog

Zach Ertz is Stanford's second-leading receiver this season and one of Luck's favorite targets in the red zone. | SF Chronicle

Another writer marvels at Stanford's transition from 2007 to now. | LA Times

After attempting 11 passes -- and only 4 after halftime -- against Oregon State, UCLA would like to be more balanced on offense against the Cardinal. | LA Times

The No. 6 Stanford field hockey team, which hosts Robert Morris tonight, is representing the West well. | GoStanford

The women's volleyball team looks to bounce back from its two losses in LA. | Stanford Daily

Zach Zimmerman suggests that Johnny Dawkins' seat could become even hotter once the Andrew Luck Era is over. | Stanford Daily

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Dawkins' seat is already pretty hot

But I think Zimmerman makes a great point. We’re willing to overlook basketball’s misgivings now because football is so good AND is extending into January—taking up half of the basketball season and distracting fans from the basketball woes.

by CardiGrl on Sep 30, 2025 9:09 AM PDT reply actions

Cycles

Just as we were more willing to overlook the football team’s struggles in the early aughts while the men’s and women’s basketball team’s thrived…

The Stanford football team probably won’t be a regular BCS contender without Luck, but the program is in good shape. This is a make or break year for Dawkins.

by Scott Allen on Sep 30, 2025 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

If that's true, BBall may not need to perform for years

…If David Shaw can keep the engine chugging. It’s true that I would care more about Cal fan ribbing during bball season if our football wasn’t vastly superior. A lot can be forgiven about the whole AD, if the football team is going to a BCS.

by farmerboy99 on Sep 30, 2025 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Agreed...

There was always the perception that a Stanford football team just couldn’t hang with the big boys - it was impossible to develop a program that would compete at a high level year after year (even Willingham’s teams tended to alternate good years and bad). That has (for the most part) been put to rest.

Montgomery (and even Johnson) showed long ago that basketball could sustain that kind of success. The fact that it has been done before should mean that Dawkins gets a shorter leash. Once you know what is possible, it becomes even more difficult to accept failure. So yeah, I think (and hope) that this is a make or break year for him, to the point where even mediocrity (say, a .500 record or the NIT tourney) isn’t enough.

by RickeySteals on Oct 1, 2025 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm willing to put up with a NIT postseason

Or even a above .500 record and being a bubble team relegated to the CBI. But having a losing overall record or finishing lower than 6th in the conference is probably not going to cut it for a lot of supporters.

by RedOscar on Oct 1, 2025 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions