‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: Leadup to Oregon 2012 Rags to Roses November 7, 2013 0 Comments One thing was clear: The road to the Pac-12 Championship went through Oregon. No team understood that fact better than Stanford. For two consecutive seasons, the Ducks had denied the... Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ released in print, on Kindle Rags to Roses July 18, 2013 0 Comments The Stanford Daily's new book, "Rags to Roses: The Rise of Stanford Football," is now available in the Amazon.com Kindle Store. Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: Luck’s easy decision Rags to Roses July 11, 2013 0 Comments It was 6 a.m. the morning after the Orange Bowl victory. Andrew Luck, after staying up and celebrating the entire night, sat in the hot tub at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel with about a dozen of... Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: ‘Celebrating with football’ Rags to Roses July 5, 2013 0 Comments First, Harbaugh told them, they were going to “celebrate Christmas and Jesus Christ by celebrating with football.” To ensure players could get home early enough to enjoy Christmas Eve, Harbaugh... Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: Going for two Rags to Roses June 27, 2013 0 Comments As the Cardinal lined up for third-and-1, a Trojan defensive lineman spoke up to senior center Chase Beeler. “If you guys run power one more time, I’m done,” he said. “I’m subbing myself... Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: To redshirt, or not to redshirt, Andrew Luck Rags to Roses June 20, 2013 0 Comments The following is an excerpt from The Daily’s upcoming book, “Rags to Roses: The Rise of Stanford Football,” by Joseph Beyda, George Chen and Sam Fisher. The book will be sold electronically... Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: ‘Belief without seeing’ Rags to Roses June 13, 2013 1 Comment There was no proof that Harbaugh's model would work, no tangible evidence that a football team with a reputation as soft would become one of the toughest in the country. But that didn’t stop the... Read More »
‘Rags to Roses’ excerpt: On quick kicks and bear crawls Rags to Roses June 6, 2013 0 Comments The 36-10 loss to Washington State put Stanford at 0-4 and changed the question from, “Will Stanford make a bowl?” to, “Can this team win a game?” And that’s when Harris lost the team. Read More »