There was a poignant scene at the conclusion of Stanford's
victory over Notre Dame on Saturday night, players gathering as
one for their customary salute to the crowd. As the band played
on, the players swayed back and forth, hearing cries of
adulation from the stands, everyone realizing that the
Cardinal's seniors were largely responsible for yet another home
victory - Stanford's 16th in a row.  It wasn't clear, right
then, whether this would be the final Stanford Stadium
appearance for coach David Shaw's fifth-year mainstays: the
likes of Shayne Skov, Trent Murphy, Ben Gardner, Josh Mauro,
Khalil Wilkes and Kevin Danser. Arizona State had a 13-0 first-
half lead over Arizona, suggesting anything might happen.
Perhaps there would be a miracle in Tempe, Arizona would come
storming back, and Stanford could host the Pac-12 title game
next Saturday.  It wasn't to be. Shaw admitted he didn't have
"the emotional energy to watch another football game right now,"
and he needn't have bothered. Arizona State wound up c