Bill Walsh, the Stanford coach, said, "I wasn't surprised with anything the way that game went."

Baseball players perform as individuals, but the Stanford coach saw the merits of having a team that spent time together.

"The paint is a place you don't want to spend a lot of time with us," said Mike Montgomery, the Stanford coach.

Earlier this summer, the Stanford coach got up at a public gathering and blasted Washington as an outlaw school.

My colleague, Bill Walsh, the former 49er and Stanford coach, thinks two visits isn't enough, that it should be four.

"She led by example," said Steve Buddie, another Stanford coach.

Thornhill remains the only Stanford coach in history to lead his team to postseason play in his first three seasons.

"Joe gets belted, he smiles," said Walsh, now the Stanford coach.

Walsh, in his two terms as Stanford coach, has a record of 0-4 against Washington.

John Ralston, a former Stanford coach, is the foundation's commissioner.