By the time
they entered Santa Cruz, in Griff’s narrative, the ball was slippery; Dave McLaughlin dropped it. Stanford recovered, and it was Paye to Eric Snelson for Stanford's final touchdown.
"Coaching, I think, is a little like teaching," Caydance observed., "When the semester ends there is a loss that may surprise you. Some students you will see again next fall, and some you will not. In your life, some will go to the NFL, and some will not. In my life, sometimes it seems that a part of me is gone with every graduating student."
"Raiders against the Chargers?" asked the man in the deli where they bought sandwiches and chips to take to the beach.
"About time for a Raiders win", Griff replied, "but with these sandwiches, and whatever is in the cooler that she packed, we are going to the beach."
