Valid point, so are Duck fans to quick to want change after a disasterous downward trend, or is Stanford to slow?
At this point in time, I don't think it's unusual or unwarranted for Duck fans to want change. I do think some fans definitely jumped the gun, and I do think Shaw is getting much less criticism because his team was fortunate enough to get some favorable results -- and, let's face it, winning makes people feel better. Our conversation about Oregon's program would be profoundly different right now had either VA not broken his finger or had we won a couple of our close games.
The bigger issue now is remaining clear-headed about what's actually best for the team.
Me, personally, I'm at the point where if the program dumped Helfrich in favor of an absolute home-run hire, then in no way would I think negatively of the program for taking such an action. At the same time, Oregon's future is undeniably bright on the offensive side of the ball, and many of our defensive woes would likely be stemmed with opportunistic recruiting of the JC ranks as a stopgap.
I really don't think it's a matter of "too quick" or "too slow." But when arguing changes with potentially seismic consequences -- and considering that coaching changes usually don't bring quick results (and often lead to temporarily worse results) -- I definitely trend toward "pro-careful" perspectives.
