And from such humble beginnings, No. 8 Stanford is now the Pac-12 frontrunner, as well as the league’s best shot of punching a playoff ticket. Falk will get his numbers, but McCaffrey will once again be the MVP of a Stanford win. The line didn’t perform well in a season-opening loss to Northwestern, but chemistry, cohesion and execution has improved tremendously since then. You never know with my old man. Shaw asked. “It’s just another challenge”. “We always seem rested”.
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Shittu has a secret weapon for staying rested though and it’s the Cardinal offense. The only question about the tailback, Christian McCaffrey, was, how good? On a scale of pretty terrified to really really terrified, how terrified should we be?
“He can do it all”, Hogan said. With Kevin Hogan under center, the Stanford offense exploded for 55 points.
There are also numerous other playmakers to keep your eyes on. Greg Taboada caught two passes on the day, both going for scores, and Eric Cotton caught a 39-yard touchdown pass as well.
The Cardinal will not let the Cougars get away with the second-half lull they went through in their last two wins. He enters Saturday’s game against Colorado 17 points behind the record of 390 set by UCLA’s John Lee from 1982-85.
“It’s a statement for our generation, I think”, said Leach, a promising humorist in crimson and gray. Hogan is routinely put in situations that allow him to succeed. Falk, a walk-on from Logan, Utah, had initially committed to play for Cornell, so you know he’s as smart as the boys from Stanford. Do you agree with that assessment?
Amazingly, Stanford’s defense is still fairly untested midway through the season. Holder, though, who struggled in the USC game, will need to buckle up this weekend. She started officiating games in Southern California in 2000 and eventually moved on to the Southland Conference and the Mountain West. She also has worked National Football League preseason games.
My gut tells me this defense has taken a major step back this year. A team that had plenty of talent and was among the favorites in the PAC 12 coming into the season, Stanford appeared to be loaded with issues after that game. We’ve seen a few big gains against the secondary and lots of yardage given up in blowout losses. But overall I agree, this defense isn’t the same as it has been in years’ past.
Stanford’s offense is churning out points at an incredible rate. While the Wildcats and Ducks have disappointed this season, a pair of road wins against 2014 powers is nothing to sneeze at for a squad that has won seven conference games in the last three seasons.
But sometimes five offensive linemen aren’t enough heft for Stanford, which is known to add more in short-yardage situations, even breaking out a formation that involves seven offensive linemen, two tight ends in the backfield, a quarterback and a running back. Hopefully, McCaffrey and co. will be able to eat up clock with our defense on the sidelines, keeping the Air Raid at bay. What’s Going To Happen? .
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WSU jumps out to an early lead, leaving their playbook wide open and putting pressure on the Stanford offense. Stanford leads the nation in time of possession and likes to grind out drives by getting the ball to Christian McCaffrey, the FBS leader in all-purpose yards with 259.7 per game. “And that’s going to be the time when you get home, when you get a hit on the quarterback”. We’ll post the link to our answers to their questions when it’s available.
