[CornFed]

Ca.l's FG kicker is not good.  So it makes sense to go for it on 4th and 4 from the 35. 

If you don't think Ca.l's defense is better than 2014 I don't know what you're watching.  They lead the country in interceptions and now lead the Pac-12 with 18 sacks.  I think they had like 15 all season in 2014.  Stanford has what, four? Not saying sacks and interceptions mean a defense is great, but it means they are at least mediocre.  You don't go 5-0 without some kind of better than historically awful defense (which is what Ca.l fielded in 2014).

If only y'all knew the grief I get talking up Stanford on the Ca.l Rivals board...

I absolutely agree OF.  They seem much better this year than last.  Two caveats, though.  One would be the caliber of the competition they have had.  That certainly mitigates how excited one could get about what we're seeing so far.  OTOH, as you mentioned, they already have 18 takeaways, and I think I heard them say that C.al had 17 all last year, so that is impressive.  The other caveat is that last year's C.al defense is a pretty low threshold of comparison.

[CornFed]

Ca.l's FG kicker is not good.  So it makes sense to go for it on 4th and 4 from the 35. 

If you don't think Ca.l's defense is better than 2014 I don't know what you're watching.  They lead the country in interceptions and now lead the Pac-12 with 18 sacks.  I think they had like 15 all season in 2014.  Stanford has what, four? Not saying sacks and interceptions mean a defense is great, but it means they are at least mediocre.  You don't go 5-0 without some kind of better than historically awful defense (which is what Ca.l fielded in 2014).

If only y'all knew the grief I get talking up Stanford on the Ca.l Rivals board...

I absolutely agree OF.  They seem much better this year than last.  Two caveats, though.  One would be the caliber of the competition they have had.  That certainly mitigates how excited one could get about what we're seeing so far.  OTOH, as you mentioned, they already have 18 takeaways, and I think I heard them say that C.al had 17 all last year, so that is impressive.  The other caveat is that last year's C.al defense is a pretty low threshold of comparison.