[OutsiderFan]

Fact:  Solomon Thomas disrupted and caused havoc virtually every snap he played in the Spring practice I attended.  He was the best player on the field.

Fact:  If Harrison Phillips is close to as disruptive as Thomas, any OL integrating 3 new starters would struggle with them in training camp. 

Assumption: Stanford's OL will have practiced against better DL competition than KSU has faced in its practices, and Stanford will benefit from this when the teams play.  It might not be a gigantic edge, but it's an edge, and  in highly competitive sports like college football, the margins between winning and losing are usually pretty small.

[OutsiderFan]

Fact:  Solomon Thomas disrupted and caused havoc virtually every snap he played in the Spring practice I attended.  He was the best player on the field.

Fact:  If Harrison Phillips is close to as disruptive as Thomas, any OL integrating 3 new starters would struggle with them in training camp. 

Assumption: Stanford's OL will have practiced against better DL competition than KSU has faced in its practices, and Stanford will benefit from this when the teams play.  It might not be a gigantic edge, but it's an edge, and  in highly competitive sports like college football, the margins between winning and losing are usually pretty small.