09-05-2016, 01:10 PM
The eventual Pac-12 champ will have no margin for error if there is to be a Pac-12 team in the playoffs. The conference kinda looked like dog food this weekend. OTOH, that means most of our eventual opponents also looked like dog food, and we can breath a little more easily. (But...Oregon...)
Texas ran the ball against UDFG with a halftime zone-read QB and a bruising RB. We've got a pretty good RB too, so I'm hopeful.
Expectations are such that now if Stanford doesn't crush U$C, I'm sure the national media will be pointing at the margin and making disparaging noises at our transitively relative comparison to Bama. I don't think U$C has another mental meltdown like this again--not if Helton has ever coached a day in his life--so Stanford won't come out that far ahead of U$C. Also, it's Shaw, so he'll play the backups and conservative offense to avoid injury risk/tipping his hand. They're only opponent #2...
UFDFG also lined up its CBs tight to the LOS, as noted by the announcers at some point. Really good way to get burned on a go route.
What a weekend.
Texas ran the ball against UDFG with a halftime zone-read QB and a bruising RB. We've got a pretty good RB too, so I'm hopeful.
Expectations are such that now if Stanford doesn't crush U$C, I'm sure the national media will be pointing at the margin and making disparaging noises at our transitively relative comparison to Bama. I don't think U$C has another mental meltdown like this again--not if Helton has ever coached a day in his life--so Stanford won't come out that far ahead of U$C. Also, it's Shaw, so he'll play the backups and conservative offense to avoid injury risk/tipping his hand. They're only opponent #2...
UFDFG also lined up its CBs tight to the LOS, as noted by the announcers at some point. Really good way to get burned on a go route.
What a weekend.