[gailtate]

We gave up 9 TFL and 7 sacks out of 51 plays from scrimmage, not to mention 4-5 more scrambles ending with a toss out of bounds to avoid another sack - mind boggling & preaching to the choir, I know - but still, that's ~ 40% of our plays....

I watched every play. Just for he hell of it. And most of the Washington-Oregon game, for comparison. Hard to recall a talent gap this wide between the superior teams and Stanford. 1983, maybe. CONFERENCE teams! Speed, strength, athleticism, depth. Most instructive: muscle definition. Since when has weight-training been off-limits for these guys? Battle of the titans in Berkeley this week. Identical records. Shades of 1983, '60 and '61. Just a lot fewer spectators.

[gailtate]

We gave up 9 TFL and 7 sacks out of 51 plays from scrimmage, not to mention 4-5 more scrambles ending with a toss out of bounds to avoid another sack - mind boggling & preaching to the choir, I know - but still, that's ~ 40% of our plays....

I watched every play. Just for he hell of it. And most of the Washington-Oregon game, for comparison. Hard to recall a talent gap this wide between the superior teams and Stanford. 1983, maybe. CONFERENCE teams! Speed, strength, athleticism, depth. Most instructive: muscle definition. Since when has weight-training been off-limits for these guys? Battle of the titans in Berkeley this week. Identical records. Shades of 1983, '60 and '61. Just a lot fewer spectators.