[Mick]

Here's another one: Cal's O/U for wins this year is 4.5. Stanford's is 3. If you could only bet one on the Over, who would it be?

I'd probably bet on Cal getting five wins versus Stanford getting four or more. Stanford doesn't have the horses this year, IMHO. They've lost a lot of players through the portal. Stanford only has four portal commits and Cal has 20. Cal went 4-8 last year with two conference wins over WSU and Stanford. Also, Stanford's coaching staff is brand new, with a difficult schedule. I think Stanford beats Sac State and should beat Hawai'i. Other than those two...I don't see any other wins.

Don't get me wrong, I like the prospect of Taylor as the long-term coach over Wilcox, 10x out of 10. I like the direction of the recruiting, at least the numbers. It's great to have 27 recruits in the door, even though 21 of them are three-star recruits -- a record number since at least 2011. 

But this year, Stanford is going to suffer. Hopefully they're up to the task.

[Mick]

Here's another one: Cal's O/U for wins this year is 4.5. Stanford's is 3. If you could only bet one on the Over, who would it be?

I'd probably bet on Cal getting five wins versus Stanford getting four or more. Stanford doesn't have the horses this year, IMHO. They've lost a lot of players through the portal. Stanford only has four portal commits and Cal has 20. Cal went 4-8 last year with two conference wins over WSU and Stanford. Also, Stanford's coaching staff is brand new, with a difficult schedule. I think Stanford beats Sac State and should beat Hawai'i. Other than those two...I don't see any other wins.

Don't get me wrong, I like the prospect of Taylor as the long-term coach over Wilcox, 10x out of 10. I like the direction of the recruiting, at least the numbers. It's great to have 27 recruits in the door, even though 21 of them are three-star recruits -- a record number since at least 2011. 

But this year, Stanford is going to suffer. Hopefully they're up to the task.