[iyengar06]

I think if we can take care of the football, we should be able to come away with the W. Much has been made of the combination of Wheaton and Cooks, but most media types don't seem to realize this isn't the 2009 Stanford secondary. I'm not too worried about their WRs taking over given that we managed Lee and Woods without too many problems.

Hogan just needs to play his game and make smart decisions. We've seen Josh be so risk-averse when throwing the ball that he started short-arming his passes to wide-open targets. We need to find the happy medium: playing to our strengths but not trying to force it. I want to see Hogan get plenty of chances to get outside the pocket, use his athleticism to extend plays, give himself time to think, and make a play with his legs if need be.

On paper we are, in my biased opinion, clearly the more talented team. They're going to have to throw to score, and that means Vaz should be getting well acquainted with Murphy, Chase, Gardner, and all the rest. I think we should be able to run the ball with some success, and Hogan gives us the missing ingredient on offense.

If we win the turnover battle or just stay neutral in that regard, I think we cover the spread.

[iyengar06]

I think if we can take care of the football, we should be able to come away with the W. Much has been made of the combination of Wheaton and Cooks, but most media types don't seem to realize this isn't the 2009 Stanford secondary. I'm not too worried about their WRs taking over given that we managed Lee and Woods without too many problems.

Hogan just needs to play his game and make smart decisions. We've seen Josh be so risk-averse when throwing the ball that he started short-arming his passes to wide-open targets. We need to find the happy medium: playing to our strengths but not trying to force it. I want to see Hogan get plenty of chances to get outside the pocket, use his athleticism to extend plays, give himself time to think, and make a play with his legs if need be.

On paper we are, in my biased opinion, clearly the more talented team. They're going to have to throw to score, and that means Vaz should be getting well acquainted with Murphy, Chase, Gardner, and all the rest. I think we should be able to run the ball with some success, and Hogan gives us the missing ingredient on offense.

If we win the turnover battle or just stay neutral in that regard, I think we cover the spread.