[washingtonismoney]

I do! I think Arizona will beat us. The defensive issues are pretty well-known by now, and I think Arizona\'s offense is well-positioned to take on our particular issues (Stanford\'s defense is fairly good against the run and generates a good pass rush; Arizona\'s offense relies on the death-by-paper-cut short passing offense that tests your secondary\'s ability to tackle above anything. Does this sound familiar?) Arizona\'s defense is a bit of a mystery to me: its good statistics have been inflated by its performances against Toledo (2 points allowed) and Citadel (6 points allowed); in games against respectable opponents, it\'s surrendered quite a few points. We should have little trouble scoring, though I\'m worried that our issues with finishing off drives--due to the lack of a homerun hitter--will haunt us as we settle for FGs instead of touchdowns (also avoiding turnovers: even when you discount Luck\'s Hail Mary INT, he\'s had six TOs in the last five games.)

I\'m very worried, and I\'m not entirely sure why everyone is so enthusiastic. Most people seem to be picking Stanford, and the line opened at STAN -9.5. The series has been close--down to the last play the past two years--and Arizona\'s got the best win (they\'ve beaten Iowa; we\'ve beaten whom, exactly?). At a minimum I expect it to be tough, and as I\'ve said, I think Arizona beats us.

[washingtonismoney]

I do! I think Arizona will beat us. The defensive issues are pretty well-known by now, and I think Arizona\'s offense is well-positioned to take on our particular issues (Stanford\'s defense is fairly good against the run and generates a good pass rush; Arizona\'s offense relies on the death-by-paper-cut short passing offense that tests your secondary\'s ability to tackle above anything. Does this sound familiar?) Arizona\'s defense is a bit of a mystery to me: its good statistics have been inflated by its performances against Toledo (2 points allowed) and Citadel (6 points allowed); in games against respectable opponents, it\'s surrendered quite a few points. We should have little trouble scoring, though I\'m worried that our issues with finishing off drives--due to the lack of a homerun hitter--will haunt us as we settle for FGs instead of touchdowns (also avoiding turnovers: even when you discount Luck\'s Hail Mary INT, he\'s had six TOs in the last five games.)

I\'m very worried, and I\'m not entirely sure why everyone is so enthusiastic. Most people seem to be picking Stanford, and the line opened at STAN -9.5. The series has been close--down to the last play the past two years--and Arizona\'s got the best win (they\'ve beaten Iowa; we\'ve beaten whom, exactly?). At a minimum I expect it to be tough, and as I\'ve said, I think Arizona beats us.