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For the season, Tanner McKee has a QBR of 89.3.  That ranks #1 in college football.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/pl...nner-mckee

At half they have run 15 plays. Trail Fresno State 23-14.

The pundits are calling this game the "Brain Bowl".

The whacky world of college football!

In seeking to DVR tonight's game v. Vanderbilt, I see that ESPNU is not included as part of my Comcast subscription.  I have ESPN-Plus after signing up to watch Stanford-SMU soccer a few weeks ago.  But from what I can tell, ESPN-Plus does not allow me access to ESPNU.  Or maybe it does via the ESPN app.  Does anyone know what it takes to get ESPNU?  I guess I'll find out soon enough whether I can get the game without having to pay yet more for access which, if confronted with, my id ("just pay the damn money") and superego ("not another cent to ESPN") will have to battle it out.

Last night the UCF vs Louisville game was an instant classic.  It had everything.  If you missed it, you should definitely find and watch a replay.

https://www.stanfordfbc.org/

Tomorrow (Sunday, Sept 19, 2021) @ 10AM PDT

Team Records:
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#8 Kentucky (6-3) but 0-3 against Top 25 opponents (Losses to Creighton, Wisconsin, Louisville)
#16 Stanford (5-2) with respectable 3-2 against Top 25 opponents (Wins vs. Florida, Penn State, Nebraska ; Losses to Texas, Minnesota)


My (conservative) prediction:
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Kentucky wins, 3-2 (primarily because of home court advantage and this being only the 2nd match (and 1st on the road) for FRANCIS) 


Player Comparisions:
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Height advantage to Stanford

OH1: 6'3 BAIRD vs. 6'2 SKINNER
OH2: 6'6 FRANCIS vs. 6'1 STUMLER
OPP:  6'5 KIPP vs. 6'0 RUTHERFORD
MB1: 6'2 VICINI vs. 5'10 TEALER
MB2: 6'3 CAMPBELL vs. 6'4 GOETZINGER

Average Height of OHs/OPP:  Stanford 6'5 vs. Kentucky 6'1
Average Height of MBs:  Stanford 6'2 1/2 vs. Kentucky 6'1
Average Height of OHs/MBs/OPP:  Stanford 6'4 vs. Kentucky 6'1


Interesting Kentucky Team and Player Stats:
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Kentucky:
-  All matches:  13.6 kps @ .273,  2.3 bps  vs.  11.7 kps @ .170,  1.7 bps  by all opponents
-  In 3 losses:  11.9 kps @ .174,  1.6 bps  vs.  14.5 kps @ .268,  2.6 bps  by Top 25 opponents

OH1:  SKINNER
-  All matches:  3.8 kps @ .323
-  In 3 losses:  3.8 kps @ .183

OH2:  STUMLER
-  All matches:  3.3 kps @ .203
-  In 3 losses:  2.8 kps @ .143

OPP:  RUTHERFORD
- All matches:  2.1 kps @ .230
-  In 3 losses:  1.8 kps @ .136

MB1:  TEALER
-  All matches:  2.1 kps @ .431
-  In 3 losses:  1.5 kps @ .279

MB2:  GOETZINGER
-  All matches:  1.86 kps @ .352
-  In 3 losses:  1.6 kps @ .173