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sherum@herumcrabtree.com - delewaresinglewing - 08-25-2025
The last berkely grad everyone believed was Robert McNamara. How did that go?
I went with six. Not sure if we will win the bowl game... ;)
Incidentally, after the 3-8 1998 season, I predicted 8-3 in 1999 and nailed that season's 8-3 record when most folks, including a Mr. winded thought I was nuts and two wins were more likely. I did not, however, predict the Rose Bowl that in fact happened.
Feeling the same vibe this season...
RE: How many games will Stanford football win this season? - Vandelay - 11-30-2025
Four.
RE: How many games will Stanford football win this season? - Papa John - 12-01-2025
Well played Vandelay and 13 others!
I predicted two wins. At the time I was thinking that we would beat Hawaii and SJSU, so the 2025 Stanford football team overachieved IMO. A 12th-pace finish in a 17-team conference isn't something to brag about, but Stanford was picked to finish a distant last in the ACC preseason poll.
Here's how the ACC results played out, with preseason and final rankings:
1st preseason: Clemson; final ranking: tied with four other teams for 7th, treated as 9th (average of 7 through 11); difference: -8
2nd: Miami; tied with four other teams for 2nd, treated as 4th (average of 2 through 6); -2
3rd: SMU; 5-way tie for 2nd=4th; -1
4th: Georgia Tech; 5-way tie for 2nd=4th; 0
5th: Louisville; 5-way tie for 7th=9th; -4
6th: Duke; 5-way tie for 2nd=4th; +2
7th: Florida State; 3-way tie for 13th=14th; -7
8th: North Carolina; 3-way tie for 13th=14th; -6
9th: Pitt; 5-way tie for 2nd=4th; +5
10th: NC State; 5-way tie for 7th=9th; +1
11th: Virginia Tech; 3-way tie for 13th=14th; -3
12th: Syracuse; 2-way tie for 16th=16.5; -4.5
13th: Boston College; 2-way tie for 16th=16.5; -3.5
14th: Virginia; 1st (!); +13
15th: California; 5-way tie for 7th=9th; +6
16th: Wake Forest; 5-way tie for 7th=9th; +7
17th: Stanford, 12th; +5
Clemson, FSU and UNC are the big underachievers, per the preseason experts.
Virignia is obviously the biggest surprise, with a decent chance of making the CFP. Cal and Wake Forest are playing in bowl games, so they overshadow Stanford's level of "overachievement."
RE: How many games will Stanford football win this season? - BostonCard - 12-01-2025
I think you meant for SMU to get a -1, if following the convention you used (a 5-way tie for 2nd averages to 4th, they were predicted to be 3rd, so they are 1 spot worse than predicted).
BC
RE: How many games will Stanford football win this season? - Papa John - 12-01-2025
(12-01-2025, 04:29 PM)BostonCard Wrote: I think you meant for SMU to get a -1, if following the convention you used (a 5-way tie for 2nd averages to 4th, they were predicted to be 3rd, so they are 1 spot worse than predicted).
Wow, great catch! Thanks, BC. Correction made above.