[Snorlax94]

Don Best shows USC lost 4 defensive linemen and 4 defensive backs for the year, over the course of the season (they had even more losses before the Wazoo game).

I didn’t look up the individual names to see how key each defender was, but the SC defense we face Friday doesn’t seem like it’ll be the same we faced earlier. As I’d expect for a team with a depleted d line,  physical teams like Utah — which doesn’t have nearly as much offensive firepower as us — and Notre Dame scored a lot.

I’ll predict a 35-28 win, assuming Bryce is reasonably healthy. We can win by even more if we can ever get to Darnold, or if KJ plays anything like he played Saturday. I expect that the score will be that low only because Stanford has been very successful lately grinding 6-8 minute drives. In terms of match-ups, I think we could score an awful lot if we had to.

Vengeance of the Trees, 35-28

[Snorlax94]

Don Best shows USC lost 4 defensive linemen and 4 defensive backs for the year, over the course of the season (they had even more losses before the Wazoo game).

I didn’t look up the individual names to see how key each defender was, but the SC defense we face Friday doesn’t seem like it’ll be the same we faced earlier. As I’d expect for a team with a depleted d line,  physical teams like Utah — which doesn’t have nearly as much offensive firepower as us — and Notre Dame scored a lot.

I’ll predict a 35-28 win, assuming Bryce is reasonably healthy. We can win by even more if we can ever get to Darnold, or if KJ plays anything like he played Saturday. I expect that the score will be that low only because Stanford has been very successful lately grinding 6-8 minute drives. In terms of match-ups, I think we could score an awful lot if we had to.

Vengeance of the Trees, 35-28