[Goose]

Two things.

1. The best thing this defense has going for it is that the offense should be so good that opposing offenses will become one-dimensional as they attempt to keep up. In fact, it's possible that the defense will really only need two or three stops a game. This defense won't remind us of 2012, but it won't have to.
   
2. People complain about having the Stanford-SC game so early in the season every year, but it couldn't be more well-placed for us this year. I'm sure J.T. Daniels is going to be great eventually, but I simply can't imagine that a kid who should still be in high school is going to be that effective in his second college game.
   

Both very true. The games may not be high scoring contests, but the dynamic can be the same. It can be that the opposing offense sees the ball so infrequently that they have to be ultra-efficient to compete. Two or three stops may be enough, if we are efficient on offense.
With all the hype surrounding J.T. Daniels, it is hard to imagine the SC coaching staff starting anybody else. If they lose a game and he didn't start, the coaches would be lynched. Getting them way early is for sure a great advantage to Stanford. Assuming we want to play them twice this year, it could be different the second time. Let's hope we get to see it!

[Goose]

Two things.

1. The best thing this defense has going for it is that the offense should be so good that opposing offenses will become one-dimensional as they attempt to keep up. In fact, it's possible that the defense will really only need two or three stops a game. This defense won't remind us of 2012, but it won't have to.
   
2. People complain about having the Stanford-SC game so early in the season every year, but it couldn't be more well-placed for us this year. I'm sure J.T. Daniels is going to be great eventually, but I simply can't imagine that a kid who should still be in high school is going to be that effective in his second college game.
   

Both very true. The games may not be high scoring contests, but the dynamic can be the same. It can be that the opposing offense sees the ball so infrequently that they have to be ultra-efficient to compete. Two or three stops may be enough, if we are efficient on offense.
With all the hype surrounding J.T. Daniels, it is hard to imagine the SC coaching staff starting anybody else. If they lose a game and he didn't start, the coaches would be lynched. Getting them way early is for sure a great advantage to Stanford. Assuming we want to play them twice this year, it could be different the second time. Let's hope we get to see it!