06-04-2021, 10:50 AM
In 1970, Stanford had Jim Plunkett at QB and the following players on defense who made it to the NFL: Benny Barnes, Dave Tipton, Greg Samon, Pete Lazetich, Jeff Siemon and Ron Kadziel. Stanford led the Pac-8 in scoring defense at 17.1 ppg and was third in scoring offense at 28.6 ppg.
In 1971, Stanford had Don Bunce at QB and the following future NFL players on defense: Barnes, Lazetich, Sampson, Siemon and Randy Poltl. Stanford led the Pac-8 in scoring defense at 11.1 (!) ppg and was fourth in scoring offense at 21.8 ppg.
I think that the 2021 Stanford offense is pretty talented throughout, but I would be extremely--and pleasantly--surprised if the 2021 Stanford defense has 6 future NFL players.
In 1971, Stanford had Don Bunce at QB and the following future NFL players on defense: Barnes, Lazetich, Sampson, Siemon and Randy Poltl. Stanford led the Pac-8 in scoring defense at 11.1 (!) ppg and was fourth in scoring offense at 21.8 ppg.
I think that the 2021 Stanford offense is pretty talented throughout, but I would be extremely--and pleasantly--surprised if the 2021 Stanford defense has 6 future NFL players.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)