08-11-2021, 11:25 AM
Hard to imagine Stanford winning the conference in 2013 without Gaffney. Wilkerson, Wright and Young were good, but Hogan was actually the second leading rusher that year. (And Ty Montgomery was a beast, of course.)
I have no idea if Austin Jones will produce Gaffney-like numbers--1709 rushing yards, 5.2 ypa, 21 rushing TDs. As always, it will depend on his teammates, especially the offensive line. But note that in 2020 Jones went for 550 rushing yards, 4.4 ypa and 9 rushing TDs, so it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Comparing the 2013 defense--featuring Shayne Skov plus NFL draft picks Murphy, Reynolds, Gardner, Richards, Carter, Anderson, Parry--with the 2021 defense, on the other hand, is a much more depressing exercise...
I have no idea if Austin Jones will produce Gaffney-like numbers--1709 rushing yards, 5.2 ypa, 21 rushing TDs. As always, it will depend on his teammates, especially the offensive line. But note that in 2020 Jones went for 550 rushing yards, 4.4 ypa and 9 rushing TDs, so it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Comparing the 2013 defense--featuring Shayne Skov plus NFL draft picks Murphy, Reynolds, Gardner, Richards, Carter, Anderson, Parry--with the 2021 defense, on the other hand, is a much more depressing exercise...
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)