10-13-2021, 03:14 AM
(10-13-2021, 02:01 AM)Austroturf Wrote:(10-12-2021, 09:57 PM)BostonCard Wrote: A lot of very sanguine people here. Stanford is favored by 1.5 points, which strikes me as eminently reasonable. I think everything from a solid Stanford win to it all falls apart as we have neither receivers nor running backs to run an offense is possible. I don’t see a super high score here; I’m thinking 28-24 or 31-28.
Note I’ve been dreadfully wrong much of the season.
BC
Yes, I think we could see pretty much anything. The hapless Cougs that were routed by USC in their home stadium appear now to have found some momentum after two straight victories (Cal, OSU). Stanford, on the other hand, has been a Jekyll and Hyde story all season. What seemed a certain W three weeks ago is now a serious question mark. My prediction of a 10 point victory is predicated on Stanford's unpredictability, as we have not been even remotely close to any Vegas lines this season.
The Cougs played well against U$C in the first half (had a 14-0 lead that could have easily been 21-0 as they failed to score despite a first down at the Condom one yard line). They then imploded in the second half. So maybe we have two Jekyll and Hyde teams here. Tough to predict an outcome between two teams like that. Plus the game is being played in Martin Stadium where even our 2015 team would have lost but for a Coug'ed last second field goal.