[81alum]

My strategy is to make very pessimistic predictions and then be absolutely delighted to be wrong.

I will say Oregon 53 Stanford 30.

Why?

That was last year's score.  Our offense is not as good as a year ago, but the Oregon defense is riddled with injuries, and so I would predict we will score as many points this year as we did last.

Our defense is considerably better this year, but so is Oregon's offense.  More troubling to me is that our defense has played well against conventional teams but played very poorly against offenses that most resemble Oregon's--like Arizona.  Oregon will be playing with the biggest home field advantage imaginable, with a better offense, in a meaningful game, against a defense that has not handled the spread at all well--I would say Oregon's offense should score as many points as it did a year ago.

Now, please, please, please let me be wrong.

[81alum]

My strategy is to make very pessimistic predictions and then be absolutely delighted to be wrong.

I will say Oregon 53 Stanford 30.

Why?

That was last year's score.  Our offense is not as good as a year ago, but the Oregon defense is riddled with injuries, and so I would predict we will score as many points this year as we did last.

Our defense is considerably better this year, but so is Oregon's offense.  More troubling to me is that our defense has played well against conventional teams but played very poorly against offenses that most resemble Oregon's--like Arizona.  Oregon will be playing with the biggest home field advantage imaginable, with a better offense, in a meaningful game, against a defense that has not handled the spread at all well--I would say Oregon's offense should score as many points as it did a year ago.

Now, please, please, please let me be wrong.