[Goose]

2005 UC Davis was much closer in ranking to last year's Sac State than to 2022 Colgate/Cal Poly.

They also had a NFL quality tight end that could make plays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Fells. If Stanford didn't bring their "A" game (which it didn't), he could beat you almost by himself.

Again, this shouldn't even be a discussion.

Well, I agree it is impossible to draw meaningful conclusions about Stanford's relative strength if they defeat Cal Poly "handsomely". If they don't, IMO some (seriously depressing) conclusions can be drawn.

[Goose]

2005 UC Davis was much closer in ranking to last year's Sac State than to 2022 Colgate/Cal Poly.

They also had a NFL quality tight end that could make plays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Fells. If Stanford didn't bring their "A" game (which it didn't), he could beat you almost by himself.

Again, this shouldn't even be a discussion.

Well, I agree it is impossible to draw meaningful conclusions about Stanford's relative strength if they defeat Cal Poly "handsomely". If they don't, IMO some (seriously depressing) conclusions can be drawn.