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This Stanford team is very impressive when it\'s at full strength. Too bad we were missing a few key players for the Oregon game.

I agree totally.  I think one thing we can all see now is that this is still a program with one, final step to take before it becomes truly dominant:  it needs quality depth at all positions.  I think it probably has that depth at RB and TE, maybe at LB (and if the current group of verbals all come to Stanford, and play as advertised, those positions will REALLY be set), and we are on our way to developing depth at the OL, but we really need more quality depth everywhere else.  If Harbaugh stays around and keeps recruiting as he has, this program will be truly awesome in the next few years, even when Andrew Luck is off starring in the NFL.  Wilkerson showed some real flashes of just how good he is going to be in the future tonight, don\'t you think?  On some of his carries he looked like the best RB in a Stanford uniform, combining power and speed, and as great as Luck is, Harbaugh is developing a program really based on power running and solid defense.  The future is indeed bright.

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This Stanford team is very impressive when it\'s at full strength. Too bad we were missing a few key players for the Oregon game.

I agree totally.  I think one thing we can all see now is that this is still a program with one, final step to take before it becomes truly dominant:  it needs quality depth at all positions.  I think it probably has that depth at RB and TE, maybe at LB (and if the current group of verbals all come to Stanford, and play as advertised, those positions will REALLY be set), and we are on our way to developing depth at the OL, but we really need more quality depth everywhere else.  If Harbaugh stays around and keeps recruiting as he has, this program will be truly awesome in the next few years, even when Andrew Luck is off starring in the NFL.  Wilkerson showed some real flashes of just how good he is going to be in the future tonight, don\'t you think?  On some of his carries he looked like the best RB in a Stanford uniform, combining power and speed, and as great as Luck is, Harbaugh is developing a program really based on power running and solid defense.  The future is indeed bright.