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Really think Stanford wins out and makes the playoff. That first game was a total anomaly IMO.
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JSeahawks":a73ofy3k said:
His dad was one hell of a pro. Hated that guy growing up.
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Stanford is the best team in the pac12 but they would get their asses kicked by at least three pac12 teams from 2011, including the andrew luck stanford cardinal. Really weak year for the conference.
Uw is awful without browning, but even that awful looking uw team might have hung in this game if not for McCaffrey donning a superman cape. Damn that guy is awesome.
Uw is awful without browning, but even that awful looking uw team might have hung in this game if not for McCaffrey donning a superman cape. Damn that guy is awesome.
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kearly":1ub77b20 said:
It's a really weak year for college football in general. The Pac-12 is probably the most disappointing conference by far though, given the preseason hype.
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Unfortunately, the Pac-12 moved away from great defensive coaches and the quality of football has suffered over the last five seasons. Losing Carroll and Harbaugh seriously brought down the overall quality of the coaching, and so did losing Chip Kelly for other reasons, although I think his style of football put a lot of stress on his defenses and made it hard for them to win a national championship.
Stanford has been the only team to play consistent defense during that time, so it is no surprise that they have won the conference two out of the last three years and appear primed for a third conference title. However, Stanford's academic standards become somewhat limiting for them . . . it forces them to scour the country for a certain kind of student-athlete and creates a ceiling on how much they can achieve on the national level.
USC has as much talent as anyone, thanks to the brand that Pete Carroll revitalized, but the sanctions coupled with bad defensive coaching have limited what they have accomplished since Carroll left. Their AD seems committed to continuing to neglect their defense in favor of another Kiffin/Sarkisian-like HC/play caller.
In that vein, Mike Leach is another coach who could not care any less about supporting his defense. Like a hammer hitting a nail, he will be decimated by Stanford.
It has been good to see Washington finally showing a commitment to defense. The defense has kept them in most games this season and has given us hope for the future.
Stanford has been the only team to play consistent defense during that time, so it is no surprise that they have won the conference two out of the last three years and appear primed for a third conference title. However, Stanford's academic standards become somewhat limiting for them . . . it forces them to scour the country for a certain kind of student-athlete and creates a ceiling on how much they can achieve on the national level.
USC has as much talent as anyone, thanks to the brand that Pete Carroll revitalized, but the sanctions coupled with bad defensive coaching have limited what they have accomplished since Carroll left. Their AD seems committed to continuing to neglect their defense in favor of another Kiffin/Sarkisian-like HC/play caller.
In that vein, Mike Leach is another coach who could not care any less about supporting his defense. Like a hammer hitting a nail, he will be decimated by Stanford.
It has been good to see Washington finally showing a commitment to defense. The defense has kept them in most games this season and has given us hope for the future.
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