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October 8th (5.30pm kickoff - VERSUS) Colorado @ Stanford

Sexton Hardcastle

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Andrew Luck. That is all.

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[h=1]Lindy's 2011 Pac-12 Team Preview Stanford Cardinal[/h]
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AT A GLANCE


2010: 12-1, 8-1 Pac-10 (2nd)

COACH: David Shaw — At Stanford and overall: 1st year

RETURNING STARTERS: 12; 5 offense, 6 defense, punter

PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Andrew Luck, RB Stepfan Taylor, TE Coby Fleener, LT Jonathan Martin, RG David DeCastro, LB Shayne Skov, LB Chase Thomas, SS Delano Howell

PRIMARY STRENGTHS: Luck has the ability to make plays with his arm, legs and mind. The Cardinal’s power running game with Taylor fuels a devastating play-action game. DeCastro and Martin are two of the best linemen in the country. The defense is fundamentally sound and has a bevy of playmakers.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: Complacency, for starters. There’s also the not-insignificant matter of replacing three starters on the offensive line, including All-American center Chase Beeler. Big-play WR Chris Owusu is injury prone. The defense may be vulnerable up the middle. Cornerback is a perpetual concern for the Cardinal.

KEY LOSSES:FB/LB Owen Marecic, C Chase Beeler, WR Doug Baldwin, WR Ryan Whalen, DE Brian Bulcke, DT Sione Fua, DE Thomas Keiser, CB Richard Sherman

http://www.lindyssports.com/lindys-2011-pac-12-team-preview-stanford-cardinal.php
 
[h=1]Stanford earns top grade for its 57-3 blowout over San Jose State[/h]
By Jon Wilner

jwilner@mercurynews.com

Posted: 09/05/2011 03:31:41 PM PDT
Updated: 09/05/2011 06:41:09 PM PDT

Stanford
Result: Beat San Jose State 57-3
Grade: A
Comment: It wasn't a flawless performance by any stretch: The running game wasn't operating at maximum efficiency; the offensive line clearly needs a few weeks to coalesce; the defense missed a few tackles and assignments. ... But the high mark results from manhandling a second-tier opponent in the opening week -- and doing so without any major glitches. Plenty of power conference teams struggled to defeat (or lost to) lower-level opponents. For proof, just scan the Pac-12 scores. ... Does receiver Chris Owusu have all the speed and acceleration he did before the 2010 injuries hit? That's a tough one -- maybe he's 85 or 90 percent of his old self. But he looked good enough Saturday to be an impact player this season.
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There are two games that I absolutely fear watching the buffs in this season. Stanford and Oregon. Those games might make it look like we played Ohio state well.
 
There are two games that I absolutely fear watching the buffs in this season. Stanford and Oregon. Those games might make it look like we played Ohio state well.
At Home, I expect to score points on Oregon. Not nearly enough, but I think we can move on them. Stanford is gonna eat us alive on the road.
 
other than Luck can anybody tell me anything about this year's Stanford football team?

how's their defense ?
do they have a good running back ?
 
other than Luck can anybody tell me anything about this year's Stanford football team?

how's their defense ?
do they have a good running back ?

They recently lost their leader on D for the year with torn ACL (Shayne Skov). Have a solid running game with Taylor.

I expect a blowout loss.
 
Stephan Taylor is a good RB, but they give carries to several guys. Owusu at WR is a bit inconsistent, but a pretty good WR when he wants to be.

On defense, they lost their best, LB Shane Skov, for the season in the Zona game.
 
From the USA Today:

STANFORD

INSIDE SLANT
Stanford continues its soft early-season schedule with an Oct. 1 home game against UCLA, and although the Bruins showed some life in their 27-19 road victory over Oregon State on Sept. 24, there are several reasons the Cardinal should blow by the Bruins.

First of all, the Cardinal, ranked No. 5 in the country, is clearly better than the Bruins, who are 2-2 after the win over the Beavers. The Bruins have been changing their starting quarterback almost every week, and even though Richard Brehaut probably will retain the starting job with his efficient showing against Oregon State, the Bruins quarterback position is a weakness, which limits UCLA's ability to exploit the only possible weakness in Stanford's defense, its pass defense.

Needless to say, Stanford, with Andrew Luck, will have a sizable advantage at the quarterback position.
Secondly, Stanford is coming off a bye, and teams traditionally play better when they have two weeks to prepare for an opponent. In Stanford's case, it has an extra week to incorporate Jarek Lancaster and A.J. Tarpley into the defensive scheme. They will share the responsibility of replacing linebacker Shayne Skov, who is out for the season after injuring his knee in the Sept. 17 victory over Arizona.

Third, Stanford is playing at home, and while the Cardinal crowd has never been considered intimidating, Stanford has lost only two of its past 20 home games dating back to late in the 2007 season. As good as Stanford is in general, it is particularly good at home.

Stanford is also home for its Oct. 8 game against Colorado, which, while better than expected, still looks like one of the weaker teams in the conference. That is followed by an Oct. 15 road game against Washington State, which is also better than expected but expectations were so low so for that they still should be much of a challenge for Stanford.

That should make the Cardinal 6-0 heading into its games against Washington, USC, Oregon State and Oregon, which is when Stanford will find out how good it is.

Against UCLA, the Cardinal figures to rediscover its identity as a physical running team, because it should be able to bulldoze the Bruins defense the way Texas did when the Longhorns piled up 284 rushing yards against UCLA on Sept. 17.

UCLA may have gained some confidence by beating Oregon State, but the Beavers are in a serious downward spiral that mitigates some of UCLA's accomplishment.

NOTES, QUOTES
—ILB Shayne Skov is a junior, so he is eligible to enter the NFL Draft after this season. There is no indication whether or not he will do that, but he may want to return to Stanford to show he is recovered from the knee injury. His draft status would be hurt by that health uncertainty if he turned pro after this season. Skov presumably will get this year of eligibility back, giving him two more seasons of college eligibility if he wants them.

—Stanford's 11-game winning streak is the longest active winning streak in the country.

—Freshman ILB James Vaughters, Stanford's highest rated recruit this year, may get more playing time in the absence of Shayne Skov, but he has also been playing a lot at defensive end in the Cardinal's nickel package, so he might end up playing more outside linebacker.

—Stanford is ranked No. 5 in both polls as of Sept. 25 and has been ranked in the top 10 a school-record 11 consecutive weeks dating back to last season.

SERIES HISTORY: UCLA leads 45-33-3 (last meeting, 2010, 35-0 Stanford).
SCOUTING THE OFFENSE: Although the Cardinal would like to get its offense going earlier in games, Stanford's offense has been pretty good overall, averaging 45.0 points, ninth best in the country. However, the Cardinal has done it against mediocre defenses in its first three games. The Cardinal ranks 36th in the nation in rushing, and the team would like to improve that, although its 5.4 yards per rushing attempt is pretty good. There is not much wrong with the Cardinal's passing game with Andrew Luck making the passes, and the tight end trio of Zach Ertz, Coby Fleener and Levine Toilolo has been exceptional. WR Chris Owusu has good numbers, but coaches expect even more from Owusu, who has dropped several passes and needs to be Stanford's big-play threat in the passing game. The offensive line has shown improvement, but it is a long way from being as dominant as last season's unit.

SCOUTING THE DEFENSE: The Cardinal's defense has been every bit as good as last season, when it was excellent. The only concern is whether it can maintain that kind of dominance without ILB Shayne Skov, probably its best defensive player who is out for the season as a result of a knee injury suffered in the Sept. 17 game against Arizona. The Cardinal ranks second in the nation in run defense, and it is first in yards yielded per rushing attempt, at 1.23. A lot of that has to do with the fact that Stanford has recorded 13 sacks. Stanford ranks seventh nationally in scoring defense, yielding 9.0 points per game, and one of the touchdowns Stanford yielded came with the Cardinal offense was on the field. DE Ben Gardner and OLB Chase Thomas have been the defensive standout performers so far.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "We know one person can't do Shayne's job alone." — Stanford ILB A.J. Tarpley, on the fact that he and Jarek Lancaster will be sharing the position previous occupied by Shayne Skov, who is lost for the season with a knee injury.

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
THIS WEEK'S GAME: UCLA at Stanford, Oct. 1 — Stanford is 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference while UCLA is 1-3 and 0-1. Stanford beat UCLA 35-0 in Los Angeles early last season in a game that indicated which way the teams were headed in 2010.

KEYS TO THE GAME: It seems Stanford can only lose if it commits a number of turnovers, so avoiding mistakes is the No. 1 key. If the Cardinal can dominate the line of scrimmage the way it should, it should be able to control the game with its ground attack. If the UCLA quarterback — presumably Richard Brehaut — can make a big play early, it could give him confidence to have a productive game that enables the Bruins to stay in the contest. If the Cardinal sacks or hurries the Bruins quarterback a few times early in the game, it may lead to turnovers and destroy what chance the Bruins have. UCLA's Derrick Coleman rushed for 100 yards against Oregon State, so Stanford needs to shut him down early and force Brehaut to pass, because the Bruins would prefer to stay on the ground.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:
TB Stepfan Taylor — Taylor had a career-high 153 rushing yards in the Sept. 17 victory over Arizona, and he should be able to accumulate some big yardage against the Bruins' run defense as well.


ILBs A.J. Tarpley and Jarek Lancaster — They are the two players who will share the inside linebacker spot vacated by injured Shayne Skov. Arizona had success in the middle of the field both running and passing after Skov was injured in the second quarter of that game, so it's worth seeing how they hold up.

QB Andrew Luck — Luck probably won't put up breathtaking numbers, because the Cardinal will try to pound the Bruins with their running game, but he is likely to produce some big plays with play-action passes.

OLB Chase Thomas — Thomas is the team's best pass-rusher and leads the team in sacks with 3.5. But Shayne Skov was the team's other main pass-rushing threat, and with Skov gone, opponents may be able to devote more attention to controlling Thomas.

ROSTER REPORT
—Senior TE Coby Fleener has not missed any practices despite being knocked out of the Sept. 17 game with a head injury, so he will be available to play against UCLA and is likely to be a starter.

—Freshman DB Wayne Lyons is out with a foot injury, so he is likely to redshirt the season despite getting considerable playing time in the first two games.

—Junior ILB Shayne Skov is still attending position meetings with team despite being lost for the season with the knee injury.


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Stanford's Andrew Luck carves apart Duke with surgical precision
DURHAM, N.C.—Watching Andrew Luck play quarterback on Saturday was like studying the work in an artist’s gallery, with each painting more impressive than the last, only in this case the paintings were passes and the canvas was Wallace Wade Stadium.
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Play-action plays to Luck's strengths
September, 19, 2011
By Kevin Gemmell
A big reason why the Stanford Cardinal and quarterback Andrew Luck were so successful passing the ball against the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night was because of the way they use play-action passing. Luck is one of the best quarterbacks in the country at selling the run fake and turning into a big play.

A 34-yard touchdown pass to tight end Levine Toilolo was a perfect example of how Luck can get an entire defense to bite on play-action.

Starting from the beginning of the 2010 season and heading into last week's game, Luck was completing 71.8 percent of his passes off of play action for 10.4 yards per attempt. And he'd thrown 12 touchdowns to zero interceptions.
http://espn.go.com/blog/stanford-football/post/_/id/803/play-action-plays-to-lucks-strengths
 
Best situation for this game is we pick Luck 4 or 5 times and jack up his shoulder just enough so that there are medical problems in the draft and he falls to the broncos with the 5th-ish pick. Our 4 or 5 ints lead to a our first road win in ages to snap the streak. This propels us to just getting that bowl invite where we beat some Big 10 team in a bowl game which boosts recruiting and helps us rake in a top 15 recruiting class that ends up winning the BSC champ game their senior year! Oh yeah, and Andrew Luck sets rookie records with the Broncos and gets us to a superbowl in 4 years!

It could happen, and it could all start with a few picks of our future Broncos QB!
 
ya I can see the Oregon score being something like 56-31. Stanford more like 63-7

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Unless the Buffs improve dramatically, those games have blowout written all over them. If we have a terrible start (i.e. no first downs in the first quarter and poor special teams play), we could be down by four or five touchdowns before halftime. I really, really hope it doesn't happen.
 
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