Glad to hear your health is better. My prayers are with you ! thanks for the input Thankyou)(&
Hey Mac, you ARE the best. NOT "old" enuff tho to be close to moi!! Love ya Pal, & you're right about Conan! My Goofers bite the dust this wk @ PSU. But, MNF GO VIKES. Eli will go down hard & often!!!!! Best DL we"ve had since "Purple Gang" just much bigger and maybe faster. BOL this wk my friend!!!
Shane. I believe that Stanford has the experience and the size
on both lines to deal anyone in the country a very rough go of it.
I am impressed with UDub's progress and also their head coach,
I have had a lot of experience regarding Chris Petersen and don't
often beat him. But they opened the season vs 3 cupcakes and
their reputation is solely based on those 3 wins. They did not
dominate Zona as expected in W4. This year is probably their
worst since RichRod was hired as their HC. They have been
described as a confused mess by more than just a few writers.
So the question is, how, why did the Huskies allow the Wildcats
to score 2 TDs in the 4th quarter tying the game? UDub finally
plays a legitimate conference opponent and suddenly they don't
seem quite as polished. The truth is that the Huskies have not
been tested well enough to consider them an elite team like
Stanford. Speak of the devil, here come the trees. No way I can
put money on the Dawgs in this spot.
One more thing I want to point out. How do the head coaches
compare? As much as I like Chris Peteresen, David Webb and his
staff have Washington out-coached. All of the things that people
think about Stanford U. is right. They occupy the top rung of the
ladder in the brains category -- an asset that filters down to their
football program.
Defensively they have muzzled a lot of offenses by playing smart
football. I have watched them beat teams that were bigger, faster
and more athletic than they were by playing smarter football. Now
they have players with size, excellent speed and athleticism that
are not named McCaffrey -- but they still play a smart game.
As good as UDub has been on both lines up front (vs 3 cupcakes)
Stanford is more experienced and more skilled than the Dawgs and
I believe that Petersen has met more than his match in the coaching
department.
The single asset that I yield to UDub over Stanford is at QB thanks to
Jake Browning however Ryan Burns play has been improving in every
game. The key to a solid win for the trees is about how well they can
harass Browning. Also this caught my eye: McCaffrey has faced teams
that put 8 men in the box against him 37 times this year. Nevertheless
he is averaging 5.3 YPR on those plays.
I think I'll go for it, 3½ points is a gift. It's Stanford's physical game vs
a "pretty good" opponent and a whole lot of hype instead of some wins
over good teams. Keep in mind that Washington is a very young team.
I think they have only 6 starting seniors with just 14 on the roster.
Stanford +3½/UDub
Conan, I followed your Oregon play on the Ducks -1.5. Getting Royce Freeman back in the flock should help their offensive firepower no doubt and they should be plenty motivated after getting embarrassed by the Buffs at Autzen last week. They qualify for a pretty nice revenge angle which has done well in recent years as well, coming off that 45-38 loss to Wazzu at home last season. One would think that both these teams would be home field dominant, but what's interesting is that since 2012 the Ducks are 15-3 ATS on the road. The Cougs have been the same way in the Leach era, only 50% ATS at home but 16-7 ATS on the road since 2012. Why these two teams have been better on the road is somewhat of a mystery to me.
Beats me too. It must have something to do with the linemakers.
I have a confession to make. I alluded to this in an earlier post.
Chris Peterson consistently beats me. I can neither fade nor play
on teams he coaches. The Dawgs came up short last week when
they played @ Zona. I was on them. Now look at what happened
this week. I came out against his Huskies and needless to say,
that didn't exactly work out either.
There was also a red flag that I conveniently ignored. Not quite a
RLM (reverse line movement) because the line hung right on 3½
all week even though 80% of the action was on Stanford. That's
more often than not a sign that it's time to either flip your action
or get off the game. Go with the minority.
Then there were Stanford's injuries. A virtual plethora of them. I
only knew about their CB's that were out. Then there were all the
sacks. At least 7 of them laid on Ryan Burns. Nobody saw that
coming. I also admit that I didn't check the local papers in Seattle
that were loaded with a lot of energy directed towards the Dawgs.
So much for those medical appointments that cut into my study time.
My bad. My usual style is to just sit with the game after I do all of my
research until the nut occurs to me. No nuts this time, just a feeling
that haunted me going into the game.
Nevertheless, a quality win for the Dawgs. Move over Stanford, there's
a new kid on the block.
I have a confession to make. I alluded to this in an earlier post.
Chris Peterson consistently beats me. I can neither fade nor play
on teams he coaches. The Dawgs came up short last week when
they played @ Zona. I was on them. Now look at what happened
this week. I came out against his Huskies and needless to say,
that didn't exactly work out either.
There was also a red flag that I conveniently ignored. Not quite a
RLM (reverse line movement) because the line hung right on 3½
all week even though 80% of the action was on Stanford. That's
more often than not a sign that it's time to either flip your action
or get off the game. Go with the minority.
Then there were Stanford's injuries. A virtual plethora of them. I
only knew about their CB's that were out. Then there were all the
sacks. At least 7 of them laid on Ryan Burns. Nobody saw that
coming. I also admit that I didn't check the local papers in Seattle
that were loaded with a lot of energy directed towards the Dawgs.
So much for those medical appointments that cut into my study time.
My bad. My usual style is to just sit with the game after I do all of my
research until the nut occurs to me. No nuts this time, just a feeling
that haunted me going into the game.
Nevertheless, a quality win for the Dawgs. Move over Stanford, there's
a new kid on the block.
Conan - I love the humility in this post!
I know you have been taking some unjustified shots these past couple of weeks, so to come back with a post like this just shows what a true leader you are in forum.
Wishing you all the best with your medical stuff.
I appreciate you and love reading your posts.
I don't play em all but I am 8-4 following some of your plays this year $$$
Can never say it enough but thanks for posting!
Powerz
Manny Wilkins, ASU's QB has come to rescue the Devils from a so-so season.
He's the big difference and the reason why ASU is 4-0 thus far this year.
I am not entirely sold on USC's OL in spite of the fact that they seemed to
break through to a point last week. All in all not enough to justify a 9-point
spread. As a matter of fact, I don't put this game beyond the possibility of
a straight up win for the Sun Devils.
I can't really predict a winner here, slight lean towards USC, but only slight.
Add 9 points to that and it's ASU all the way.
ASU +9/USC
He's the big difference and the reason why ASU is 4-0 thus far this year.
I am not entirely sold on USC's OL in spite of the fact that they seemed to
break through to a point last week. All in all not enough to justify a 9-point
spread. As a matter of fact, I don't put this game beyond the possibility of
a straight up win for the Sun Devils.
I can't really predict a winner here, slight lean towards USC, but only slight.
Add 9 points to that and it's ASU all the way.
ASU +9/USC
