WhosaWildManNow
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Re: Stanford vs. Oregon
« Reply #20 on: Yesterday at 10:49:33 am »
Hey guys, Irish fan here. For obvious reasons, I will be rooting for the Cardinal this weekend. All the last two years does is give the talking heads protection for their useless predictions. CFB changes so rapidly from season to season, anything can happen.
In my opinion, the way you win this game is by running through Oregon's decimated defensive line, eating up the clock and keeping Mariota on the sideline. If their defense is able to force you into 3rd & longs all game, it's over.
Stanford is both tougher and stronger in the trenches. To vaguely quote Knute, you gotta run inside of em and outsite of em.. and when you get em on the run you gotta keep em on the run.. you gotta go go go go and not stop until you get across the goal line.. oh, and don't pass until their secondary gets up to close!
Seriously though, If I'm Shaw, I'm psychologically building this team into a freight train this week and pounding the rock straight at the Ducks. Break their will, deny them choice, force them to quit. They simply do not have the resources to stop POWER.
Win the line of scrimmage and the time of possesion and this game is yours. Irish nation would be most grateful!