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Does Wilner think the WSU blue print for stopping Stanford includes rainy and windy conditions?  I do.  If any other team tries the WSU game plan, Hogan will make them pay in the pass game.  No way does Hooper play that poorly again this year either.

I do think that the template that Northwestern established (actually, Michigan State established it at the Rose Bowl), and WSU followed is the key to slowing Stanford down.  If there is one position group on the offense that is weaker than the rest, it's our wide receivers.  So, if I were game planning against Stanford, I'd have the cornerbacks defend our wide receivers in man-to-man, bump-and-run coverage, and bring the safeties up for run support, and push to pressure Hogan.  It's not perfect; such a scheme would be susceptible to Rector beating the defense over-the-top on a play action pass if the pass rush doesn't get home, and if you don't have a DB with size, Cajuste will be able to beat you, but it's our opponents best bet against the Stanford offense.

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Does Wilner think the WSU blue print for stopping Stanford includes rainy and windy conditions?  I do.  If any other team tries the WSU game plan, Hogan will make them pay in the pass game.  No way does Hooper play that poorly again this year either.

I do think that the template that Northwestern established (actually, Michigan State established it at the Rose Bowl), and WSU followed is the key to slowing Stanford down.  If there is one position group on the offense that is weaker than the rest, it's our wide receivers.  So, if I were game planning against Stanford, I'd have the cornerbacks defend our wide receivers in man-to-man, bump-and-run coverage, and bring the safeties up for run support, and push to pressure Hogan.  It's not perfect; such a scheme would be susceptible to Rector beating the defense over-the-top on a play action pass if the pass rush doesn't get home, and if you don't have a DB with size, Cajuste will be able to beat you, but it's our opponents best bet against the Stanford offense.

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