[FarmBoy]

If Stanford had Rosen, next year you'd have an untested Costello, a one legged Mills, possibly a fifth year guy who never played and a freshman. I'm glad he went to UCLA. Assuming the OL could have protected him unlike his wimpy teammates in Westwood.

That's one way of looking at it. But how would the 2017 seasons been different with a QB of Rosen's caliber? In 2016, might we have beaten SD St and WSU this year and possible 'SC in the rematch game with the edge Rosen may have given? Would that have put us in the playoffs or at least a NY6 bowl? I like to think that would be a distinct possibility. And I'd like to think Costello would have blossomed on a similar path that he was on leading into this season to be not far off in 2018 where he will be.

But who knows.

[FarmBoy]

If Stanford had Rosen, next year you'd have an untested Costello, a one legged Mills, possibly a fifth year guy who never played and a freshman. I'm glad he went to UCLA. Assuming the OL could have protected him unlike his wimpy teammates in Westwood.

That's one way of looking at it. But how would the 2017 seasons been different with a QB of Rosen's caliber? In 2016, might we have beaten SD St and WSU this year and possible 'SC in the rematch game with the edge Rosen may have given? Would that have put us in the playoffs or at least a NY6 bowl? I like to think that would be a distinct possibility. And I'd like to think Costello would have blossomed on a similar path that he was on leading into this season to be not far off in 2018 where he will be.

But who knows.