01-04-2012, 06:50 PM
Sept. 1 San Jose State at Stanford - Win(45-10)
Sept. 8 Duke at Stanford - Win (38-13)
Sept. 15 USC at Stanford - Loss (42-28)
Sept. 22 Bye
(Thursday) Sept. 27 Stanford at Washington - Win (41-28 - Would have been a closer score if Polk came back)Â
Oct. 6 Arizona at Stanford - Win (42-31- could be closer due to Rich Rodriguez's aerial attack)
Oct. 13 Stanford at Notre Dame - Win (27-20)Â
Oct. 20 Stanford at Cal - Win (34-24)
Oct. 27 Washington State at Stanford - Win (38-35 - This game will be very close Mike Leach's air raid could possibly doom us)
Nov. 3 Stanford at Colorado - Win (35-10)
Nov. 10 Oregon State at Stanford - Win (31-17)
Nov. 17 Stanford at Oregon - Loss (55-28 - Once again their speed is too much- that freshman De'Anthony Thomas is scary fast)
Nov. 24 Stanford at UCLA - Win (35-17)
This 10-2 season would probably be the best case scenario. We could drop games to Wazzu and/or Arizona because of our rebuilding secondary, and these offenses play to our weaknesses on defense. A more realistic scenario would be 9-3 or 8-4. The outcome of the UCLA game would also be pending based how Jim Mora performs in the previous 11 weeks.
I think our offense will feature more of the running back like in the 2009 season with Toby, which would help our QB get experience, very similar when Andrew started as a freshman. Andrew only attempted 288 passes in 2009, compared to 372 in 2010, and 373 in 2011. Stephan Taylor and Anthony Wilkerson will be our two main backs. Expect to see Ricky Seale to make some headway. I remember his good performance at the spring game last year. We have already figured out our #1 receiver which is Ty Montgomery, so whenever Nottingham/Picazo decides to throw it, we will have a deep threat to go to. I'm assuming our #2 receiver will most likely be Drew Terrell, he was the fourth leading receiver with 8 receptions (shows how much productivity we got out of our WRs this year) and was steady on fielding punts.Â
Defensively we look solid at the linebacker position, Skov, Lancaster, and Tarpley will be the anchors of the defense. Vaughters will get more playing time and hopefully Chase Thomas will return. Patrick Skov could also be in the mix but he is also plays fullback. Our line loses Masifilo, but Ben Gardner returns along with Terrence Stephens (whom importantly knocked the ball out in the SC game). Our rush defense already looks stellar without even playing a game! However our secondary takes a brobdingnagian hit. We lose Howell and Michael Thomas, both were good tacklers and kept our secondary from crumbling. Vying for those positions will be Devon Carrington, Myles Muagututia, and Ed Reynolds. Our cornerbacks are coming back with plenty of game experience. Terrence Brown, Barry Browning, Wayne Lyons, and Harold Bernard all have experience and will be contending for starting positions. Once the position battles at safety and cornerback are over, I think we will have another top-25 defense.
This year's recruiting class might get some early playing time. We already have 4 WRs commits and 3 of them them run a 4.5, so speed will not be a problem. However with the bust in Patterson, we know speed is not everything. None the less, these receivers look promising. I don't expect our incoming LBs to get much playing time because we are already loaded at that position, but pending an injury (knocking on wood), they could be thrust into action.
A 10-win season might seem a little ambitious but it is achievable. But a 9 or 8 win season sounds more probable. IMHO, a 7 or 6 win season would be a disappointing to me because of the amount of talent we have coming back and the expectations that Harbaugh and Shaw have built around this program.
Sept. 8 Duke at Stanford - Win (38-13)
Sept. 15 USC at Stanford - Loss (42-28)
Sept. 22 Bye
(Thursday) Sept. 27 Stanford at Washington - Win (41-28 - Would have been a closer score if Polk came back)Â
Oct. 6 Arizona at Stanford - Win (42-31- could be closer due to Rich Rodriguez's aerial attack)
Oct. 13 Stanford at Notre Dame - Win (27-20)Â
Oct. 20 Stanford at Cal - Win (34-24)
Oct. 27 Washington State at Stanford - Win (38-35 - This game will be very close Mike Leach's air raid could possibly doom us)
Nov. 3 Stanford at Colorado - Win (35-10)
Nov. 10 Oregon State at Stanford - Win (31-17)
Nov. 17 Stanford at Oregon - Loss (55-28 - Once again their speed is too much- that freshman De'Anthony Thomas is scary fast)
Nov. 24 Stanford at UCLA - Win (35-17)
This 10-2 season would probably be the best case scenario. We could drop games to Wazzu and/or Arizona because of our rebuilding secondary, and these offenses play to our weaknesses on defense. A more realistic scenario would be 9-3 or 8-4. The outcome of the UCLA game would also be pending based how Jim Mora performs in the previous 11 weeks.
I think our offense will feature more of the running back like in the 2009 season with Toby, which would help our QB get experience, very similar when Andrew started as a freshman. Andrew only attempted 288 passes in 2009, compared to 372 in 2010, and 373 in 2011. Stephan Taylor and Anthony Wilkerson will be our two main backs. Expect to see Ricky Seale to make some headway. I remember his good performance at the spring game last year. We have already figured out our #1 receiver which is Ty Montgomery, so whenever Nottingham/Picazo decides to throw it, we will have a deep threat to go to. I'm assuming our #2 receiver will most likely be Drew Terrell, he was the fourth leading receiver with 8 receptions (shows how much productivity we got out of our WRs this year) and was steady on fielding punts.Â
Defensively we look solid at the linebacker position, Skov, Lancaster, and Tarpley will be the anchors of the defense. Vaughters will get more playing time and hopefully Chase Thomas will return. Patrick Skov could also be in the mix but he is also plays fullback. Our line loses Masifilo, but Ben Gardner returns along with Terrence Stephens (whom importantly knocked the ball out in the SC game). Our rush defense already looks stellar without even playing a game! However our secondary takes a brobdingnagian hit. We lose Howell and Michael Thomas, both were good tacklers and kept our secondary from crumbling. Vying for those positions will be Devon Carrington, Myles Muagututia, and Ed Reynolds. Our cornerbacks are coming back with plenty of game experience. Terrence Brown, Barry Browning, Wayne Lyons, and Harold Bernard all have experience and will be contending for starting positions. Once the position battles at safety and cornerback are over, I think we will have another top-25 defense.
This year's recruiting class might get some early playing time. We already have 4 WRs commits and 3 of them them run a 4.5, so speed will not be a problem. However with the bust in Patterson, we know speed is not everything. None the less, these receivers look promising. I don't expect our incoming LBs to get much playing time because we are already loaded at that position, but pending an injury (knocking on wood), they could be thrust into action.
A 10-win season might seem a little ambitious but it is achievable. But a 9 or 8 win season sounds more probable. IMHO, a 7 or 6 win season would be a disappointing to me because of the amount of talent we have coming back and the expectations that Harbaugh and Shaw have built around this program.