07-09-2019, 02:29 PM
FWIW, I consider 7-5 (5-4) to be at the low end of my expectations. I'm predicting 9-3 (7-2). I'm not saying that we'll win the North but we'll be in the running, no worse than second.
ESPN's FPI has the following predictions for Stanford and its 2019 opponents:
Stanford #33, projected W-L 6.2-5.9 (way too pessimistic IMO!)
Northwestern #52 (74.6% win probability per FPI)
USC #25 (34.7%)
UCF #34 (35.6%)
Oregon #10 (32.4%)
Oregon State #84 (72.9%)
Washington #17 (42.0%)
UCLA #20 (45.5%)
Arizona #51 (71.3%)
Colorado #63 (65.3%)
Washington State #30 (38.4%)
Cal #55 (72.5%)
Notre Dame #7 (32.2%)
I'm predicting wins over NW, UCF, OSU, UCLA, UA, CU and Cal, with 2 out of 3 between USC, UW and UO. Losses to WSU (Pullman in November versus the Pirate--no thank you) and ND.
ESPN's FPI has the following predictions for Stanford and its 2019 opponents:
Stanford #33, projected W-L 6.2-5.9 (way too pessimistic IMO!)
Northwestern #52 (74.6% win probability per FPI)
USC #25 (34.7%)
UCF #34 (35.6%)
Oregon #10 (32.4%)
Oregon State #84 (72.9%)
Washington #17 (42.0%)
UCLA #20 (45.5%)
Arizona #51 (71.3%)
Colorado #63 (65.3%)
Washington State #30 (38.4%)
Cal #55 (72.5%)
Notre Dame #7 (32.2%)
I'm predicting wins over NW, UCF, OSU, UCLA, UA, CU and Cal, with 2 out of 3 between USC, UW and UO. Losses to WSU (Pullman in November versus the Pirate--no thank you) and ND.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)