[OutsiderFan]

Though my prediction was Stanford to crush Oregon State and they only eked out a four point victory, that was the Stanford team I expected to see today.  No, they can't be thrown out, but the four turnovers are an anomaly.  Without them, Stanford wins the game handily.

It's pretty common to hear about physical offenses wearing down a defense with the run, but not so common to hear about defenses wearing down offenses.  In particular, this game changed in direct relation to the beating Cody Vaz took.  He avoided hits for the most part in the first half, but was bludgeoned in the second.  He was never the same after the last hit by Trent Murphy, which wasn't even a sack.

Stanford today proved it is a Top 10 team.  Neither the offense or defense was consistently great, but each unit did what it had to do to deliver a win.  Oregon State was held to 311 yards, including just 77 on the ground, and Stanford's offense put up 413, despite four turnover, three of which were quite costly.

The narrative is going to be that Stanford would be 10-0 right now with Hogan playing QB at Washington and Notre Dame, and it will be helped by the fact that Husky team also beat Oregon State.

[OutsiderFan]

Though my prediction was Stanford to crush Oregon State and they only eked out a four point victory, that was the Stanford team I expected to see today.  No, they can't be thrown out, but the four turnovers are an anomaly.  Without them, Stanford wins the game handily.

It's pretty common to hear about physical offenses wearing down a defense with the run, but not so common to hear about defenses wearing down offenses.  In particular, this game changed in direct relation to the beating Cody Vaz took.  He avoided hits for the most part in the first half, but was bludgeoned in the second.  He was never the same after the last hit by Trent Murphy, which wasn't even a sack.

Stanford today proved it is a Top 10 team.  Neither the offense or defense was consistently great, but each unit did what it had to do to deliver a win.  Oregon State was held to 311 yards, including just 77 on the ground, and Stanford's offense put up 413, despite four turnover, three of which were quite costly.

The narrative is going to be that Stanford would be 10-0 right now with Hogan playing QB at Washington and Notre Dame, and it will be helped by the fact that Husky team also beat Oregon State.