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I think the lack of tested QB experience is going to be a big factor for $C.  Not sure how the OL is going to look either.  And weren't they recently relying on a Penn St. RB transfer?  Silas Redd is no world-beater.  But you never know when a team is going to catch fire despite their coach.

Exactly. Breaking in a new QB is a big one and it's one of several big reasons one might expect $¢ to take a step back. But I laugh at how so many pundits are still spellbound by the program's tradition. I've seen them ranked top 10 in several preseason polls (Phil Steele's being one of them). Even Vegas sees Stanford as an underdog in the Coliseum on Nov. 16.

[AlbanyCardinal]

I think the lack of tested QB experience is going to be a big factor for $C.  Not sure how the OL is going to look either.  And weren't they recently relying on a Penn St. RB transfer?  Silas Redd is no world-beater.  But you never know when a team is going to catch fire despite their coach.

Exactly. Breaking in a new QB is a big one and it's one of several big reasons one might expect $¢ to take a step back. But I laugh at how so many pundits are still spellbound by the program's tradition. I've seen them ranked top 10 in several preseason polls (Phil Steele's being one of them). Even Vegas sees Stanford as an underdog in the Coliseum on Nov. 16.