[OutsiderFan]

Didn't want to start a new string so as this one is about OSU's offense, Tom FitzGerald suggests Stanford should bench Vaughters and replace him with Hemschoot (sp?). Does anybody take him seriously? It's on his game notes on sfgate.com. (If he'd said Lueders then maybe that'd be another thing.)

I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing Fitzgerald thinks Stanford needs to get a faster, quicker guy on the field to stop Oregon State's pass-oriented offense.  He's probably right.  Vaughters is a great run defender but doesn't bring much to the pass defense, either in coverage or as a pass rusher, though given Mannion is a statue compared to Hundley, Vaughters could potentially produce in that role.  Still, Lueders is a better pass rusher.  But Amanam, and not Hemschoot would seem more likley to replace Vaughters and Stanford will play base nickel against Oregon State since they can't run the ball.

[OutsiderFan]

Didn't want to start a new string so as this one is about OSU's offense, Tom FitzGerald suggests Stanford should bench Vaughters and replace him with Hemschoot (sp?). Does anybody take him seriously? It's on his game notes on sfgate.com. (If he'd said Lueders then maybe that'd be another thing.)

I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing Fitzgerald thinks Stanford needs to get a faster, quicker guy on the field to stop Oregon State's pass-oriented offense.  He's probably right.  Vaughters is a great run defender but doesn't bring much to the pass defense, either in coverage or as a pass rusher, though given Mannion is a statue compared to Hundley, Vaughters could potentially produce in that role.  Still, Lueders is a better pass rusher.  But Amanam, and not Hemschoot would seem more likley to replace Vaughters and Stanford will play base nickel against Oregon State since they can't run the ball.