[needle]

I think Utah's the better team despite a significant talent advantage for Stanford.

This game was a microcosm of Stanford's shortcomings this year. Foolish penalties that kill any momentum. Fumbles, fumbles, fumbles (Stanford was actually lucky tonight with Montgomery and Young fumbles recovered by teammates). And a swift defensive letdown in the secondary that's harder to explain, but probably has a little bit to do with a lack of DL depth leading to a defensive front that's not going to get as much of a push in the fourth quarter/OT as earlier in the game.

[needle]

I think Utah's the better team despite a significant talent advantage for Stanford.

This game was a microcosm of Stanford's shortcomings this year. Foolish penalties that kill any momentum. Fumbles, fumbles, fumbles (Stanford was actually lucky tonight with Montgomery and Young fumbles recovered by teammates). And a swift defensive letdown in the secondary that's harder to explain, but probably has a little bit to do with a lack of DL depth leading to a defensive front that's not going to get as much of a push in the fourth quarter/OT as earlier in the game.