[Gauss]

Another week, another prediction!
I think I'll start the prediction threads on Wednesdays. This way people have cooled off and had time to think about last week's games implications, while there's still enough time for everyone to make their predictions.

As you can see in the results thread, Griffin78 is leading the Cardinal predictions on the back of his/her perfect San Jose St score, but Leftcoast and FarmBoy are close behind.
I'm in the bottom half of the table  :(

Next Saturday 21st at 4PM PDT, Stanford hosts Arizona State. Vegas expects Stanford to win 29-21.5 (why they'd expect fractional points is beyond me ;)).
By the way, short game descriptions will be used to break the official tiebreakers and to make the read of this thread more interesting!

My prediction is:
Stanford's defense is going to start clicking, but ASU is not Army so they bad guys score 14. We'll have too many stalled drives in which we will be missing our reliable tight ends from other years, but still manage to squeak a win 17-14.

Stanford Vs Arizona State

Poster	Diff.	Score	Description
==============	====	=====	================================
needle	+38	45-7
oman	+35	48-13
fullmetal	+24	37-13
socalstanfan1	+21	34-13	Leading by 21 until giving the reserve D some game time
jeboody	+18	34-16	Gaffney TD, Hogan rush TD, Cajuste TD, Montgomery TD, 2 FGs
Farm93	+18	31-13
CompSci87	+18	31-13
martyup	+17	45-28
Rando90	+17	34-17
dabigv	+17	34-17	Gaffney, Wilkerson, Kaumatule, Reynolds TDs
GoodGrief	+17	27-10
Renaissance Man	+16	36-20
OutsiderFan	+15	38-23
pcgoode	+15	35-20	ASU's blitzing defence burnt with short passes to Gaffney/Hewitt. Secondary gets >=1 INT
Griffin78	+14	34-20	Hogan becomes more in sync with receivers and TEs join the offensive play making. D negates ASU's run
97fan	+14	34-20	Card takes advantage of two second half Sun Devil turnovers to break a halftime tie
FarmBoy	+14	34-20
PrinceLightfoot	+14	31-17
Card Fan in OR	+12	36-24
Treebound	+11	31-20
CrazedZooChimp	+11	28-17	Wilkerson performs signature move, sits down on the way to the endzone
Leftcoast	+11	24-13
pefloresjr	+10	34-24	ASU offense success early, then Stanford mostly shuts them down. Stanford 2 rushing + 2 passing TDS
washingtonismoney	+10	31-21
81alum	+10	27-17
Extra Point	+10	27-17
stupac2	+10	27-17
2 for 2028	+8	24-16
CochinoJanks	+7	34-27	Back and forth TDs and FGs. 1s are in the entire game. This is a Cardiac Stress Test!
Kathy	+7	31-24
Publius	+7	27-20
garvin	+7	24-17
godfire	+6	27-21	Both sides of the ball struggle in the first half, play improves in the second half
SUBuddha	+4	28-24
JeffInCorvallis	+3	30-27	Gaffney 2TDs, Montgomery 1TD, clutch FG from Williamson
NYCCardinalFan	+3	24-21
Gauss	+3	17-14	Stanford's D improves, drives stalled due to missed passes
Big Brother	+3	16-13	Field goal fest
Mick	+1	31-30
==============	====	=====
Board average score	+12	31-19

[Gauss]

Another week, another prediction!
I think I'll start the prediction threads on Wednesdays. This way people have cooled off and had time to think about last week's games implications, while there's still enough time for everyone to make their predictions.

As you can see in the results thread, Griffin78 is leading the Cardinal predictions on the back of his/her perfect San Jose St score, but Leftcoast and FarmBoy are close behind.
I'm in the bottom half of the table  :(

Next Saturday 21st at 4PM PDT, Stanford hosts Arizona State. Vegas expects Stanford to win 29-21.5 (why they'd expect fractional points is beyond me ;)).
By the way, short game descriptions will be used to break the official tiebreakers and to make the read of this thread more interesting!

My prediction is:
Stanford's defense is going to start clicking, but ASU is not Army so they bad guys score 14. We'll have too many stalled drives in which we will be missing our reliable tight ends from other years, but still manage to squeak a win 17-14.

Stanford Vs Arizona State

Poster	Diff.	Score	Description
==============	====	=====	================================
needle	+38	45-7
oman	+35	48-13
fullmetal	+24	37-13
socalstanfan1	+21	34-13	Leading by 21 until giving the reserve D some game time
jeboody	+18	34-16	Gaffney TD, Hogan rush TD, Cajuste TD, Montgomery TD, 2 FGs
Farm93	+18	31-13
CompSci87	+18	31-13
martyup	+17	45-28
Rando90	+17	34-17
dabigv	+17	34-17	Gaffney, Wilkerson, Kaumatule, Reynolds TDs
GoodGrief	+17	27-10
Renaissance Man	+16	36-20
OutsiderFan	+15	38-23
pcgoode	+15	35-20	ASU's blitzing defence burnt with short passes to Gaffney/Hewitt. Secondary gets >=1 INT
Griffin78	+14	34-20	Hogan becomes more in sync with receivers and TEs join the offensive play making. D negates ASU's run
97fan	+14	34-20	Card takes advantage of two second half Sun Devil turnovers to break a halftime tie
FarmBoy	+14	34-20
PrinceLightfoot	+14	31-17
Card Fan in OR	+12	36-24
Treebound	+11	31-20
CrazedZooChimp	+11	28-17	Wilkerson performs signature move, sits down on the way to the endzone
Leftcoast	+11	24-13
pefloresjr	+10	34-24	ASU offense success early, then Stanford mostly shuts them down. Stanford 2 rushing + 2 passing TDS
washingtonismoney	+10	31-21
81alum	+10	27-17
Extra Point	+10	27-17
stupac2	+10	27-17
2 for 2028	+8	24-16
CochinoJanks	+7	34-27	Back and forth TDs and FGs. 1s are in the entire game. This is a Cardiac Stress Test!
Kathy	+7	31-24
Publius	+7	27-20
garvin	+7	24-17
godfire	+6	27-21	Both sides of the ball struggle in the first half, play improves in the second half
SUBuddha	+4	28-24
JeffInCorvallis	+3	30-27	Gaffney 2TDs, Montgomery 1TD, clutch FG from Williamson
NYCCardinalFan	+3	24-21
Gauss	+3	17-14	Stanford's D improves, drives stalled due to missed passes
Big Brother	+3	16-13	Field goal fest
Mick	+1	31-30
==============	====	=====
Board average score	+12	31-19

[Bruce Wang]

Cardinal 27
Rod Tidwells 20

[Bruce Wang]

Cardinal 27
Rod Tidwells 20

[2 for 2028]

24-16 Stanford

[2 for 2028]

24-16 Stanford

[Cardinal96]

Stanford 24
Arizona State 21

[Cardinal96]

Stanford 24
Arizona State 21

[FarmBoy]

I'm feeling optimistic. Stanford 34, ASU 20

But really, I have not clue as I've watched so little of ASU that I'm very uninformed on the team.

[FarmBoy]

I'm feeling optimistic. Stanford 34, ASU 20

But really, I have not clue as I've watched so little of ASU that I'm very uninformed on the team.

[Renaissance Man]

Stanford, 36-20

[Renaissance Man]

Stanford, 36-20

[Cardinal96]

I would love to be proven wrong but I think this game will be very close.

[Cardinal96]

I would love to be proven wrong but I think this game will be very close.

[Kathy]

31-24 Stanford

[Kathy]

31-24 Stanford

[Extra Point]

27 - 17 Stanford

[Extra Point]

27 - 17 Stanford

[pcgoode]

ASU's best win in the last 12 months has been a dubious victory against Wisconsin at home.  The Cardinal burns ASU's blitzing defence with a variety of short passes to Gaffney and Hewitt.  Secondary gets at least one INT.  35 to 20, Cardinal victory.

[pcgoode]

ASU's best win in the last 12 months has been a dubious victory against Wisconsin at home.  The Cardinal burns ASU's blitzing defence with a variety of short passes to Gaffney and Hewitt.  Secondary gets at least one INT.  35 to 20, Cardinal victory.

[GoodGrief]

I should have participated earlier, damnit.

Stanford 27, ASU 10.

Wilkerson breaks free for an 80 yard touchdown. Let it be done.

[GoodGrief]

I should have participated earlier, damnit.

Stanford 27, ASU 10.

Wilkerson breaks free for an 80 yard touchdown. Let it be done.

[martyup]

This is a pivotal game for this season.  Time to reveal whether we really are an elite program that belongs in the top 5.  ASU will give us a good test.  They ran over 90 offensive plays against WI.  We've got to be able to deal with that kind of pace if we hope to beat Oregon.  I'm a believer.  I hope our Angry Nerds are believers.

Stanford 45
ASU 28

[martyup]

This is a pivotal game for this season.  Time to reveal whether we really are an elite program that belongs in the top 5.  ASU will give us a good test.  They ran over 90 offensive plays against WI.  We've got to be able to deal with that kind of pace if we hope to beat Oregon.  I'm a believer.  I hope our Angry Nerds are believers.

Stanford 45
ASU 28

[oman]

Snotty Diverse Rich and Some Not So Rich Kids - 48
Tan Space Grant Camp Drunkards - 13

[oman]

Snotty Diverse Rich and Some Not So Rich Kids - 48
Tan Space Grant Camp Drunkards - 13

[PrinceLightfoot]

Stanford - 31
ASU - 17

[PrinceLightfoot]

Stanford - 31
ASU - 17

[SUBuddha]

Something tells me this game will be pretty tight. I am going 28-24 Stanford.

[SUBuddha]

Something tells me this game will be pretty tight. I am going 28-24 Stanford.

[JeffInCorvallis]

Stanford 30 ASU 27      Gaffney 2TDs, Montgomery 1TD, clutch FG from Williamson

[JeffInCorvallis]

Stanford 30 ASU 27      Gaffney 2TDs, Montgomery 1TD, clutch FG from Williamson

[CompSci87]

OK, being in last place due to always predicting 42-0 isn't that much fun after all.

I'll go with Stanford 31-13.

[CompSci87]

OK, being in last place due to always predicting 42-0 isn't that much fun after all.

I'll go with Stanford 31-13.

[Leftcoast]

Stanford 24, ASU 13

I'm hoping our defense forces ASU to settle for Field Goals rather than TDs on most of their long drives and our offense begins hitting on more of it's available cylinders.  We don't need a perfect game to beat ASU but we need to see growth beyond the Army/SJ State performance.  ASU is our FIRST step up .... to meet our season goals we will need to see a few more between now and November.

By the way, for me success this season is still earning a Rose Bowl berth.  The Rose Bowl is in the team's control while an NC bid is dependent upon winning a post season popularity contest that is outside of Stanford's hands.  Nice if you get it but ....

[Leftcoast]

Stanford 24, ASU 13

I'm hoping our defense forces ASU to settle for Field Goals rather than TDs on most of their long drives and our offense begins hitting on more of it's available cylinders.  We don't need a perfect game to beat ASU but we need to see growth beyond the Army/SJ State performance.  ASU is our FIRST step up .... to meet our season goals we will need to see a few more between now and November.

By the way, for me success this season is still earning a Rose Bowl berth.  The Rose Bowl is in the team's control while an NC bid is dependent upon winning a post season popularity contest that is outside of Stanford's hands.  Nice if you get it but ....

[oman]

By the way, for me success this season is still earning a Rose Bowl berth.  The Rose Bowl is in the team's control while an NC bid is dependent upon winning a post season popularity contest that is outside of Stanford's hands.  Nice if you get it but ....

If Stanford wins out they will almost certainly go.  SEC is the only conference that will have more brownie points than the PAC this year.

You would consider going to the Fiesta Bowl and beating a one loss or even an undefeated team as unsuccessful?

[oman]

By the way, for me success this season is still earning a Rose Bowl berth.  The Rose Bowl is in the team's control while an NC bid is dependent upon winning a post season popularity contest that is outside of Stanford's hands.  Nice if you get it but ....

If Stanford wins out they will almost certainly go.  SEC is the only conference that will have more brownie points than the PAC this year.

You would consider going to the Fiesta Bowl and beating a one loss or even an undefeated team as unsuccessful?

[OutsiderFan]

Given how wrong I have been, why stop now?

I don't think Stanford pulled out all the stops against SJSU or Army.  ASU struggled a lot against an inferior to Stanford team in Wisconsin (and by rights should have lost), and ASU has a history of playing horribly in California.

Stanford 38
ASU        23

[OutsiderFan]

Given how wrong I have been, why stop now?

I don't think Stanford pulled out all the stops against SJSU or Army.  ASU struggled a lot against an inferior to Stanford team in Wisconsin (and by rights should have lost), and ASU has a history of playing horribly in California.

Stanford 38
ASU        23