Stanford's OL isnt invincible. They've allowed 10 sacks with 166 pass attempts. We've allowed 23 sacks on 394 attempts.
Simple arithmetic tells us Stanford has a higher sack rate than the Cougs, and that number seems even less damning about our OL when film shows that over half of the sacks given up have been on our QB.
Their defensive front has been sub par. Ours has been quite a bit above par.
As far as the weather is concerned, the biggest problem will be holding onto the ball. Our defense, to a fault, has been really aggressive on ball carriers in trying to strip or punch the ball, and in doing so, giving up a lot of extra yards. I think in this game, this approach could cash in.
Mr Hesiman will have to field KOs and punts through the wind and rain, and i assume he will continue to be aggressive given his success, and the struggles we've had on coverage units. All opportunities to make a play and take the ball back.
Stanford has no QB threat on the ground. They will line it up and try to beat us in the trenches. I like our boys in the trenches this year. They raise hell and can man up with Stanford.