In this edition of Cardinal CounTree, Matt Vassar discusses three misconceptions in Rose Bowl analysis that are circulating the media right now. He provides smarter commentary as he discusses the key matchups in the Rose Bowl, and finishes the show explaining what the real keys to this game are.
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Matt, when you were talking about Stanford's D were you accounting for them at their current health?
If Ronnie Harris and others are able to go at full strength today, this could be the healthiest that Stanford’s D has been in a while. The lack of healthy starters has had a large impact on the performance of the defense overall. I’m not sure about the actual fitness of the injured players—sometimes you feel like you’re at 100% but when you get out there and put maximum strain on your joints the injury can resurface—but if guys are healthy the defense could surprise some people.
But I love listening to your analysis—thanks for putting in the time to do this.
By worldblee on 01.01.16 10:18am
Husky fan here. Good analysis, Matt. Yes, superficial media small-talk is maddening.
Do the eastern analysts even stay up to watch Pac12 games? They got the Northwestern game in their minds, and it stayed. You mentioned running a pass from the elephant formation. David Shaw is getting innovative, and yet keeping the best OL in the conference. Yes, Hogan has been blue-chip. McCaffrey dazzling. He waits for his blockers, and they don’t disappoint.
The D looked good in the Rose Bowl. Beathard isn’t Vernon Adams, and Iowa didn’t have a Royce Freeman. Nevertheless, if it was an 8 team playoff, y’all would have stood a good chance to go even further.
By Mike Pitzler on 01.02.16 7:18am