Having watched it up close and personal Stanford is fucking terrible. Maybe terrible is a bit much, but they just aren't very good. David Shaw won't turn it around either.
The script says we lose in SLC. If a win against Utah does happen then you can bust out your Slingblade pajamas.
You were there, too? I thought I saw a gigantic set of eyeballs across the stadium. I love how now your excuse is how Shaw sucks, which I've been saying for two years now. Welcome to the club. Utah doesn't have a fucking chance if MM goes into the game healthy. Missing Armstead is a concern, but Sam Kamp played his ass off last night. If Oregon was 5-4, you'd be in panic mode. There is no "script" for next weekend, because the Ducks beat Furd in a game that matters.
Pretty much all of us on this site have said once the Harbaugh kids are gone Stanford will be back to the middle. They are and they are.
Kind of like how when Chip's kids are gone Oregon will go back to the Bellotti days, which starts officially next year.
So, you're telling me that you'd just be fine with Oregon starting in the Top 5 with the best player in the country sitting at a 5-4 record? That alone tells me why you take it in the ass.