Let's Get Physical

Ted Miller posted this in his Pac-12 blog this morning. I thought it was a pretty good read. I decided to look behind the numbers a little bit and this is what I found.

Stanford: Total Offense and Total Defense of FBS Opponents
San Jose state: Offense 83, defense 94
Duke: Offense 65 defense 93
Arizona: Offense Defense 116
UCLA Offense 62 Defense 90
Colorado Offense 92 Defense 85
Washington State Offense 26 Defense 61
offense avg: 54.6
defense avg: 89.8


Washington: Total Offense and Total Defense of FBS Opponents
Hawaii Offense 35 defense 44
Nebraska offense 49 defense 58
Cal offense 33 defense 49
Utah offense 99 defense 25
Colorado offense 92 defense 85
Offense avg 61.6
Defense avg 52.2


The biggest thing that you notice is the quality of defenses which both of them have faced. It's no wonder Stanford's offense is being hailed as being one of the top in college football. I find Washington's offensive production, and especially the play of Keith Price and Chris Polk much more impressive to date than that of Luck and Taylor.

This game will be in no way a gimme for either team, but I feel like both the Husky Offense and the Husky defense are making huge strides each game. This team has not peaked, and will only continue to get better, whereas I really think you have seen the very best that Stanford has to offer.

I think this Saturday will tell Husky fans a lot about the direction of this program.

Prediction:
Huskies 38
Stanford 23