From: paladin@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jason Gische)
Subject: Re: Hail Stanford!--best record in the PAC10
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 01:07:20 GMT

In article <yvonne.726273254@well.sf.ca.us> yvonne@well.sf.ca.us (Yvonne Lee) writes:
>In <1icvl4INNmit@shelley.u.washington.edu> wessir@shelley.u.washington.edu (bill the cat) writes:
>>I liked Stanford from the beginning.  They've got that PRO look and a great
>>coach to boot.  They did damn well this year with a team that wasn't built
>>by walsh.  I will go ahead and look like a miami fan ( I think they are REAL
>>fan's cause they were really into it ) and say that Stanford could go all the
>>way next year.  I give em a 1 in 6 (roll of the die) shot.  I think they've
>>got a real advantage with walsh at the helm.  Pac ten co-champions and as 
>>good as any pac ten team I think.
>>wessir
>Not to put water on all the Stanford praise, but I don't think Stanford will
>"go all the way" next year, if that means national championship.
>
>I wouldn't be surprised if they went to the Rose Bowl, and given Walsh's bowl 
>record, would give them a good chance at winning, but they're going to lose 
>some games next year.
>
>Stanford is losing to many people to expect them to go all the way.
>
>Still, they should be good.  Everybody but Chris Dalman returns on the O-line.
--but Dalman was their best OL this year, and the line is still a bunch
of drive blockers rather than pulling, sweep blockers like Walsh likes.
>Steve Stenstrom's coming back, and could be the Pac-10's best QB.  Justin Armour's coming back at WR, and Ellery Roberts
--Armour is probably going to be asked to bulk up and move to TE.
>could pose a Vardell-like threat at FB.  Sure, we'll miss Glyn Milburn early on, 
>but we've got verbal commits from some stellar kids at that position.  The jr
>college transfer WR from Idaho should more than make up for Mike Cook and David
>Calomese.
>
>The problem is one defense.  Estevan Avila is gone from the D-line.  Nose
>guard Jason Fisk has a similar intensity, and will be back.  Pete Swanson
>of Hollister, who redshirted this year, could well be the next Dave Tipton.
--not to mention the rest of the DL, including Tyrone Parker.
>He's big, strong, and fast. The inside linebackers return, but standouts Dave 
--Starter Tom Williams graduates, but Coy Gibbs and Toby Norwood return, and
both got plenty of playing time this year due to injuries to Williams.
There were two solid recruits at OL who redshirted this year, one due to injury.
One of their names is Justin Morabito.  Hopefully they can step in and try to 
fill the holes left.
>Garnett and Ron George graduate.  In the secondary, the big losses are 
>FS John Lynch and CB Darrien Gordon.  Tommy Knecht could become the FS.  I
>dunno about the CB.  Vaughn Bryant, who plays the other corner, has intensity,
>and has made some good plays this year (he's also made some stupid ones).
--All 4 starters in the secondary graduate this year.  Knect will probably
start, along with sophomore Kwame Ellis at CB.  The other 2 spots are undetermined.
>
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I think Stanford has a shot at being very good next year, but they
have a lot of holes to fill, especially on defense.  I'm not counting
on Rose Bowl just yet.

Jason Gische