Originally Posted By: stlhdr1
Originally Posted By: Hankster
Trees are 56% on 3rd down conversions, best in the Pac-12...


That's what I'm saying ol' Chip and his Defensive coordinator will be keying on this stat.

That and the fact that Stanford has only had eight 3 and outs all season...

The Trees running game has been so effective that Luck ends up with 3rd and short.
Getting them into 3rd and long will be a key item for the Ducks.
Also, getting pressure on Luck with 4 linemen will be another key. If the Ducks have to blitz a safety or DB, Luck will find the open guy.

It's on the Ducks defense. Have they been quietly gelling or was the Huskies game an anomaly ? They will need to show up with those picks and sacks.

The other intangible is Luck. He set aside NFL aspirations to make this run at the NC. He'll leave his liver on that field of play. Darron Thomas will not have that level of commitment.
This may be one of those games where the QB wills his team to victory.

Pick 'em.
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