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User	Rank	Reason
mickeyquicknumbers	5	Oh yes Stanford indeed - Christian McCaffrey is gone, but truth be told there was not much dropoff between him and Bryce Love when the two switched in and out. QB play was a major problem for them last year, and it might be again this year, but I'm going to go out on a limb in picking them to bounce back strong offensively anyways. Stanford has a ridiculous amount of talent at QB and I expect someone to emerge from the pile. The offensive line, at times a weakness last year, should once again become a strength for the team - with four returners and the two best linemen recruits in the nation coming in as freshman. I expect 2017 to look much closer to 2015 than 2016.
gohuskies	7	Don't get why Stanford keeps showing up around 15 - they still have a killer defense, get Kellen Chryst back at QB, and have a fantastic O-line.
LeinadSpoon	7
spsellers	7
alextoyalex	8
BabyBladder	8	Stanford go 10-3 in the regular season. They beat USC early in the season to enter the playoff discussion. However they drop games to Washington and UCLA. Battling FSU for the 4th and final playoff spot they play vs USC in the Pac 12 CCG, but USC exacts revenge.├é┬á
Chris-P-Creme	8
Daigotsu	8
DanNeverDie	8
frumious88	8
halldaylong	8
52hoova	9
bakonydraco	9
Bill3ffinMurray	9
blahblehblahwhoru	9
jlh2b	9
kelling928	9
Khavanon	9
Knightro2011	9	At Stanford, there are more bikes on campus than there are registered students.
KobeOrNotKobe	9
Lex_Ludorum	9
Stockz	9
vanburen1845	9
WhiteBaseCoat	9	I'm also way higher on these guys than most people, but I think everybody is sleeping on Stanford this year because of their unspectacular (though by no means bad) season last year. I had a tough time deciding between Stanford and Wisconsin; Stanford should be a decent amount more talented and experienced, but Wisconsin does have an established quarterback. I went with Stanford for the overall quality of the team, but both should be very solid.
JCiLee	10
justsaynotoreddit	10
owl_man	10
sirgippy	10
AaronRodgers16	11
BorisNumber1	11
brobroma	11
BrutonGaster77	11
BUSean	11
calidoc	11
CambodianDrywall	11
coreyfra	11
DarkLegend64	11
f0gax	11
GeneralGBO	11
goblue10	11
LEGEN--wait_for_it	11
luckroy	11	Pot 3
mellolizard	11
monkeymatt1836	11
SCRx	11
Techwid	11
ThaCarter	11
TheTeamCubed	11
topher3003	11
was_saying_boo_urns	11	No idea what to do with these guys... so, 11?
Xtremeloco	11
AGSattack	12
bluegrassborn	12
BoboIsDead	12
CFSparta92	12
CockADoodleBOOM	12
dan4223	12
dicky_________seamus	12
doormatt26	12
ExternalTangents	12
funtubs	12
Ghost_of_Dude	12
hokies220	12	shaw coaches football real good and we're proud of him
nickknx865	12
No_Way_Pablo	12
Pikachu1989	12
Red261	12
SCsprinter13	12
SmokingCricket	12
Texasagsman	12
TotalEconomist	12	Sure
TriStarBear	12
WarEagle9	12
Wurst_Law	12
03040905	13
Aeschylus_	13
buckeyegold	13
chceman	13
corundum9	13
DFWTooThrowed	13
esoterik	13
Fifth_Down	13
Frognosticator	13
gordogg24p	13
grjohnst	13
Harry_B_C_Dresden	13
jayhawx19	13
Jpkun	13
lebaronslebaron	13
mjacksongt	13
Our-Gardian-Angel	13	Year in and year, Stanford has become a staple of consistency under Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw. This year should be no different.
plannedsickdays	13
scronko	13
sideoutpar	13
SSJRoshi	13
stripes361	13	Stanford is a legitimate threat to win the Pac-12 this season. They get Washington at home and have a fairly dreamy schedule after their September 9th tilt with USC. Win those two games and they even have a shot at the CFP. The biggest problem is a common theme in the 11-15 portion of my ranking: does their offense have enough firepower to scratch out a win when their typically stout defense has an off day?
surreptitioussloth	13
THECrew42	13
ucieaters33	13
A-Stu-Ute	14
Arsenal7X	14	They return most of last year's team minus impact players Solomon Thomas and some guy named McCaffrey.
cmdrcaboose2	14
Dropbackandpunt	14
dupreesdiamond	14
FellKnight	14
jmac_21	14	Stanford is just so good year in and year out.. Hard to be against them being good again this season.
Luriker	14
olmsted	14
orboth	14
PalmettoFace	14
puffadda	14
qacha	14
ReallyCreative	14
RegulatorRWF	14
retnuh101	14
seaotter2	14
SpeedxKills	14
TDenverFan	14
TheBigMcD	14
TheReformedBadger	14
UNC_Samurai	14
uwbjb	14
admiraltarkin	15
Branzilla91	15
conchobor	15
deadtofall12	15
Extra_Excrement	15
flipadelphia17	15
G-Aardvark	15
GiovanniElliston	15
HelioOne	15
HUSKEROYAL	15
icklebush	15
JeromesNiece	15
KingKliffsbury	15
Mario_Speedwagon	15
Nathanael-Greene	15
nemoran	15
Rainbow_Beefcake	15	Wisconsin of the west coast.├é┬á
relax_on_the_mat	15
smills79	15
sunburn_on_the_brain	15
typicaliconoclast	15
Wescat	15
xelphin	15
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	16
BosskOnASegway	16
Cobainism	16
IAMAVelociraptorAMA	16	Why is Stanford ahead of Washington? ├é┬áThe world may never know. ├é┬áIn fact, I'm going to swap Stanford and Washington here -- ahh, that's better. ├é┬á#16 feels just right.
kermic_the_frog	16
MarlinsGuy	16
MrTheSpork	16
pileatedloon	16
ScarletFever333	16
solo_22	16
3RDnKING	17
aubieismyhomie	17
G-manP	17
lk6	17
orangeslash	17
TanzaniaMagic	17	Had a sneaky good season in 2016. I've learned to never discount Shaw. Optimistic about QB Keller Chryst and RB Bryce Love.├é┬á
toocleverbyhalf	17
bties	18
chweris	18
galacticdude7	18
noahthearc	18
TheOrangeKush81	18
TheZachster	18
TimeBroken	18
warm_warmer_disco	18
bread_buddy	19
CarbonCamaroZL1	19
BallSoHerd	21
GilBrandt	21
TaylorLeprechaun	21
Ticklebump	21
beerslingerjay	22	See reasoning for #21, as Stanford's season will be royally fucked by Washington State late in the year.
eclectic_tastes	22
Grimbo_Reaper	22	I have the weirdest respect for this coach. Dude says things that seem super douchey but then, upon reflection, I'm like "well. He has a point. A dickish point, but he has a point." Anyway, this is a good team. If Chryst is fully healthy, then they'll be a great team. If not, though... They might end the season lower than this.
kdcoltred	22	E
dabul-master	23
HonProfDrEsqCPA	23
the5thpixel	23

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