Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Can the Stanford Cardinal football team pull through this season?


Last season Pac-10 fans know that the Stanford Cardinal football team had several almosts but ended its season with a disappointing 5-7 record overall with a 4-5 record for conference games. However, three of those 7 losses came down to a touchdown or less. Something that the 17 returning starters from the 2008 Stanford Cardinal roster are sure to remember. Cardinal football fans are hopeful that with the returning players there will be a continued momentum that carries on from last season and translates into wins. Along with several returning players the Stanford Cardinal roster is going to be boosted by an incoming class that is incredibly athletic and extremely talented. Stanford University head coach Jim Harbaugh is hopeful that this new “competition” will push the returning players into playing their best in order to retain their starting position.

One of these new-comers to the Cardinal program is Andrew Luck, the redshirted freshman who will take over as starting quarterback. In the spring game Andrew Luck passed for 352 yards and 5 touchdowns, something that caught the attention of not just the Stanford Cardinal fans sitting in the stands but also the coaching staff on the sidelines.

With the new freshman class and a returning line that has NCAA Division-I experience under their belt, the Stanford Cardinal football program has a good shot this season of seeing a winning record and a postseason experience. In this Pac-10 fans opinion, what the Stanford Cardinal need to focus on now is their pass defense. If the Cardinal secondary can learn to pull down passes and pick up interceptions, I think they have a shot at going all the way this season! Catch Stanford Cardinal games this season to see coach Jum Harbaugh and the Stanford Cardinal take on the Pacific Ten Conference!

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