As Bryce Love ran into the line over and over again, taking 18 carries for 29 yards, the tune seemed to be set for the Stanford Cardinal.
Last season, Stanford lost to USC and San Diego State when their quarterbacks combined for 252 passing yards in the two games. They lost again to Washington State when Love went for 69 yards, the quarterback position unable to compensate for Loves only poor outing of the season. In 2016, Washington and Washington State demolished Stanford; one Christian McCaffrey ground out 49 and 35 yards respectively.
Two years of data say this team cannot perform when the running back is anything less than miraculous, and even then, quarterback inefficiencies have still maligned the Cardinal.