Clay Helton and David Shaw will likely re-analyze the Stanford-USC game film from earlier this season, but so much has changed between Week 3 and the Pac-12 title game.
Next, they’ll probably look at common opponents: Notre Dame jumps out. But again, the Irish that faced USC in mid-October (especially with a young quarterback and different running backs) were very different than the Irish that nearly beat Stanford last weekend.
So the next common opponent? Oregon.
That’s a good starting point. On top of that, the Ducks are the only team to have beaten both USC and Stanford this season, so there are likely lessons to be learned within that game film, especially since the Ducks beat both more recently.