Stanford Cardinal @ USC Trojans Week 9 NCAA 2011 Free Pick

Stanford Cardinal @ USC Trojans Week 9 NCAA 2011 Free Pick: Not very many fans know this, but I’m currently getting a masters at USC. For the first time in my life, I’m some kind of mascot that people actually recognize, yes, I’m a Trojan. So maybe that’s the reason why I’m always picking against my educational establishment, they are sucking money out of me like a vacuum! Still, it’s not a love thing, never is, or I’d take the Trojans for sure – I’m in one hell of a program!

What it comes down to, in this little game, is a football thing. The Trojans can’t stop good offenses and there might not be a more efficient offense in the country than what Stanford brings into L.A. un Saturday night. Andrew Luck is the real deal. The Cardinal might not have the fastest running back on the field or the talent at receiver that gets NFL scouts drooling. They don’t have the linebackers with the measurables of NFL first day draft picks – and their secondary doesn’t scare anyone either – but they win. They come out and kick you butt and they win.

I watched the Huskies stick with them for a quarter and a half or so, I saw the Cardinal get run over by Chris Polk a time or two (though that kid’s a stud for the Huskies) but it didn’t seem to bother them one bit. The scary thing about Stanford is…. They know. They know they are going to win. They know they are going to outlast you. They know they are going to stop you eventually and when it comes to live or die against their quarterback, the opponent is going to die. It’s all about knowing you’re going to win.

Stanford Cardinal (-7.5) @ USC Trojans