AP photo: The Oregon Ducks running back Royce Freeman takes a carry against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium in Corvallis on Saturday

The win last week over the Oregon State Beavers was a good win for Stanford it wasn’t a perfect game but it was an important win for them and they were playing a team that they knew they had to beat. If you start to look at the individual performances they weren’t quite where you wanted them to be especially with Keller Chryst at the quarterback position with 50 percent completions and only 60 yards.

It was a good win over Oregon State but it wasn’t the kind that makes you beam with confidence but it was a win where they could string a couple wins together and start moving closer and closer to the .500 mark. The game coming up against the Oregon Ducks is important because they have a battle for the Pac 12 powerhouses as we look at the Ducks who appear to be struggling.

Matt Harrington does the Stanford Cardinal podcast each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com