Breaking down the Cardinal: Q&A with Rule of Tree

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsThe Arizona Wildcats (15-12, 6-8) will play the Stanford Cardinal (14-12, 7-7) for the second time this season on Sunday, only this time they will do battle in Tucson.

Arizona won the first matchup in Palo Alto, but we wanted to get more info on Stanford before the rematch, so we talked to Grant Avalon at RuleOfTree.com to get some insight.

Here is our Q&A.

Stanford is 7-7 in the Pac-12. Is that better or worse than expected?

Stanford was picked 9th or 10th in the conference in the pre-season by most outlets. They have about a 70% chance to finish .500 or better in Pac-12 play, so they’re definitely exceeding expectations.

How is Stanford different since the first…