CORVALLIS - This isn't your Jim Harbaugh's Stanford, or even most of the David Shaw Cardinal.
For most of the past decade since its resurgence, Stanford has been known as an offense that leads with a power running game. The Cardinal have left bruises on opposing defenses to prove it, sometimes placing three tight ends/fullback into an offensive set just to add power.
The Cardinal didn't figure to stray far from their roots this season, with the return of Heisman Trophy candidate Bryce Love at running back. But as the season developed, Love has battled injuries and quarterback K.