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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3037051, member: 6927"] One thing I've learned over the years is that Tara's team is to be underestimated at one's own peril. I'm reminded of the 2015-16 season, when Stanford had a relatively lackluster regular season in which they lost to Santa Clara at home and finished 4th in the Pac-12 standings with a 14-4 record. Those four losses included a sweep by Arizona State (featuring an abysmal 49-31 performance on the road) and a 56-36 loss to UCLA. They then lost to Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals by a then-unheralded Washington team (which would go on to the Final Four, but that's another subplot entirely). They were given a #4 seed and had to play a very strong ND team in the Sweet 16. ND had only lost to UConn that season and had rolled through their entire ACC schedule with minimal drama. No one gave Stanford a chance in that game, especially in view of their frequent struggles on offense in road games that season. One ND fan I know (not on this board) cockily predicted a 30-point win for his team. But lo and behold, Tara and her squad exploded for 90 points and led for almost the entire game. Underestimate Stanford at your own peril. [/QUOTE]