So bad that Jon Wilner from the San Jose Mercury News thinks they may go 0-12:

The hour-long stretch of practice I witnessed Friday was preposterously ragged, filled with dropped passes and errant throws by T.C. Ostrander. My first thought: This team might go 0-12.

But to be fair, the Cardinal was one day removed from a 120-plus play, heat-of-the-day scrimmage, and the players were probably tired. I was a little surprised to see them back out there in full pads, actually.

Oh, and during that scrimmage, Harbaugh said, Ostrander "played at a very high level."

And apparently Stanford talent level is so pathetic and shallow that as many as 8-10 members of the freshman class is showing up in the 2 deep:

Harbaugh indicated that Frinks will probably play this season, along with maybe 8-10 members of the rookie class.

Owen Marecic, Doug Baldwin, Corey Gatewood, Taylor Skaufel, Jeremy Stewart, Ryan Whalen, Sean Wiser, Frink -- they'll all play this season.

Same with Chike Amajoyi, Tom Keiser and Matt Masifilo.

"Those guys are all showing up in the two-deep,'' Harbaugh said.

Sure, Harbaugh wants his recruits on the field ASAP. That's natural for any new coach.

But it's also another way of saying that many of the players brought in by Buddy Teevens and Walt Harris can't, um, play.

Yet, I am sure Dorrellistas will be out there telling you how this may turn out be a unpredictably "tough" game for Coach Karl.

Go Bruins!