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2025 football schedule - 82lsju - 01-27-2025

yes we are playing ND

Saturday, Aug. 23 at Hawai'i
Saturday, Sept. 6 at BYU
Saturday, Sept. 13 vs Boston College
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Virginia
Saturday, Sept. 27 vs  San Jose State
Saturday, Oct. 11 at SMU*
Saturday, Oct. 18 vs Florida State (Reunion Homecoming)
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Miami
Saturday, Nov. 1 vs Pittsburgh
Saturday, Nov. 8 at North Carolina
Saturday, Nov. 22 vs  California* (128th Big Game)
Saturday, Nov. 29 vs  Notre Dame

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/1/27/2025-football-schedule-announced

RE: 2025 football schedule - Spiny_Norman - 01-27-2025

I like that only 1 home game is scheduled before the students arrive on campus. Not that it seems to matter that much to them.

RE: 2025 football schedule - French Rage - 01-27-2025

A pretty even distribution of home games, which is nice. Beyond that, it is what it is. One bye between the two consecutive away games, which I guess makes sense; another bye after a home game against SJSU which is odd, but maybe a good week to re-calibrate after the first month of games?; bye right before Big Game is odder.

bbm233 - bbm233 - 01-27-2025

All games on Saturday! Three byes! No back to backs to the East.

RE: 2025 football schedule - 82lsju - 01-27-2025

(01-27-2025, 09:07 PM)French Rage Wrote: A pretty even distribution of home games, which is nice. Beyond that, it is what it is. One bye between the two consecutive away games, which I guess makes sense; another bye after a home game against SJSU which is odd, but maybe a good week to re-calibrate after the first month of games?; bye right before Big Game is odder.

Cal also has a bye the week before Big Game

RE: 2025 football schedule - needle - 01-27-2025

This has big potential for a.) an improved overall record and b.) a disastroous 1-7 slide to close out the season.

As a TT "hater," it works for me! (There's no way he'd be brought back if the team goes 1-7 down the stretch...right?)

RE: 2025 football schedule - SkiBum80 - 01-28-2025

I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.

RE: 2025 football schedule - SamuelMcF - 01-28-2025

(01-28-2025, 12:57 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote: I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.

Now that the roster is mostly overhauled and the vast majority of Covid-year-super-super-seniors are gone across the country, repeating a 3-win season in year 3 should not be viewed as "a modest accomplishment." It should be viewed as failure to launch.

RE: 2025 football schedule - gailtate - 01-28-2025

(01-27-2025, 09:33 PM)needle Wrote: This has big potential for a.) an improved overall record and b.) a disastroous 1-7 slide to close out the season.

As a TT "hater," it works for me! (There's no way he'd be brought back if the team goes 1-7 down the stretch...right?)

He would if it's Bernie's call.

RE: 2025 football schedule - Mick - 01-28-2025

(01-28-2025, 01:10 PM)SamuelMcF Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 12:57 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote: I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.
Now that the roster is mostly overhauled and the vast majority of Covid-year-super-super-seniors are gone across the country, repeating a 3-win season in year 3 should not be viewed as "a modest accomplishment." It should be viewed as failure to launch.

Saturday, Aug. 23 at Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii WIN
Saturday, Sept. 6 at BYU Provo, Utah loss
Saturday, Sept. 13 Boston College* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va.  WIN
Saturday, Sept. 27 San Jose State Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Oct. 11 at SMU* Dallas, Texas   loss
Saturday, Oct. 18 Florida State* (Reunion Homecoming) Stanford, Calif.   WIN
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Miami* Miami Gardens, Fla. loss
Saturday, Nov. 1 Pittsburgh* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Nov. 8 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. loss
Saturday, Nov. 22 California* (128th Big Game) Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Nov. 29 Notre Dame Stanford, Calif. loss
Saturday, Dec. 6 ACC Championship Game Charlotte, N.C.

7-5 and an invitation to the Who Cares Bowl. I would walk back home victories as losses if they start at 4 p.m. or later.

RE: 2025 football schedule - GK3 - 01-29-2025

(01-28-2025, 03:50 PM)Mick Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 01:10 PM)SamuelMcF Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 12:57 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote: I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.
Now that the roster is mostly overhauled and the vast majority of Covid-year-super-super-seniors are gone across the country, repeating a 3-win season in year 3 should not be viewed as "a modest accomplishment." It should be viewed as failure to launch.

Saturday, Aug. 23 at Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii WIN
Saturday, Sept. 6 at BYU Provo, Utah loss
Saturday, Sept. 13 Boston College* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va.  WIN
Saturday, Sept. 27 San Jose State Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Oct. 11 at SMU* Dallas, Texas   loss
Saturday, Oct. 18 Florida State* (Reunion Homecoming) Stanford, Calif.   WIN
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Miami* Miami Gardens, Fla. loss
Saturday, Nov. 1 Pittsburgh* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Nov. 8 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. loss
Saturday, Nov. 22 California* (128th Big Game) Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Nov. 29 Notre Dame Stanford, Calif. loss
Saturday, Dec. 6 ACC Championship Game Charlotte, N.C.

7-5 and an invitation to the Who Cares Bowl. I would walk back home victories as losses if they start at 4 p.m. or later.

I can understand the desire to start winning and to replace TT if this is another downer year. Unfortunately, if you get what you ask for, the end result may be even worse. Ask yourself how many successful D1 coaches would want the Stanford job. Money maybe OK but hardly great, ability to attract to players near zero etc etc.
TT has shown he can coach, but is the Stanford job just a bridge too far considering the state of college football today? If I was a 4 or 5 star recruit coming out of highschool and with Stanford grades and scores, would I choose Stanford over tOSU or others? Do you want to play infront of an empty stadium while the coaching staff tries to bring in others near your level so as to start winning? How much can a 4 star recruit demand in NIL payments if he say goes to USC, tOSU, ND etc?
If schooll A offers you $1,000,000 in NIL payments and you can go to Stanford and get half of that why would you go to Stanford? The 40 year decison thing is dead in the water for almost all recruits. Playing in front of a crowd of 1000 is hardly inspiring. Most good high school players had bigger crowds than Stanford can offer now days.
While I would love to see this problem solved, I believe it is pretty much beyond the ken of current fans to solve.

RE: 2025 football schedule - Goose - 01-29-2025

(01-29-2025, 02:39 AM)GK3 Wrote: I can understand the desire to start winning and to replace TT if this is another downer year. Unfortunately, if you get what you ask for, the end result may be even worse. Ask yourself how many successful D1 coaches would want the Stanford job. Money maybe OK but hardly great, ability to attract to players near zero etc etc.
TT has shown he can coach, but is the Stanford job just a bridge too far considering the state of college football today? If I was a 4 or 5 star recruit coming out of highschool and with Stanford grades and scores, would I choose Stanford over tOSU or others?

IMO this is really the crux of the matter. There are a few such recruits that would come to Stanford because they like the academics and they (at least initially) believe they will enjoy being at Stanford. The vast majority look at the academic requirements as onerous and the Stanford social experience as not for them. Some recruits can be persuaded to come to Stanford despite these disincentives. Some will decide they like Stanford and stay. Many others will decide it isn't for them and go elsewhere, particularly if these recruits are still being "recruited" by other schools.

IMO the social fit is an issue for many athletes. It isn't just that "Stanford hates fun". That is only part of the issue. These athletes are used to their peers being "wowed" by the athlete's skills. They are used to being in an environment that has values similar to their own. Stanford isn't that. Athletes believe they are "entitled" because their experience is that they in fact are. There are all kinds of people at Stanford with all kinds of exceptional skills. It isn't all that exceptional. That doesn't work well for many athletes. They are used to at least being appreciated. They can get that elsewhere. Why remain where you aren't special when you can go someplace where you are?

Shaw told the story of the 5 star player he couldn't convince to attend Stanford because Stanford's team wasn't good enough to showcase the recruits talents. Shaw said he didn't want to be in that position again. Unfortunately, Stanford is in that position. If you think you are an NFL caliber talent, Stanford isn't the place to be. Arguably, it never can be. Even when Stanford is "good" an athlete still has to expend a significant amount of energy on academics. This is a distraction from NFL preparation and not at all "fun".

Quote:Do you want to play infront of an empty stadium while the coaching staff tries to bring in others near your level so as to start winning? How much can a 4 star recruit demand in NIL payments if he say goes to USC, tOSU, ND etc?
If schooll A offers you $1,000,000 in NIL payments and you can go to Stanford and get half of that why would you go to Stanford? The 40 year decison thing is dead in the water for almost all recruits. Playing in front of a crowd of 1000 is hardly inspiring. Most good high school players had bigger crowds than Stanford can offer now days.
While I would love to see this problem solved, I believe it is pretty much beyond the ken of current fans to solve.

While the size of the crowd is a factor, I think it is a minor one compared to 1) academic requirements, 2) social fit, 3) lack of competitive parity. It is possible that by throwing enough NIL money at it competitive parity can be improved. Given the society in which Stanford must now operate, IMO the other problems are intractable.

RE: 2025 football schedule - MV72018 - 01-29-2025

(01-29-2025, 09:35 AM)Goose Wrote:
(01-29-2025, 02:39 AM)GK3 Wrote: I can understand the desire to start winning and to replace TT if this is another downer year. Unfortunately, if you get what you ask for, the end result may be even worse. Ask yourself how many successful D1 coaches would want the Stanford job. Money maybe OK but hardly great, ability to attract to players near zero etc etc.
TT has shown he can coach, but is the Stanford job just a bridge too far considering the state of college football today? If I was a 4 or 5 star recruit coming out of highschool and with Stanford grades and scores, would I choose Stanford over tOSU or others?
IMO this is really the crux of the matter. There are a few such recruits that would come to Stanford because they like the academics and they (at least initially) believe they will enjoy being at Stanford. The vast majority look at the academic requirements as onerous and the Stanford social experience as not for them. Some recruits can be persuaded to come to Stanford despite these disincentives. Some will decide they like Stanford and stay. Many others will decide it isn't for them and go elsewhere, particularly if these recruits are still being "recruited" by other schools.

IMO the social fit is an issue for many athletes. It isn't just that "Stanford hates fun". That is only part of the issue. These athletes are used to their peers being "wowed" by the athlete's skills. They are used to being in an environment that has values similar to their own. Stanford isn't that. Athletes believe they are "entitled" because their experience is that they in fact are. There are all kinds of people at Stanford with all kinds of exceptional skills. It isn't all that exceptional. That doesn't work well for many athletes. They are used to at least being appreciated. They can get that elsewhere. Why remain where you aren't special when you can go someplace where you are?

Shaw told the story of the 5 star player he couldn't convince to attend Stanford because Stanford's team wasn't good enough to showcase the recruits talents. Shaw said he didn't want to be in that position again. Unfortunately, Stanford is in that position. If you think you are an NFL caliber talent, Stanford isn't the place to be. Arguably, it never can be. Even when Stanford is "good" an athlete still has to expend a significant amount of energy on academics. This is a distraction from NFL preparation and not at all "fun".

Quote:Do you want to play infront of an empty stadium while the coaching staff tries to bring in others near your level so as to start winning? How much can a 4 star recruit demand in NIL payments if he say goes to USC, tOSU, ND etc?
If schooll A offers you $1,000,000 in NIL payments and you can go to Stanford and get half of that why would you go to Stanford? The 40 year decison thing is dead in the water for almost all recruits. Playing in front of a crowd of 1000 is hardly inspiring. Most good high school players had bigger crowds than Stanford can offer now days.
While I would love to see this problem solved, I believe it is pretty much beyond the ken of current fans to solve.
While the size of the crowd is a factor, I think it is a minor one compared to 1) academic requirements, 2) social fit, 3) lack of competitive parity. It is possible that by throwing enough NIL money at it competitive parity can be improved. Given the society in which Stanford must now operate, IMO the other problems are intractable.

Superb analysis. Camus's THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS comes to mind. Stanford is condemned to push that recruiting boulder up a steep hill over and over again.

RE: 2025 football schedule - Jamesy - 01-29-2025

(01-28-2025, 03:50 PM)Mick Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 01:10 PM)SamuelMcF Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 12:57 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote: I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.
Now that the roster is mostly overhauled and the vast majority of Covid-year-super-super-seniors are gone across the country, repeating a 3-win season in year 3 should not be viewed as "a modest accomplishment." It should be viewed as failure to launch.

Saturday, Aug. 23 at Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii WIN
Saturday, Sept. 6 at BYU Provo, Utah loss
Saturday, Sept. 13 Boston College* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va.  WIN
Saturday, Sept. 27 San Jose State Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Oct. 11 at SMU* Dallas, Texas   loss
Saturday, Oct. 18 Florida State* (Reunion Homecoming) Stanford, Calif.   WIN
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Miami* Miami Gardens, Fla. loss
Saturday, Nov. 1 Pittsburgh* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Nov. 8 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. loss
Saturday, Nov. 22 California* (128th Big Game) Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Nov. 29 Notre Dame Stanford, Calif. loss
Saturday, Dec. 6 ACC Championship Game Charlotte, N.C.

7-5 and an invitation to the Who Cares Bowl. I would walk back home victories as losses if they start at 4 p.m. or later.

I'm in the Taylor's gotta go camp, but if he goes 7-5 this fall, I would be ecstatic.

Why would night home games make us more likely to lose? The noon home starts are a big body clock disadvantage for us whereas the 7p starts (10p eastern kickoffs) are favorable for us.

RE: 2025 football schedule - ironiamarisa - 01-29-2025

(01-29-2025, 02:39 AM)GK3 Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 03:50 PM)Mick Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 01:10 PM)SamuelMcF Wrote:
(01-28-2025, 12:57 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote: I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.
Now that the roster is mostly overhauled and the vast majority of Covid-year-super-super-seniors are gone across the country, repeating a 3-win season in year 3 should not be viewed as "a modest accomplishment." It should be viewed as failure to launch.

Saturday, Aug. 23 at Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii WIN
Saturday, Sept. 6 at BYU Provo, Utah loss
Saturday, Sept. 13 Boston College* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va.  WIN
Saturday, Sept. 27 San Jose State Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Oct. 11 at SMU* Dallas, Texas   loss
Saturday, Oct. 18 Florida State* (Reunion Homecoming) Stanford, Calif.   WIN
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Miami* Miami Gardens, Fla. loss
Saturday, Nov. 1 Pittsburgh* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Nov. 8 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. loss
Saturday, Nov. 22 California* (128th Big Game) Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Nov. 29 Notre Dame Stanford, Calif. loss
Saturday, Dec. 6 ACC Championship Game Charlotte, N.C.

7-5 and an invitation to the Who Cares Bowl. I would walk back home victories as losses if they start at 4 p.m. or later.
I can understand the desire to start winning and to replace TT if this is another downer year. Unfortunately, if you get what you ask for, the end result may be even worse. Ask yourself how many successful D1 coaches would want the Stanford job. Money maybe OK but hardly great, ability to attract to players near zero etc etc.
TT has shown he can coach, but is the Stanford job just a bridge too far considering the state of college football today? If I was a 4 or 5 star recruit coming out of highschool and with Stanford grades and scores, would I choose Stanford over tOSU or others? Do you want to play infront of an empty stadium while the coaching staff tries to bring in others near your level so as to start winning? How much can a 4 star recruit demand in NIL payments if he say goes to USC, tOSU, ND etc?
If schooll A offers you $1,000,000 in NIL payments and you can go to Stanford and get half of that why would you go to Stanford? The 40 year decison thing is dead in the water for almost all recruits. Playing in front of a crowd of 1000 is hardly inspiring. Most good high school players had bigger crowds than Stanford can offer now days.
While I would love to see this problem solved, I believe it is pretty much beyond the ken of current fans to solve.

Not going to disagree that we're probably not going to be recruiting at an elite level and getting the next Andrew Luck to take us to, say, the College Football Playoff; but I do think that recruiting is not the biggest problem with the football program today. For what it's worth, the past few Troy Taylor classes all rank around 50th in the country with a good sprinkle of three and four star players -- and that is despite NIL, despite the departure of Shaw, despite the administration's "war on fun," despite our academic requirements (or do 3* recruits who probably aren't making the League still making their "40 year decisions"?).

The fact is that we have consistently failed to develop talented blue chip recruits and the coaching staff is doing them no favors with game plans and various in-game hiccups. That should be the biggest indictment against Troy Taylor and co. And yes, I do believe that Taylor should be let go if we don't win three or more games next season and if we don't make a bowl game at all in the next couple of years.

RE: 2025 football schedule - SkiBum80 - 01-29-2025

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I think the arrangement of the home and aways and the byes is a little bit improved schedule compared to last year, as far as travel considerations.
However, the expected overall quality of the opponents is quite daunting. Seems tougher overall than last year.
Not advocating at this point for retaining Coach TT or not, but simply looking at this schedule, to repeat a 3 win season would be a modest accomplishment for any coach given our roster. And winning 4 or more would be a real achievement.
This also without factoring in any known benefit yet from the hiring of AL as GM.
Now that the roster is mostly overhauled and the vast majority of Covid-year-super-super-seniors are gone across the country, repeating a 3-win season in year 3 should not be viewed as "a modest accomplishment." It should be viewed as failure to launch.

Saturday, Aug. 23 at Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii WIN
Saturday, Sept. 6 at BYU Provo, Utah loss
Saturday, Sept. 13 Boston College* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va.  WIN
Saturday, Sept. 27 San Jose State Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Oct. 11 at SMU* Dallas, Texas   loss
Saturday, Oct. 18 Florida State* (Reunion Homecoming) Stanford, Calif.   WIN
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Miami* Miami Gardens, Fla. loss
Saturday, Nov. 1 Pittsburgh* Stanford, Calif. WIN
Saturday, Nov. 8 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. loss
Saturday, Nov. 22 California* (128th Big Game) Stanford, Calif.  WIN
Saturday, Nov. 29 Notre Dame Stanford, Calif. loss
Saturday, Dec. 6 ACC Championship Game Charlotte, N.C.

7-5 and an invitation to the Who Cares Bowl. I would walk back home victories as losses if they start at 4 p.m. or later.

I hope your optimistic forecast proves right
If so I’d be doing a dance only my pre adolescent granddaughters might appreciate

RE: 2025 football schedule - chrisk - 01-31-2025

Cal has completed its 2026 schedule by adding Wagner. It also starts a 4-year series with UCLA im 2026.

Meanwhile Stanford still has 2 openings with only Hawaii and SJSU scheduled as OOC opponents in 2-26.

RE: 2025 football schedule - gailtate - 01-31-2025

Reading this thread I fail come away with anything but the simple fact that the nature of Stanford University is utterly incompatible with the present-day nature of the Football Industrial Complex. Square peg, meet round hole. Goldfish, meet bicycle.

RE: 2025 football schedule - chrisk - 01-31-2025

(01-31-2025, 05:51 PM)gailtate Wrote: Reading this thread I fail come away with anything but the simple fact that the nature of Stanford University is utterly incompatible with the present-day nature of the Football Industrial Complex. Square peg, meet round hole. Goldfish, meet bicycle.

I haven't heard that Duke, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt have thrown in the towel yet. It seems like they are counting on the House settlement to help level the playing field. Northwestern is doubling down by building an $850M stadium. If it works, it will generate a recruiting as well as a financial boost.

RE: 2025 football schedule - BostonCard - 01-31-2025

(01-31-2025, 08:04 PM)chrisk Wrote: I haven't heard that Duke, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt have thrown in the towel yet. It seems like they are counting on the House settlement to help level the playing field. Northwestern is doubling down by building an $850M stadium. If it works, it will generate a recruiting as well as a financial boost.

This is the "but all my friends are going to the party" justification. Stanford has to make its own decision, and I agree with the statement (though I get a sense from Gail's other writing that their proposed remedy is to change the nature of Stanford University). If it weren't for inertia, you would never start or upgrade a football program if you were Stanford today. We (along with Duke, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt) have way too many stakeholders and are too proud to throw in the towel, but we all probably should.

BC