[Jamesy]

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.

[Jamesy]

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.