[OutsiderFan]

Yeah, trap game. Fortunately, there are two extra days to prepare.

I do think it is quite fortunate for Stanford that the Oregon game was a Thursday following a bye week.  They can now watch other teams play this Saturday and put the Oregon game out of their minds.  And it probably doesn't hurt that USC plays Sonny's Sad Sacks this week.  Nothing gets a team's attention like playing a team coming off a dominant win.  USC is going to come into the game next week 7-2 and quite possibly even in the BCS Top 25.  Stanford will be focused.

They can mail it in against Sonny's Sad Sacks the following week as they get ready for N.D.

[OutsiderFan]

Yeah, trap game. Fortunately, there are two extra days to prepare.

I do think it is quite fortunate for Stanford that the Oregon game was a Thursday following a bye week.  They can now watch other teams play this Saturday and put the Oregon game out of their minds.  And it probably doesn't hurt that USC plays Sonny's Sad Sacks this week.  Nothing gets a team's attention like playing a team coming off a dominant win.  USC is going to come into the game next week 7-2 and quite possibly even in the BCS Top 25.  Stanford will be focused.

They can mail it in against Sonny's Sad Sacks the following week as they get ready for N.D.