[ColoradoTree]

ferrari -
  THAT was a very good promo!  I'm psyched!  I think I'm peaking too early.  I'll be exhausted by kickoff.

ColoradoTree -
  Had to "upvote" that descriptor.  For the sake of my continued existence I hope you are not even close to being correct.

Thanks, CornFed.  I dearly hope I'm wrong and we win handily (or at least more handily than I predicted).  Of course, if we're clinging to a narrow lead with seconds left, I hope I'm right on the money!

Here's a thought: winning a close game in such nail-biting fashion could be great for Stanford's season.  Pros: Hogan gains tons of confidence points by leading a game-winning drive against such a tough opponent; the OL jells* much faster than projected because, again, confidence points; defense gaining confidence points for closing the door in such an exciting fashion; the national media would fawn over our grit because winning close games feeds into our "we're built to win in the 4th quarter" narrative; it would just crush U.SC, which would be delightful; Sark would probably find something to complain about, which would also be delightful.  Cons: All of Stanford's fans would be dead from stress-related heart attacks. 

*This doesn't look right, but "gels" looks wrong, too.  Most stylebooks seem agnostic on the question, and dictionaries suggest that both "jell" and "gel" are correct in this instance.  I went with "jell" because I'm told that the AP Stylebook prefers it.  #showyourwork

[ColoradoTree]

ferrari -
  THAT was a very good promo!  I'm psyched!  I think I'm peaking too early.  I'll be exhausted by kickoff.

ColoradoTree -
  Had to "upvote" that descriptor.  For the sake of my continued existence I hope you are not even close to being correct.

Thanks, CornFed.  I dearly hope I'm wrong and we win handily (or at least more handily than I predicted).  Of course, if we're clinging to a narrow lead with seconds left, I hope I'm right on the money!

Here's a thought: winning a close game in such nail-biting fashion could be great for Stanford's season.  Pros: Hogan gains tons of confidence points by leading a game-winning drive against such a tough opponent; the OL jells* much faster than projected because, again, confidence points; defense gaining confidence points for closing the door in such an exciting fashion; the national media would fawn over our grit because winning close games feeds into our "we're built to win in the 4th quarter" narrative; it would just crush U.SC, which would be delightful; Sark would probably find something to complain about, which would also be delightful.  Cons: All of Stanford's fans would be dead from stress-related heart attacks. 

*This doesn't look right, but "gels" looks wrong, too.  Most stylebooks seem agnostic on the question, and dictionaries suggest that both "jell" and "gel" are correct in this instance.  I went with "jell" because I'm told that the AP Stylebook prefers it.  #showyourwork