[FarmBoy]

Low APR U - will they even care by this time?  Maybe, but the way our DBs have been playing of late combined with the way Goff throws it up for grabs, I see another Stanford blowout

Of course they will care. It's Big Game. They will be out to make sure Scarlett doesn't win the axe. Treggs will try to make good on his dads promise. Goff may be playing in his last BG. Their season is highly disappointing and beating Stanford will be the only meaningful pre-season goal in their reach. They'll get up for the game. I doubt it's enough, but they'll be highly motivated.

ND - this may end up being the highest quality game this series has seen in the 20+ years it's been going on.  I expect it to go down to the last play

Not sure what you mean by "high quality". It will likely be the highest ranked combined the two teams are when meeting. But the 2009-2011 games were great from my perspective. Especially 2009, with Toby carrying ND defenders on his back and ND letting them score a TD, knowing that's the only chance they had of winning. A thing of beauty.

[FarmBoy]

Low APR U - will they even care by this time?  Maybe, but the way our DBs have been playing of late combined with the way Goff throws it up for grabs, I see another Stanford blowout

Of course they will care. It's Big Game. They will be out to make sure Scarlett doesn't win the axe. Treggs will try to make good on his dads promise. Goff may be playing in his last BG. Their season is highly disappointing and beating Stanford will be the only meaningful pre-season goal in their reach. They'll get up for the game. I doubt it's enough, but they'll be highly motivated.

ND - this may end up being the highest quality game this series has seen in the 20+ years it's been going on.  I expect it to go down to the last play

Not sure what you mean by "high quality". It will likely be the highest ranked combined the two teams are when meeting. But the 2009-2011 games were great from my perspective. Especially 2009, with Toby carrying ND defenders on his back and ND letting them score a TD, knowing that's the only chance they had of winning. A thing of beauty.