[Farm93]

USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, and Oregon have enough talent and success for me to believe the idea that either team could win on any given Saturday.  The road split is awful, so would probably hope for a 2-2 split.  3-1 or better with those four should place Stanford in the CFP discussions.

Hard to know how the team will do with a new QB, but like the idea that the team looks relatively strong in most areas.  USC has a new QB and a new coach/system.  Oregon will have a new QB, likely not from the system.  So it is not as if the other top teams on the schedule are worry free.

If the others are concerns then Stanford fans should prepare for Las Vegas or El Paso.  As the team is preparing for Rose Bowl #3 in four years, I really see no reason to fear the downside.  A disappointing year may emerge, but really I would expect Stanford to sit in the preseason top 10.

[Farm93]

USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, and Oregon have enough talent and success for me to believe the idea that either team could win on any given Saturday.  The road split is awful, so would probably hope for a 2-2 split.  3-1 or better with those four should place Stanford in the CFP discussions.

Hard to know how the team will do with a new QB, but like the idea that the team looks relatively strong in most areas.  USC has a new QB and a new coach/system.  Oregon will have a new QB, likely not from the system.  So it is not as if the other top teams on the schedule are worry free.

If the others are concerns then Stanford fans should prepare for Las Vegas or El Paso.  As the team is preparing for Rose Bowl #3 in four years, I really see no reason to fear the downside.  A disappointing year may emerge, but really I would expect Stanford to sit in the preseason top 10.