[OutsiderFan]

I think the delay gives Stanford a major advantage in that a number of our starters and backups can really heal up - Smith, JJ, Toohill, Herbig, and others.

Cal has its own share of injuries and we don't know what next week's games will bring. One of their better WRs came back this week in Jordan Duncan. Kanawai Noa likely wouldn't play today, and their leading WR Vic Wharton is banged up.  They also will have one more week and a game to get Brandon McIlwain (their great athlete who has been a turnover machine at QB) some work at WR.

Translation: the bye week really helps both teams at this point in the season. David Shaw has griped about the SEC schools playing the little sisters of the poor this week on their schedules for a reason. Think Alabama's perfect record, and Tagaivailoa's health would be more at risk playing Georgia or Florida this week, instead of The Citadel?

[OutsiderFan]

I think the delay gives Stanford a major advantage in that a number of our starters and backups can really heal up - Smith, JJ, Toohill, Herbig, and others.

Cal has its own share of injuries and we don't know what next week's games will bring. One of their better WRs came back this week in Jordan Duncan. Kanawai Noa likely wouldn't play today, and their leading WR Vic Wharton is banged up.  They also will have one more week and a game to get Brandon McIlwain (their great athlete who has been a turnover machine at QB) some work at WR.

Translation: the bye week really helps both teams at this point in the season. David Shaw has griped about the SEC schools playing the little sisters of the poor this week on their schedules for a reason. Think Alabama's perfect record, and Tagaivailoa's health would be more at risk playing Georgia or Florida this week, instead of The Citadel?