[StanfordMatt]

The fear some here are showing of Wilcox and Cal is a little sad. Why not embrace him making Cal a legit contender? Can only help Stanford to have another team to knock off Oregon, Washington, and Washington State.  And don't you want the Big Game to actually be big for once, in terns of settling a division champion?

IMO, we didn't need any more legit contenders. We already shoot ourselves in the foot with the toughest schedule in the country on a yearly basis. Next year, we'll likely face the most difficult schedule in the history of college football with out-of-conference games against Notre Dame, UCF and Northwestern. Those teams are currently ranked #3, #8 and #20, respectively. Combined with 9 conference games, I can't imagine any team has ever navigated a gauntlet like that.

[StanfordMatt]

The fear some here are showing of Wilcox and Cal is a little sad. Why not embrace him making Cal a legit contender? Can only help Stanford to have another team to knock off Oregon, Washington, and Washington State.  And don't you want the Big Game to actually be big for once, in terns of settling a division champion?

IMO, we didn't need any more legit contenders. We already shoot ourselves in the foot with the toughest schedule in the country on a yearly basis. Next year, we'll likely face the most difficult schedule in the history of college football with out-of-conference games against Notre Dame, UCF and Northwestern. Those teams are currently ranked #3, #8 and #20, respectively. Combined with 9 conference games, I can't imagine any team has ever navigated a gauntlet like that.