[Spiny_Norman]

A few observations.

Dec 5 at LSU - this game will take place during Dead Week. Normally Stanford would be off, but I guess we are obligated to play the ACC/SEC Challenge. Bad timing that will probably be a conflict each year. Would be easier to manage if a home game. Maybe next year.

Feb 23 at UVA - this is a Sunday night 6 pm game. The team will probably use a charter to get home, but it will still be an overnight flight. The team arrives back on campus early Monday morning and then turns around to face Miami just 3 days later. That's a tough turnaround.

Feb 6 and Feb 9 - at Notre Dame and at Louisville. Toughest road trip in terms of opponents. At least it comes later in the schedule.

1st three ACC games are all on the road - at Cal, at SMU, at Clemson. All may finish in the bottom half of the ACC standings. All could be tough games. The Stanford team has so many newcomers (including the HC) we don't really know what to expect of it. Still, this is a good way to ease into conference action.

[Spiny_Norman]

A few observations.

Dec 5 at LSU - this game will take place during Dead Week. Normally Stanford would be off, but I guess we are obligated to play the ACC/SEC Challenge. Bad timing that will probably be a conflict each year. Would be easier to manage if a home game. Maybe next year.

Feb 23 at UVA - this is a Sunday night 6 pm game. The team will probably use a charter to get home, but it will still be an overnight flight. The team arrives back on campus early Monday morning and then turns around to face Miami just 3 days later. That's a tough turnaround.

Feb 6 and Feb 9 - at Notre Dame and at Louisville. Toughest road trip in terms of opponents. At least it comes later in the schedule.

1st three ACC games are all on the road - at Cal, at SMU, at Clemson. All may finish in the bottom half of the ACC standings. All could be tough games. The Stanford team has so many newcomers (including the HC) we don't really know what to expect of it. Still, this is a good way to ease into conference action.