[indiancardinal]

I guess no matter where you are ranked at the beginning of the  season, the key to being in the top rung at the end of season is the timing and "perceived quality" of your loss /es 

Lose early and hope the team that beat you has a great season. ;D

So in that sense we are set up favorably ... ie IF the good guys can navigate this schedule with just a single loss. The first half of our schedule being the tougher half, well, relatively speaking with 3 of our ranked opponent bunched together. Our guys will already be into the Notre Dame game - 5 games into the season - before classes really kick in. I know everyone is talking about how brutal this schedule is with so many tough games.

Our byes could have been placed better but they are where they are... essentially breaking our season into 3 mini seasons

Aug 30 - Sep 13    3 games  (all home games)
Sep 27 - Nov 1      6 games  (2 home, 4 away) BRUTAL BRUTAL
Nov 15 - Nov 28    3 games  (1 home, 2 away including Big Game at Berkeley)

It will really help not having to travel for the PAC 12 championship game  ;D

It is the pre season and I love the fact that our program is where it is at and I can actually fantasize about an undefeated season. The statisticians will tell me there is actually a 1% chance of it happening. I say Hell yeah!! I am a Cardinal fan with Cardinal glasses and bleeding Cardinal. 

12 - 0 and then 3 - 0 !!!!
Go STANFORD!

[indiancardinal]

I guess no matter where you are ranked at the beginning of the  season, the key to being in the top rung at the end of season is the timing and "perceived quality" of your loss /es 

Lose early and hope the team that beat you has a great season. ;D

So in that sense we are set up favorably ... ie IF the good guys can navigate this schedule with just a single loss. The first half of our schedule being the tougher half, well, relatively speaking with 3 of our ranked opponent bunched together. Our guys will already be into the Notre Dame game - 5 games into the season - before classes really kick in. I know everyone is talking about how brutal this schedule is with so many tough games.

Our byes could have been placed better but they are where they are... essentially breaking our season into 3 mini seasons

Aug 30 - Sep 13    3 games  (all home games)
Sep 27 - Nov 1      6 games  (2 home, 4 away) BRUTAL BRUTAL
Nov 15 - Nov 28    3 games  (1 home, 2 away including Big Game at Berkeley)

It will really help not having to travel for the PAC 12 championship game  ;D

It is the pre season and I love the fact that our program is where it is at and I can actually fantasize about an undefeated season. The statisticians will tell me there is actually a 1% chance of it happening. I say Hell yeah!! I am a Cardinal fan with Cardinal glasses and bleeding Cardinal. 

12 - 0 and then 3 - 0 !!!!
Go STANFORD!