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Re: Big Game in October - terry - 01-04-2012
Football is a student activity. The students deserve to have a chance to attend football games, especially the big games. The biggest home game next year is the U.S.C. game, and our students should have a chance to attend. The new freshmen will move in on Tuesday, September 18. The returning students are allowed to move in to their housing on September 20 or later. Classes start on September 24. The U.S.C. game will be on September 15. Most Stanford students live out of the Bay Area. Most students cannot feasibly come to Stanford a week early, with no housing and no place to store their things. This schedule means that most of our students probably will miss the biggest home football game of the year. The students will get to attend only 3 home games this year. The Pac 12 should not have done that to Stanford's students.
Re: Big Game in October - terry - 01-04-2012
Football is a student activity. The students deserve to have a chance to attend football games, especially the big games. The biggest home game next year is the U.S.C. game, and our students should have a chance to attend. The new freshmen will move in on Tuesday, September 18. The returning students are allowed to move in to their housing on September 20 or later. Classes start on September 24. The U.S.C. game will be on September 15. Most Stanford students live out of the Bay Area. Most students cannot feasibly come to Stanford a week early, with no housing and no place to store their things. This schedule means that most of our students probably will miss the biggest home football game of the year. The students will get to attend only 3 home games this year. The Pac 12 should not have done that to Stanford's students.
Re: Big Game in October - terry - 01-04-2012
Football is a student activity. The students deserve to have a chance to attend football games, especially the big games. The biggest home game next year is the U.S.C. game, and our students should have a chance to attend. The new freshmen will move in on Tuesday, September 18. The returning students are allowed to move in to their housing on September 20 or later. Classes start on September 24. The U.S.C. game will be on September 15. Most Stanford students live out of the Bay Area. Most students cannot feasibly come to Stanford a week early, with no housing and no place to store their things. This schedule means that most of our students probably will miss the biggest home football game of the year. The students will get to attend only 3 home games this year. The Pac 12 should not have done that to Stanford's students.
Re: Big Game in October - terry - 01-04-2012
Football is a student activity. The students deserve to have a chance to attend football games, especially the big games. The biggest home game next year is the U.S.C. game, and our students should have a chance to attend. The new freshmen will move in on Tuesday, September 18. The returning students are allowed to move in to their housing on September 20 or later. Classes start on September 24. The U.S.C. game will be on September 15. Most Stanford students live out of the Bay Area. Most students cannot feasibly come to Stanford a week early, with no housing and no place to store their things. This schedule means that most of our students probably will miss the biggest home football game of the year. The students will get to attend only 3 home games this year. The Pac 12 should not have done that to Stanford's students.
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
If you understand the justifications for no Big Game on Thanksgiving week, then the Big Game almost has to be the one that is moved often in an effort to spread the Pac-12's best programming options away from each other. Stanford probably is the program impacted most by Thanksgiving since almost every other school's students live close enough to the campus to come back on Saturday and even be back with the family that evening.
The road bias is annoying, but also not unexpected. It happens. This year Stanford basically could have played 5 of the last 6 games at home (if they beat Oregon and then hosted the Pac-12 championship game). So if 5 of 6 is possible that way, it should be not come as a surprise that it could go the other way too.
The early bye is frustrating, especially after three home games. And yet, if the new QB could benefit from a week of reflection to address some early season problem then early will be nice. It is also not a terrible thing to have a bunch of time before going to UW. It is not terrible to play UW in September. And because it is a Thursday game Stanford also gets extra time to prepare for UofA. Since UW and UofA are likely to be near Stanford's level of play, the extra time may just be the thing that gives Stanford two Ws.
UCLA on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in LA is probably good for Stanford. A lot of the Stanford students that will not be on campus, will be in LA. So LA in some ways is OK. Also, playing important conference games on The Farm that weekend almost creates a neutral venue feel without the students, so if 5 conference games are going to be away games that is not a bad option.
Not the best schedule for a run at a national championship, but the back half is loaded with winnable games to could elevate Stanford's appeal to the mid-tier Pac-12 bowls.
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
If you understand the justifications for no Big Game on Thanksgiving week, then the Big Game almost has to be the one that is moved often in an effort to spread the Pac-12's best programming options away from each other. Stanford probably is the program impacted most by Thanksgiving since almost every other school's students live close enough to the campus to come back on Saturday and even be back with the family that evening.
The road bias is annoying, but also not unexpected. It happens. This year Stanford basically could have played 5 of the last 6 games at home (if they beat Oregon and then hosted the Pac-12 championship game). So if 5 of 6 is possible that way, it should be not come as a surprise that it could go the other way too.
The early bye is frustrating, especially after three home games. And yet, if the new QB could benefit from a week of reflection to address some early season problem then early will be nice. It is also not a terrible thing to have a bunch of time before going to UW. It is not terrible to play UW in September. And because it is a Thursday game Stanford also gets extra time to prepare for UofA. Since UW and UofA are likely to be near Stanford's level of play, the extra time may just be the thing that gives Stanford two Ws.
UCLA on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in LA is probably good for Stanford. A lot of the Stanford students that will not be on campus, will be in LA. So LA in some ways is OK. Also, playing important conference games on The Farm that weekend almost creates a neutral venue feel without the students, so if 5 conference games are going to be away games that is not a bad option.
Not the best schedule for a run at a national championship, but the back half is loaded with winnable games to could elevate Stanford's appeal to the mid-tier Pac-12 bowls.
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
If you understand the justifications for no Big Game on Thanksgiving week, then the Big Game almost has to be the one that is moved often in an effort to spread the Pac-12's best programming options away from each other. Stanford probably is the program impacted most by Thanksgiving since almost every other school's students live close enough to the campus to come back on Saturday and even be back with the family that evening.
The road bias is annoying, but also not unexpected. It happens. This year Stanford basically could have played 5 of the last 6 games at home (if they beat Oregon and then hosted the Pac-12 championship game). So if 5 of 6 is possible that way, it should be not come as a surprise that it could go the other way too.
The early bye is frustrating, especially after three home games. And yet, if the new QB could benefit from a week of reflection to address some early season problem then early will be nice. It is also not a terrible thing to have a bunch of time before going to UW. It is not terrible to play UW in September. And because it is a Thursday game Stanford also gets extra time to prepare for UofA. Since UW and UofA are likely to be near Stanford's level of play, the extra time may just be the thing that gives Stanford two Ws.
UCLA on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in LA is probably good for Stanford. A lot of the Stanford students that will not be on campus, will be in LA. So LA in some ways is OK. Also, playing important conference games on The Farm that weekend almost creates a neutral venue feel without the students, so if 5 conference games are going to be away games that is not a bad option.
Not the best schedule for a run at a national championship, but the back half is loaded with winnable games to could elevate Stanford's appeal to the mid-tier Pac-12 bowls.
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
If you understand the justifications for no Big Game on Thanksgiving week, then the Big Game almost has to be the one that is moved often in an effort to spread the Pac-12's best programming options away from each other. Stanford probably is the program impacted most by Thanksgiving since almost every other school's students live close enough to the campus to come back on Saturday and even be back with the family that evening.
The road bias is annoying, but also not unexpected. It happens. This year Stanford basically could have played 5 of the last 6 games at home (if they beat Oregon and then hosted the Pac-12 championship game). So if 5 of 6 is possible that way, it should be not come as a surprise that it could go the other way too.
The early bye is frustrating, especially after three home games. And yet, if the new QB could benefit from a week of reflection to address some early season problem then early will be nice. It is also not a terrible thing to have a bunch of time before going to UW. It is not terrible to play UW in September. And because it is a Thursday game Stanford also gets extra time to prepare for UofA. Since UW and UofA are likely to be near Stanford's level of play, the extra time may just be the thing that gives Stanford two Ws.
UCLA on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in LA is probably good for Stanford. A lot of the Stanford students that will not be on campus, will be in LA. So LA in some ways is OK. Also, playing important conference games on The Farm that weekend almost creates a neutral venue feel without the students, so if 5 conference games are going to be away games that is not a bad option.
Not the best schedule for a run at a national championship, but the back half is loaded with winnable games to could elevate Stanford's appeal to the mid-tier Pac-12 bowls.
Re: Big Game in October - FarmBoy - 01-04-2012
The more I think about it, the more disgusted I am with the USC game before students are on campus. That is our one marquee game at home next year. Do you think anyone cares about SJSU, Duke, WSU, OSU, or even UA? Stanford just lost a generation of football fans during the Teevens/Harris years as none of the students attended any games. During a four year academic progression, students have 2 chances to attend Big Game, USC, and Notre Dame at home. Those are the games that you're going to remember (and perhaps Oregon if they remain good.) To take one of those games away from the students is a horrible failure. If I were a student, I would be pissed.
Re: Big Game in October - FarmBoy - 01-04-2012
The more I think about it, the more disgusted I am with the USC game before students are on campus. That is our one marquee game at home next year. Do you think anyone cares about SJSU, Duke, WSU, OSU, or even UA? Stanford just lost a generation of football fans during the Teevens/Harris years as none of the students attended any games. During a four year academic progression, students have 2 chances to attend Big Game, USC, and Notre Dame at home. Those are the games that you're going to remember (and perhaps Oregon if they remain good.) To take one of those games away from the students is a horrible failure. If I were a student, I would be pissed.
Re: Big Game in October - FarmBoy - 01-04-2012
The more I think about it, the more disgusted I am with the USC game before students are on campus. That is our one marquee game at home next year. Do you think anyone cares about SJSU, Duke, WSU, OSU, or even UA? Stanford just lost a generation of football fans during the Teevens/Harris years as none of the students attended any games. During a four year academic progression, students have 2 chances to attend Big Game, USC, and Notre Dame at home. Those are the games that you're going to remember (and perhaps Oregon if they remain good.) To take one of those games away from the students is a horrible failure. If I were a student, I would be pissed.
Re: Big Game in October - FarmBoy - 01-04-2012
The more I think about it, the more disgusted I am with the USC game before students are on campus. That is our one marquee game at home next year. Do you think anyone cares about SJSU, Duke, WSU, OSU, or even UA? Stanford just lost a generation of football fans during the Teevens/Harris years as none of the students attended any games. During a four year academic progression, students have 2 chances to attend Big Game, USC, and Notre Dame at home. Those are the games that you're going to remember (and perhaps Oregon if they remain good.) To take one of those games away from the students is a horrible failure. If I were a student, I would be pissed.
Re: Big Game in October - 76lsjumb - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks. Nobody is going to hold up the football schedule so Stanford students can come to campus. Besides, are Duke and San Jose State hot tickets? the University of South Central is and that game will sell even if the students aren't there, and perhaps that could be magnet to get students to show up sooner than they would for say Washington State.
Anyway, don't sleep on playing the University of South Central at home so early. the University of South Central is historically terrible in its first OOC road game. And then you have a bye after the University of South Central to get ready to play Washington the following Thursday. So you get 12 days off after the University of South Central to prepare for UW, and then you get nine days off before the next game at home against Arizona.Â
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
As much as I would like to agree with your positive spin on the USC game scheduling, I'm not sure there's enough Kool-Aid in the world for me to get there. First, ditto to what Terry said about students showing up way early to attend.Â
Second, under the circumstances, I think it will turn out to be a misnomer to call this a "road game" for U.S.C. In the not-too-distant past, Stanford Stadium was decidely more crimson/gold than red/white for the S.C. game, as seats that had been empty for earlier games, and became empty again after the S.C. game, were filled with S.C. fans. It was obvious [and, around us, freely admitted] that those S.C. fans had bought Stanford season tickets for the purpose of attending just one game. It's no secret that S.C. is planning on a VERY BIG YEAR next season, so there likely would have been some of that effect anyway. Now, however, with what is likely to be a substantial portion of the Red Zone freed up for sale to the general public, it is almost certain that the Red Zone will become the Crimson/Gold Zone for that game, unless there is some creative marketing by Stanford. Having sat in the designated Stanford section in the Coliseum for the past two games down there [which, by the way, I wouldn't have missed for the world, even if I couldn't actually see anything], it is simply outrageous to contemplate how good the seats are for the S.C. fans who come up here, compared to what we have to endure down there. Allowing them to get anywhere near the Red Zone seats would be criminal. In short, barring some genius local marketing by Stanford, if someone escorts you into Stanford Stadium for that game blindfolded and wearing ear-plugs, when you remove them it will likely take you a few seconds to figure out that you're not in the Coliseum...
Now, about that marketing plan... Tell every Stanford season ticket holder who bought a season ticket this year that next year's plan, if they renew now, will include TWO tickets to the S.C. game: the normal seat at the normal price and a second, non-reserved seat in the usual Red Zone area at half-price. It won't entirely eliminate the "S.C. home game" effect [as scalping...excuse me, secondary-market selling... is sure to occur], but it should put a dent in it. It's likely there were very few season ticket packages purchase this year by S.C. fans, and I'm sure a lot of this year's season ticket holders could see their way clearly to getting that extra ticket next year into the hands of someone who would wear [and cheer] red and white, not crimson/gold. I'd gladly pay it [not something I ever thought I'd say about Stanford ticket prices].
Bottom Line: This schedule is basically the Pac-12 saying: "Thanks, Stanford, for all you've done for the conference over the past two years [yes, we really appreciated all that extra BCS money]. Now, we would like to sacrifice you so that S.C. can make us even more money." Of course, I suppose it's possible this won't be the high-profile TV game that week; ESPN may opt for Tennessee Tech v. Oregon, instead... >:(
When GoodGrief gets back from Australia, somebody send him to the Pac-12 office. There are noses to be punched...
Re: Big Game in October - 76lsjumb - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks. Nobody is going to hold up the football schedule so Stanford students can come to campus. Besides, are Duke and San Jose State hot tickets? the University of South Central is and that game will sell even if the students aren't there, and perhaps that could be magnet to get students to show up sooner than they would for say Washington State.
Anyway, don't sleep on playing the University of South Central at home so early. the University of South Central is historically terrible in its first OOC road game. And then you have a bye after the University of South Central to get ready to play Washington the following Thursday. So you get 12 days off after the University of South Central to prepare for UW, and then you get nine days off before the next game at home against Arizona.Â
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
As much as I would like to agree with your positive spin on the USC game scheduling, I'm not sure there's enough Kool-Aid in the world for me to get there. First, ditto to what Terry said about students showing up way early to attend.Â
Second, under the circumstances, I think it will turn out to be a misnomer to call this a "road game" for U.S.C. In the not-too-distant past, Stanford Stadium was decidely more crimson/gold than red/white for the S.C. game, as seats that had been empty for earlier games, and became empty again after the S.C. game, were filled with S.C. fans. It was obvious [and, around us, freely admitted] that those S.C. fans had bought Stanford season tickets for the purpose of attending just one game. It's no secret that S.C. is planning on a VERY BIG YEAR next season, so there likely would have been some of that effect anyway. Now, however, with what is likely to be a substantial portion of the Red Zone freed up for sale to the general public, it is almost certain that the Red Zone will become the Crimson/Gold Zone for that game, unless there is some creative marketing by Stanford. Having sat in the designated Stanford section in the Coliseum for the past two games down there [which, by the way, I wouldn't have missed for the world, even if I couldn't actually see anything], it is simply outrageous to contemplate how good the seats are for the S.C. fans who come up here, compared to what we have to endure down there. Allowing them to get anywhere near the Red Zone seats would be criminal. In short, barring some genius local marketing by Stanford, if someone escorts you into Stanford Stadium for that game blindfolded and wearing ear-plugs, when you remove them it will likely take you a few seconds to figure out that you're not in the Coliseum...
Now, about that marketing plan... Tell every Stanford season ticket holder who bought a season ticket this year that next year's plan, if they renew now, will include TWO tickets to the S.C. game: the normal seat at the normal price and a second, non-reserved seat in the usual Red Zone area at half-price. It won't entirely eliminate the "S.C. home game" effect [as scalping...excuse me, secondary-market selling... is sure to occur], but it should put a dent in it. It's likely there were very few season ticket packages purchase this year by S.C. fans, and I'm sure a lot of this year's season ticket holders could see their way clearly to getting that extra ticket next year into the hands of someone who would wear [and cheer] red and white, not crimson/gold. I'd gladly pay it [not something I ever thought I'd say about Stanford ticket prices].
Bottom Line: This schedule is basically the Pac-12 saying: "Thanks, Stanford, for all you've done for the conference over the past two years [yes, we really appreciated all that extra BCS money]. Now, we would like to sacrifice you so that S.C. can make us even more money." Of course, I suppose it's possible this won't be the high-profile TV game that week; ESPN may opt for Tennessee Tech v. Oregon, instead... >:(
When GoodGrief gets back from Australia, somebody send him to the Pac-12 office. There are noses to be punched...
Re: Big Game in October - 76lsjumb - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks. Nobody is going to hold up the football schedule so Stanford students can come to campus. Besides, are Duke and San Jose State hot tickets? the University of South Central is and that game will sell even if the students aren't there, and perhaps that could be magnet to get students to show up sooner than they would for say Washington State.
Anyway, don't sleep on playing the University of South Central at home so early. the University of South Central is historically terrible in its first OOC road game. And then you have a bye after the University of South Central to get ready to play Washington the following Thursday. So you get 12 days off after the University of South Central to prepare for UW, and then you get nine days off before the next game at home against Arizona.Â
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
As much as I would like to agree with your positive spin on the USC game scheduling, I'm not sure there's enough Kool-Aid in the world for me to get there. First, ditto to what Terry said about students showing up way early to attend.Â
Second, under the circumstances, I think it will turn out to be a misnomer to call this a "road game" for U.S.C. In the not-too-distant past, Stanford Stadium was decidely more crimson/gold than red/white for the S.C. game, as seats that had been empty for earlier games, and became empty again after the S.C. game, were filled with S.C. fans. It was obvious [and, around us, freely admitted] that those S.C. fans had bought Stanford season tickets for the purpose of attending just one game. It's no secret that S.C. is planning on a VERY BIG YEAR next season, so there likely would have been some of that effect anyway. Now, however, with what is likely to be a substantial portion of the Red Zone freed up for sale to the general public, it is almost certain that the Red Zone will become the Crimson/Gold Zone for that game, unless there is some creative marketing by Stanford. Having sat in the designated Stanford section in the Coliseum for the past two games down there [which, by the way, I wouldn't have missed for the world, even if I couldn't actually see anything], it is simply outrageous to contemplate how good the seats are for the S.C. fans who come up here, compared to what we have to endure down there. Allowing them to get anywhere near the Red Zone seats would be criminal. In short, barring some genius local marketing by Stanford, if someone escorts you into Stanford Stadium for that game blindfolded and wearing ear-plugs, when you remove them it will likely take you a few seconds to figure out that you're not in the Coliseum...
Now, about that marketing plan... Tell every Stanford season ticket holder who bought a season ticket this year that next year's plan, if they renew now, will include TWO tickets to the S.C. game: the normal seat at the normal price and a second, non-reserved seat in the usual Red Zone area at half-price. It won't entirely eliminate the "S.C. home game" effect [as scalping...excuse me, secondary-market selling... is sure to occur], but it should put a dent in it. It's likely there were very few season ticket packages purchase this year by S.C. fans, and I'm sure a lot of this year's season ticket holders could see their way clearly to getting that extra ticket next year into the hands of someone who would wear [and cheer] red and white, not crimson/gold. I'd gladly pay it [not something I ever thought I'd say about Stanford ticket prices].
Bottom Line: This schedule is basically the Pac-12 saying: "Thanks, Stanford, for all you've done for the conference over the past two years [yes, we really appreciated all that extra BCS money]. Now, we would like to sacrifice you so that S.C. can make us even more money." Of course, I suppose it's possible this won't be the high-profile TV game that week; ESPN may opt for Tennessee Tech v. Oregon, instead... >:(
When GoodGrief gets back from Australia, somebody send him to the Pac-12 office. There are noses to be punched...
Re: Big Game in October - 76lsjumb - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks. Nobody is going to hold up the football schedule so Stanford students can come to campus. Besides, are Duke and San Jose State hot tickets? the University of South Central is and that game will sell even if the students aren't there, and perhaps that could be magnet to get students to show up sooner than they would for say Washington State.
Anyway, don't sleep on playing the University of South Central at home so early. the University of South Central is historically terrible in its first OOC road game. And then you have a bye after the University of South Central to get ready to play Washington the following Thursday. So you get 12 days off after the University of South Central to prepare for UW, and then you get nine days off before the next game at home against Arizona.Â
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
As much as I would like to agree with your positive spin on the USC game scheduling, I'm not sure there's enough Kool-Aid in the world for me to get there. First, ditto to what Terry said about students showing up way early to attend.Â
Second, under the circumstances, I think it will turn out to be a misnomer to call this a "road game" for U.S.C. In the not-too-distant past, Stanford Stadium was decidely more crimson/gold than red/white for the S.C. game, as seats that had been empty for earlier games, and became empty again after the S.C. game, were filled with S.C. fans. It was obvious [and, around us, freely admitted] that those S.C. fans had bought Stanford season tickets for the purpose of attending just one game. It's no secret that S.C. is planning on a VERY BIG YEAR next season, so there likely would have been some of that effect anyway. Now, however, with what is likely to be a substantial portion of the Red Zone freed up for sale to the general public, it is almost certain that the Red Zone will become the Crimson/Gold Zone for that game, unless there is some creative marketing by Stanford. Having sat in the designated Stanford section in the Coliseum for the past two games down there [which, by the way, I wouldn't have missed for the world, even if I couldn't actually see anything], it is simply outrageous to contemplate how good the seats are for the S.C. fans who come up here, compared to what we have to endure down there. Allowing them to get anywhere near the Red Zone seats would be criminal. In short, barring some genius local marketing by Stanford, if someone escorts you into Stanford Stadium for that game blindfolded and wearing ear-plugs, when you remove them it will likely take you a few seconds to figure out that you're not in the Coliseum...
Now, about that marketing plan... Tell every Stanford season ticket holder who bought a season ticket this year that next year's plan, if they renew now, will include TWO tickets to the S.C. game: the normal seat at the normal price and a second, non-reserved seat in the usual Red Zone area at half-price. It won't entirely eliminate the "S.C. home game" effect [as scalping...excuse me, secondary-market selling... is sure to occur], but it should put a dent in it. It's likely there were very few season ticket packages purchase this year by S.C. fans, and I'm sure a lot of this year's season ticket holders could see their way clearly to getting that extra ticket next year into the hands of someone who would wear [and cheer] red and white, not crimson/gold. I'd gladly pay it [not something I ever thought I'd say about Stanford ticket prices].
Bottom Line: This schedule is basically the Pac-12 saying: "Thanks, Stanford, for all you've done for the conference over the past two years [yes, we really appreciated all that extra BCS money]. Now, we would like to sacrifice you so that S.C. can make us even more money." Of course, I suppose it's possible this won't be the high-profile TV game that week; ESPN may opt for Tennessee Tech v. Oregon, instead... >:(
When GoodGrief gets back from Australia, somebody send him to the Pac-12 office. There are noses to be punched...
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks.
.......
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
Well, now that you mention it. I think the bye free season tells you a lot about the Pac-12's outlook on ole blue as a prime time team. The Pac-12 simply wants to limit the number of times Cal humiliates the conference in prime time in 2012.
No Thursday game, no game after thanksgiving and the Blue's site does not even show the Pac-12 championship game on the schedule. So on almost every front it looks like all of the major players expect the team to be one of those not ready for Prime time teams in 2012. Just hurry up and get out of the way seems to be the theme of the schedule.
You are right, the deeper look does make the Stanford schedule seem better. :)
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks.
.......
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
Well, now that you mention it. I think the bye free season tells you a lot about the Pac-12's outlook on ole blue as a prime time team. The Pac-12 simply wants to limit the number of times Cal humiliates the conference in prime time in 2012.
No Thursday game, no game after thanksgiving and the Blue's site does not even show the Pac-12 championship game on the schedule. So on almost every front it looks like all of the major players expect the team to be one of those not ready for Prime time teams in 2012. Just hurry up and get out of the way seems to be the theme of the schedule.
You are right, the deeper look does make the Stanford schedule seem better. :)
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks.
.......
Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
Well, now that you mention it. I think the bye free season tells you a lot about the Pac-12's outlook on ole blue as a prime time team. The Pac-12 simply wants to limit the number of times Cal humiliates the conference in prime time in 2012.
No Thursday game, no game after thanksgiving and the Blue's site does not even show the Pac-12 championship game on the schedule. So on almost every front it looks like all of the major players expect the team to be one of those not ready for Prime time teams in 2012. Just hurry up and get out of the way seems to be the theme of the schedule.
You are right, the deeper look does make the Stanford schedule seem better. :)
Re: Big Game in October - Farm93 - 01-04-2012
(01-04-2012, 02:49 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:At least you have a bye. California gets to play 12 straight weeks.
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Look a little deeper. The schedule isn't that bad for Stanford.
Well, now that you mention it. I think the bye free season tells you a lot about the Pac-12's outlook on ole blue as a prime time team. The Pac-12 simply wants to limit the number of times Cal humiliates the conference in prime time in 2012.
No Thursday game, no game after thanksgiving and the Blue's site does not even show the Pac-12 championship game on the schedule. So on almost every front it looks like all of the major players expect the team to be one of those not ready for Prime time teams in 2012. Just hurry up and get out of the way seems to be the theme of the schedule.
You are right, the deeper look does make the Stanford schedule seem better. :)