[amartinsu13]

[quote author=Stymie link=topic=9617.msg151857#msg151857 date=1452232894]
I see 2016 as a potential break out year for Stanford football, and can't wait for September!

I'd sort of hate to see us "break out" of the constraints of Pac-12 and Rose Bowl championships.
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Honestly I think it will be hard to do better than we did this year [when do better can only mean make the playoffs].  Our even year away schedules are brutal.  @UCLA, @Washington, @Notre Dame, @Arizona, @Oregon, @Cal.  I could see 2-3 losses there alone.  Not to mention USC and Washington State at home. 

I wouldn't be surprised by 3 or 4 losses in the regular season, even with the great team we are fielding. 

However, I think playoffs are a real possibility in 2017 when we get our favorable home schedule back.  Especially if McCaffrey stays [and if Chryst lives up to the hype], I wouldn't be surprised if we were a preseason playoff favorite going into 2017 with our schedule.

[amartinsu13]

[quote author=Stymie link=topic=9617.msg151857#msg151857 date=1452232894]
I see 2016 as a potential break out year for Stanford football, and can't wait for September!

I'd sort of hate to see us "break out" of the constraints of Pac-12 and Rose Bowl championships.
[/quote]

Honestly I think it will be hard to do better than we did this year [when do better can only mean make the playoffs].  Our even year away schedules are brutal.  @UCLA, @Washington, @Notre Dame, @Arizona, @Oregon, @Cal.  I could see 2-3 losses there alone.  Not to mention USC and Washington State at home. 

I wouldn't be surprised by 3 or 4 losses in the regular season, even with the great team we are fielding. 

However, I think playoffs are a real possibility in 2017 when we get our favorable home schedule back.  Especially if McCaffrey stays [and if Chryst lives up to the hype], I wouldn't be surprised if we were a preseason playoff favorite going into 2017 with our schedule.