09-30-2017, 05:38 PM
Today's game atmosphere reinforced the following things:
Kickoff times should be 4:00 p.m. or later. It was a PERFECT day in Palo Alto (about 73 degrees and sunny), and the stadium "crowd" was mediocre. And even on a mild day like today, many sunny-siders sought refuge in the mezzanine/walkway. If the temps were in the 80s (quite normal for fall), then there would have been even fewer folks braving the sunny side.
The shady side was sparsely filled, too. We keep hearing how the 7:00 p.m. KO time is too late for blue hairs and kids, yet the crowd size last week was WAY bigger than today. the student section filled in decently, but talk about a late-arriving crowd. Again, no comparison to last week.
I realize that UCLA brought more fans than did ASU (and is a bigger attraction); still, the crowd today on a perfect day in the supposed "best" time slot was lame.Â
It will never happen, but Stanford should ask for/demand the later KO times for home games.
Bryce Love makes this offense look good. I doubt he will continue this incredible run, especially in that Stanford will face real defenses starting next week. But he is fun to watch. The most fun since . . . D. Nelson?
There should be zero debate about who starting QB should be from here on out.
The Utah game is the h-word. It will determine whether the season has a chance to remain a good one (or if it will come likely end up around .500). Hope staff and players are up for it.
Kickoff times should be 4:00 p.m. or later. It was a PERFECT day in Palo Alto (about 73 degrees and sunny), and the stadium "crowd" was mediocre. And even on a mild day like today, many sunny-siders sought refuge in the mezzanine/walkway. If the temps were in the 80s (quite normal for fall), then there would have been even fewer folks braving the sunny side.
The shady side was sparsely filled, too. We keep hearing how the 7:00 p.m. KO time is too late for blue hairs and kids, yet the crowd size last week was WAY bigger than today. the student section filled in decently, but talk about a late-arriving crowd. Again, no comparison to last week.
I realize that UCLA brought more fans than did ASU (and is a bigger attraction); still, the crowd today on a perfect day in the supposed "best" time slot was lame.Â
It will never happen, but Stanford should ask for/demand the later KO times for home games.
Bryce Love makes this offense look good. I doubt he will continue this incredible run, especially in that Stanford will face real defenses starting next week. But he is fun to watch. The most fun since . . . D. Nelson?
There should be zero debate about who starting QB should be from here on out.
The Utah game is the h-word. It will determine whether the season has a chance to remain a good one (or if it will come likely end up around .500). Hope staff and players are up for it.