[Farm93]

BUT .... If you are ever going to take a chance on being "irrationally exuberant" isn\'t now the time?

I think I have a problem with the irrationally part.  Let\'s review the morning in the world of ESPN.  On ESPN - Kiper and his kind declared that Jake has dropped and Luck has moved up on the board, if Luck leaves for the NFL of course.   On ESPN.com Kiper also projects Luck as the #1 underclassman QB.  On ESPN2 - Luck was featured throughout the morning loop, and he was described as the QB most likely to succeed in the NFL.  On the ESPN Pac-10 Blog Miller predicts Stanford will win by 13 points.  Oh, yeah, and Stanford is on the front page of the ESPN.com college football page today.

Now, historically the members of the various Pac-10 boards have grumbled that the Pac-10 gets virtually no love from the media, especially if the school is not USC.

If true, then I would submit that irrational exuberance would need to include expectations above and beyond those noted by ESPN.

FWIW - I am with Miller and therefore I opted for a 10+ point win.

For those doomsday types, I might submit that getting served a big "L" this weekend could be best.  With a "W" the team may get too far ahead of itself and then get blasted at Oregon, certainly a fear the cautious would present after a win in South Bend.   And yet with a loss to ND, the team may have the proper perspective and focus to upset an overconfident Oregon team.  And in the team\'s quest for the conference championship, a W against Oregon is key.

[Farm93]

BUT .... If you are ever going to take a chance on being "irrationally exuberant" isn\'t now the time?

I think I have a problem with the irrationally part.  Let\'s review the morning in the world of ESPN.  On ESPN - Kiper and his kind declared that Jake has dropped and Luck has moved up on the board, if Luck leaves for the NFL of course.   On ESPN.com Kiper also projects Luck as the #1 underclassman QB.  On ESPN2 - Luck was featured throughout the morning loop, and he was described as the QB most likely to succeed in the NFL.  On the ESPN Pac-10 Blog Miller predicts Stanford will win by 13 points.  Oh, yeah, and Stanford is on the front page of the ESPN.com college football page today.

Now, historically the members of the various Pac-10 boards have grumbled that the Pac-10 gets virtually no love from the media, especially if the school is not USC.

If true, then I would submit that irrational exuberance would need to include expectations above and beyond those noted by ESPN.

FWIW - I am with Miller and therefore I opted for a 10+ point win.

For those doomsday types, I might submit that getting served a big "L" this weekend could be best.  With a "W" the team may get too far ahead of itself and then get blasted at Oregon, certainly a fear the cautious would present after a win in South Bend.   And yet with a loss to ND, the team may have the proper perspective and focus to upset an overconfident Oregon team.  And in the team\'s quest for the conference championship, a W against Oregon is key.