2018 schedule released at the beginning of last year, we were wringing our hands about the schedule. then North Dakota and Portland went south, and it got much more reasonable.
i do wish we didn't have Stanford. that's a meat grinder kind of game. i remember talking to a line coach at the golf tournament the year after the last Stanford game, and he thought that game left a physical toll on the linemen (especially defense) that lasted several weeks. having a bye two weeks later will certainly help. just hope it doesn't effect them too much vs. Idaho -> a definite winnable home game.
San Jose is still FBS, but that's a winnable game. San Diego is no slouch (right NAU?), especially after seeing us last year. that being said, we COULD be 3-1 heading into the bye week with a winnable roadie at UNC coming up. think positive!