The cross-country flight home from Syracuse last weekend after the Cardinal won on a buzzer-beating field goal must have been fun. Now they must turn around and fly back to the east coast. Stanford is learning the downside of ACC membership -- insane travel -- quickly. This time, it confronts a far superior opponent. Clemson has rebounded nicely from a no-show opener against Georgia with two blowout victories. The Tigers' home-field edge is palpable; they have covered in five straight. QB Cade Klubnik could slice and dice the Cardinal secondary, allowing Clemson to clear this high hurdle of a sizable spread.