Notre Dame has been on an extended weekly blowout tour, winning nine straight games by double digits -- topped by last Saturday's 70-7 spanking of Syracuse. However, opening kickoff times for those outings ranged from early afternoon to mid-evening. Let's see how they adjust to a 10:30 (ET) start out west. A rough season for Stanford has turned somewhat for the better in November. The Cardinal were competitive in defeats to Pitt and North Carolina before slamming rival Calfornia last Saturday. The Irish's latest win was bittersweet, with LBs Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and Chance Tucker lost for the season. This is a sizable number for ND to cover with the body clock set on an early Sunday morning.