[CTcard]

In the worst case scenario, somehow things blow up enough that no one makes the CFP and there's a five way tie for first place, in which case Stanford would be fifth or sixth, which could push us to the Vegas or Cactus Bowl.

That's not so much the worst case scenario as a done deal.

Right now the top six are:
UW 7-1, WSU 7-1, Colorado 7-1, U$C 7-2, Stanford 6-3, Utah 5-3.
U$C and Stanford are done.
Stanford cannot catch any of the one loss teams.
So, Stanford will finish either 5th or tied for 5th and 6th.


Since the contracts/pecking order system of bowls has been established, there's actually been very little in the way of maneuvering to take teams out of order. Most of what has happened has been to avoid taking a team to the same bowl too many times in a row (or almost in a row). I'm not quite sure what other teams' recent trips have been, but for Stanford that might mean an effort by the Foster Farms bowl to trade up or down.

Right now I'd bet good money on Foster Farms or Sun.

[CTcard]

In the worst case scenario, somehow things blow up enough that no one makes the CFP and there's a five way tie for first place, in which case Stanford would be fifth or sixth, which could push us to the Vegas or Cactus Bowl.

That's not so much the worst case scenario as a done deal.

Right now the top six are:
UW 7-1, WSU 7-1, Colorado 7-1, U$C 7-2, Stanford 6-3, Utah 5-3.
U$C and Stanford are done.
Stanford cannot catch any of the one loss teams.
So, Stanford will finish either 5th or tied for 5th and 6th.


Since the contracts/pecking order system of bowls has been established, there's actually been very little in the way of maneuvering to take teams out of order. Most of what has happened has been to avoid taking a team to the same bowl too many times in a row (or almost in a row). I'm not quite sure what other teams' recent trips have been, but for Stanford that might mean an effort by the Foster Farms bowl to trade up or down.

Right now I'd bet good money on Foster Farms or Sun.