10-16-2017, 09:36 AM
On the downside, after OSU, the remaining schedule is very tough. One the upside, after OSU, the remaining schedule is very tough.
In the last 4 games, we would be playing a middle ranked WSU team, a somewhat high (maybe around #10) ranked UW team, a possibly-receiving-votes Cal team, and a top 5-10 ND team. If (if) we win those, we'd be playing a decently ranked USC team in the Pac-12 championship. That's not a bad resume for the end of the season, to point to to show that, despite two early loses, one of which we would have avenged, we have been playing playoff football and winning for an entire month.
Of course, we still need to play and win the games.
In the last 4 games, we would be playing a middle ranked WSU team, a somewhat high (maybe around #10) ranked UW team, a possibly-receiving-votes Cal team, and a top 5-10 ND team. If (if) we win those, we'd be playing a decently ranked USC team in the Pac-12 championship. That's not a bad resume for the end of the season, to point to to show that, despite two early loses, one of which we would have avenged, we have been playing playoff football and winning for an entire month.
Of course, we still need to play and win the games.