[washingtonismoney]

Playing along with this game, yes,  I think Stanford would’ve gone to the playoffs over ‘Bama had it gone 12-1. It would’ve had, what, three top 10 wins. I think Alabama had one top-25 win. Of course Alabama would’ve been the better team but that doesn’t necessarily mean a ton in playoff land.

That said, the season would’ve unfolded much differently. With a better win-loss record early on I doubt Shaw switches to Costello — which means, perversely, that Stanford would’ve probably lost to UW and ND. So, ironically, I think Thomas ends up making zero difference in the W-L. 

[washingtonismoney]

Playing along with this game, yes,  I think Stanford would’ve gone to the playoffs over ‘Bama had it gone 12-1. It would’ve had, what, three top 10 wins. I think Alabama had one top-25 win. Of course Alabama would’ve been the better team but that doesn’t necessarily mean a ton in playoff land.

That said, the season would’ve unfolded much differently. With a better win-loss record early on I doubt Shaw switches to Costello — which means, perversely, that Stanford would’ve probably lost to UW and ND. So, ironically, I think Thomas ends up making zero difference in the W-L.