[Austroturf]

That was also my thinking.  From 2009 to 2018 (almost a decade), Stanford (and Oregon) had the edge over the Trojans; and USC's years of domination of the Pac-XX appeared to be over.  But time marches on.  They finally appear to have a coach, and the portal/NIL play to their advantage.  Watching the USC-UCLA game brought back memories of earlier times when those two teams battled it out at the end of the season for a berth in the Rose Bowl.  Stanford is not even in the same universe in 2022.  

LSU would have to beat Georgia to make the CFP.  In my view, that's not going to happen.

[Austroturf]

That was also my thinking.  From 2009 to 2018 (almost a decade), Stanford (and Oregon) had the edge over the Trojans; and USC's years of domination of the Pac-XX appeared to be over.  But time marches on.  They finally appear to have a coach, and the portal/NIL play to their advantage.  Watching the USC-UCLA game brought back memories of earlier times when those two teams battled it out at the end of the season for a berth in the Rose Bowl.  Stanford is not even in the same universe in 2022.  

LSU would have to beat Georgia to make the CFP.  In my view, that's not going to happen.