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The Ducks can really run it up when they want to make an impression.
I would love for Stanford to beat Oregon, but it will be important to stay in the game all the way. A loss to Oregon likely still leaves a path to the Rose Bowl now that Bama has lost a game, but Stanford will need to look like a top 14 team.
Play strong vs Oregon and then beat UCLA probably go to the Rose Bowl.
Beat Oregon, then Stanford will need to beat UCLA and would then need to beat USC/UCLA again on Nov 30th.
It almost seems like an easier path to lose, but then they would not be Pac-12 champs which I believe is a team goal for 2012.