[OutsiderFan]

Of course these rankings mean something.  If Stanford was #18 right now, even with a win this weekend, Stanford would have no chance to be in the playoff.  Being ranked #7, with a conference championship game to play, Stanford has a not out of the question possibility to make it in.  Moreover, everyone is just assuming Stanford is out even if it wins the Pac-12.  The committee hasn't even declared Oklahoma is guaranteed a spot, have they?  Maybe Stanford does in fact control it's own destiny and nobody outside the committee knows it.

In any event, we can all agree on one thing.  The best thing that could possibly happen for college football this weekend is for Alabama to lose so the SEC gets left out.  That's the fastest way to get to a 6 or 8 team playoff that guarantees a playoff spot for every conference champion. 

[OutsiderFan]

Of course these rankings mean something.  If Stanford was #18 right now, even with a win this weekend, Stanford would have no chance to be in the playoff.  Being ranked #7, with a conference championship game to play, Stanford has a not out of the question possibility to make it in.  Moreover, everyone is just assuming Stanford is out even if it wins the Pac-12.  The committee hasn't even declared Oklahoma is guaranteed a spot, have they?  Maybe Stanford does in fact control it's own destiny and nobody outside the committee knows it.

In any event, we can all agree on one thing.  The best thing that could possibly happen for college football this weekend is for Alabama to lose so the SEC gets left out.  That's the fastest way to get to a 6 or 8 team playoff that guarantees a playoff spot for every conference champion.