If Stanford loses Love, not only will the Cardinal's conference title hopes vanish, Stanford will be an even more unattractive bowl invite (assuming bowl eligibility). Heaven forbid.
Beyond that kind of injury to an impact player . . . no one (other than affected team and its fans) cares.Â
P.S. On another thread: Stanford has no chance at CFP. But here's a more legit question: is some NY6 Bowl required to take the Pac champion? I don't think so, and I could readily see a scenario whereby Pac 12 champion Stanford gets left out (even with a healthy Love). Specifically, beat all conference foes (except WSU, who loses to UW), lose to ND, win CCG. That would make Stanford 9-4, and not very attractive to NY6 bowl hosts. Hell, a 10-3 Stanford team that beats ND might also get shutout.
Beyond that kind of injury to an impact player . . . no one (other than affected team and its fans) cares.Â
P.S. On another thread: Stanford has no chance at CFP. But here's a more legit question: is some NY6 Bowl required to take the Pac champion? I don't think so, and I could readily see a scenario whereby Pac 12 champion Stanford gets left out (even with a healthy Love). Specifically, beat all conference foes (except WSU, who loses to UW), lose to ND, win CCG. That would make Stanford 9-4, and not very attractive to NY6 bowl hosts. Hell, a 10-3 Stanford team that beats ND might also get shutout.