10-22-2017, 10:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2017, 10:05 AM by OutsiderFan.)
Southern ×ÉÉ's evisceration in South Bend was the final nail in the Pac-12's coffin for a playoff berth. Even if Washington or WSU were to somehow win the conference with 1-loss, the best OOC win the Pac-12 has to date is, uh...
Southern ×ÉÉ beating Texas in OT? It's looking quite bleak. Now Stanford could conceivably beat ND, which would easily be the best OOC win for the conference, but Stanford would at best have two losses.
But making matters worse is that Stanford and ASU both lost to what we now know to be a mediocre SDSU team. Arizona, who may well win the South, lost to Houston. ASU could still win it too, but in addition to SDSU they lost to Texas Tech.
×ÉÉ lost to Washington who lost to ASU who lost to Stanford who lost to Southern ×ÉÉ who lost to WSU who lost to ×ÉÉ. It just makes no sense for anyone trying to rank these teams, which is how the system works. It's a big problem for the Pac-12 having so many teams that are competitive with each other, and I don't see it changing any time soon.
The Pac-12 could have 9 teams be bowl-eligible this year. Only ones not: Utah, Colorado, Oregon State
Southern ×ÉÉ beating Texas in OT? It's looking quite bleak. Now Stanford could conceivably beat ND, which would easily be the best OOC win for the conference, but Stanford would at best have two losses.
But making matters worse is that Stanford and ASU both lost to what we now know to be a mediocre SDSU team. Arizona, who may well win the South, lost to Houston. ASU could still win it too, but in addition to SDSU they lost to Texas Tech.
×ÉÉ lost to Washington who lost to ASU who lost to Stanford who lost to Southern ×ÉÉ who lost to WSU who lost to ×ÉÉ. It just makes no sense for anyone trying to rank these teams, which is how the system works. It's a big problem for the Pac-12 having so many teams that are competitive with each other, and I don't see it changing any time soon.
The Pac-12 could have 9 teams be bowl-eligible this year. Only ones not: Utah, Colorado, Oregon State