10-13-2018, 04:25 PM
Oregon has just won in OT.
It only somewhat matters to Stanford. Previously, I had argued that it would be best for Stanford if Washington won, because we would then get more "credit" for beating UW at home. In any case, I expected that we would need to beat UW at home to get to the conference championship. This is still probably true. The Oregon win creates a situation where a three-way tie would be possible in the North (if we lose to Washington). However, since we lost to Utah, such a tie would require both Oregon and Washington to have another conference loss. While certainly not impossible, it is improbable IMHO. If we win out, it doesn't matter. So, lets just do that!
It only somewhat matters to Stanford. Previously, I had argued that it would be best for Stanford if Washington won, because we would then get more "credit" for beating UW at home. In any case, I expected that we would need to beat UW at home to get to the conference championship. This is still probably true. The Oregon win creates a situation where a three-way tie would be possible in the North (if we lose to Washington). However, since we lost to Utah, such a tie would require both Oregon and Washington to have another conference loss. While certainly not impossible, it is improbable IMHO. If we win out, it doesn't matter. So, lets just do that!