1 hour ago
Caught bits and pieces of Stanford's 4-1 win over NC State. Stanford pretty much dominated the parts that I saw, all in the second half.
Stanford came into the match tied for 10th (!) in the 17-team ACC and as I type this have moved into 8th. The Card have a big match at home vs highly ranked Notre Dame on Sunday and then on the road again next week for the final regular season match, vs Boston College.
As others have mentioned, only the top 6 make the ACC tournament, which starts Sunday, Nov. 8. Stanford would have to finish 3rd or 4th to host a first-round game, which means leapfrogging at least 5 teams. That might be possible, but it seems extremely unlikely.
Stanford came into the match tied for 10th (!) in the 17-team ACC and as I type this have moved into 8th. The Card have a big match at home vs highly ranked Notre Dame on Sunday and then on the road again next week for the final regular season match, vs Boston College.
As others have mentioned, only the top 6 make the ACC tournament, which starts Sunday, Nov. 8. Stanford would have to finish 3rd or 4th to host a first-round game, which means leapfrogging at least 5 teams. That might be possible, but it seems extremely unlikely.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)