[jacketree]

Or maybe Oregon and ASU become more perennially powerful than SC and/or UCLA and it works to Stanford's advantage.  All those things Extra Point mentioned could happen regardless of the schedule rotation.  And if Stanford reverts to bumping along at .500 because they can't beat the LA teams, what difference does it really make?  More to the point, Stanford was in an abyss fairly recently and climbed out of it. There is no such thing as a death spiral at this place.  Stanford has too much money, and when push comes to shove, too much pride.

[jacketree]

Or maybe Oregon and ASU become more perennially powerful than SC and/or UCLA and it works to Stanford's advantage.  All those things Extra Point mentioned could happen regardless of the schedule rotation.  And if Stanford reverts to bumping along at .500 because they can't beat the LA teams, what difference does it really make?  More to the point, Stanford was in an abyss fairly recently and climbed out of it. There is no such thing as a death spiral at this place.  Stanford has too much money, and when push comes to shove, too much pride.