[jayasena]

Mandel\'s take: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/wr...bcs/1.html):

My reaction to the latest AP and coaches\' polls:

Underrated: Stanford (AP: No. 7; coaches\': No. 9)
The Cardinal, who throttled Arizona on Saturday and have only lost to No. 1 Oregon, may be the best one-loss team in the country. The coaches disagree; they have Stanford ranked behind four other one-loss teams, including ...

Overrated: Ohio State (AP: No. 8; coaches\': No. 7)
The Buckeyes started high (No. 2 in both polls), so they remain high despite the fact that they haven\'t beaten a single team currently ranked in either poll. Their best win is ... Miami? Illinois? But hey, GameDay\'s coming to town. That\'s something.

And later in the page:

Meanwhile, Stanford is staring at its own BCS snub. The Cardinal could go 11-1, finish in the top five and have nowhere to go because of the Rose Bowl\'s non-AQ obligation and the Fiesta Bowl\'s inevitable Big East condemnation. Perhaps the Orange Bowl or Sugar Bowl would see fit to reward Andrew Luck and Co., knowing Stanford\'s large national alumni base might travel well. One thing\'s for certain: Boise State and Stanford aren\'t both getting in.

"knowing Stanford\'s large national alumni base might travel well" :o

[jayasena]

Mandel\'s take: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/wr...bcs/1.html):

My reaction to the latest AP and coaches\' polls:

Underrated: Stanford (AP: No. 7; coaches\': No. 9)
The Cardinal, who throttled Arizona on Saturday and have only lost to No. 1 Oregon, may be the best one-loss team in the country. The coaches disagree; they have Stanford ranked behind four other one-loss teams, including ...

Overrated: Ohio State (AP: No. 8; coaches\': No. 7)
The Buckeyes started high (No. 2 in both polls), so they remain high despite the fact that they haven\'t beaten a single team currently ranked in either poll. Their best win is ... Miami? Illinois? But hey, GameDay\'s coming to town. That\'s something.

And later in the page:

Meanwhile, Stanford is staring at its own BCS snub. The Cardinal could go 11-1, finish in the top five and have nowhere to go because of the Rose Bowl\'s non-AQ obligation and the Fiesta Bowl\'s inevitable Big East condemnation. Perhaps the Orange Bowl or Sugar Bowl would see fit to reward Andrew Luck and Co., knowing Stanford\'s large national alumni base might travel well. One thing\'s for certain: Boise State and Stanford aren\'t both getting in.

"knowing Stanford\'s large national alumni base might travel well" :o