Just thought of this after reading this thread:
http://stanford.forums.rivals.com/threads/last-nights-halloween-scare-a-parallel-to-2010.6374/
Looking back at 2010 and how that Stanford team finished the season - ending the season ranked #4 - if the playoff had existed then, what are the chances that the playoff would have 2 Pac 10 teams?
If the committee looked at the situation in the same way that they looked at Ohio State last year, I think we would have been in.
1) Only loss was on the road at the #2, undefeated team's stadium
2) Beat ND in south bend by 3 TDs
2) All but two of the wins were convincing at the very least.
3) 3 conference shutouts
4) Finished as the hottest team in the country: over the last 6 regular season games the average margin of victory was over 26 ppg.
The one thing that would have hurt was that from the Pac 10 that year it was Stanford, Oregon and then no one else in the BCS top-25.
Thoughts?
http://stanford.forums.rivals.com/threads/last-nights-halloween-scare-a-parallel-to-2010.6374/
Looking back at 2010 and how that Stanford team finished the season - ending the season ranked #4 - if the playoff had existed then, what are the chances that the playoff would have 2 Pac 10 teams?
If the committee looked at the situation in the same way that they looked at Ohio State last year, I think we would have been in.
1) Only loss was on the road at the #2, undefeated team's stadium
2) Beat ND in south bend by 3 TDs
2) All but two of the wins were convincing at the very least.
3) 3 conference shutouts
4) Finished as the hottest team in the country: over the last 6 regular season games the average margin of victory was over 26 ppg.
The one thing that would have hurt was that from the Pac 10 that year it was Stanford, Oregon and then no one else in the BCS top-25.
Thoughts?
