I think we have to be big Washington fans the rest of the season unless we see them in Santa Clara and can clinch the Rose Bowl ourselves.
If UW gets into the playoff as Pac 12 champ, it clears up the P12's Rose Bowl slot. Going by current bowl projections, Utah and WSU are projected for that as the second choice from the Pac 12. Washington has Utah next week and obviously has WSU in the Apple Cup. And we can do our part as we obviously have both of them at Folsom.
I think there's a real chance we can make the Rose. We have a bye to rest up and figure some stuff out, especially on special teams. 3 of our last 4 are at home and the sole remaining road game is against the weakest team we have left on our schedule.
If UW gets into the playoff as Pac 12 champ, it clears up the P12's Rose Bowl slot. Going by current bowl projections, Utah and WSU are projected for that as the second choice from the Pac 12. Washington has Utah next week and obviously has WSU in the Apple Cup. And we can do our part as we obviously have both of them at Folsom.
I think there's a real chance we can make the Rose. We have a bye to rest up and figure some stuff out, especially on special teams. 3 of our last 4 are at home and the sole remaining road game is against the weakest team we have left on our schedule.