{"id":2365,"date":"2016-10-14T15:36:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2016-10-14T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T19:36:48","slug":"cougar-de-grace-death-blow-to-stanfords-cfp-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2016\/10\/14\/cougar-de-grace-death-blow-to-stanfords-cfp-hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougar de Gr\u00e2ce: Death Blow to Stanford\u2019s CFP Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cougar de Gr\u00e2ce: Death Blow to Stanford\u2019s CFP Hopes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before the season started, I wrote an article<\/a> about Stanford<\/strong>\u2019s road to the College Football Playoff <\/strong>(CFP). I hypothesized that losses to Washington<\/strong>, Notre Dame<\/strong>, and Oregon<\/strong> were possible, and that the Cardinal could only withstand one loss to an undefeated, nationally respected team to stay in CFP contention. In a nut shell, because they play in the PAC-12 it would \u201ctake a season of near perfection for Stanford to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heading into Week 7, with a 3-2 record, perfection is long gone. If the drubbing by Washington landed Stanford in the ICU, being blown out by Washington State<\/strong> was the final death blow, or their Cougar de gr\u00e2ce<\/em>. The CFP is no longer an option for Stanford football this year.<\/p>\n