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These odds reflect scheduling realities that negatively impact Stanford.

Stanford has a 12 game schedule that includes 10 BCS AQ games, a non-AQ opponent that was ranked in the top 25 last year, and a road game all the way across the country against Army.  Worse, the toughest games are at the end of the season, making it unlikely that Stanford will recover from a late loss.  That is not a schedule friendly for a BCS run.

Many in the SEC will have only 8 BCS AQ games and 4 other home games against very weak FBS or FCS teams.  And for those teams they will get some of the weakest SEC teams and an FCS team in November.  That is a schedule friendly for a BCS run.

[Farm93]

These odds reflect scheduling realities that negatively impact Stanford.

Stanford has a 12 game schedule that includes 10 BCS AQ games, a non-AQ opponent that was ranked in the top 25 last year, and a road game all the way across the country against Army.  Worse, the toughest games are at the end of the season, making it unlikely that Stanford will recover from a late loss.  That is not a schedule friendly for a BCS run.

Many in the SEC will have only 8 BCS AQ games and 4 other home games against very weak FBS or FCS teams.  And for those teams they will get some of the weakest SEC teams and an FCS team in November.  That is a schedule friendly for a BCS run.