Road to the Roses

The Cats control their destiny and their path to the Rose Bowl. Even if they don't win out Ted Miller at ESPN.com did this analysis of the Pac-10 tie-breaker system and came up with this road...


Here's a scenario: Oregon State beats Oregon, Stanford beats USC and Oregon beats Arizona. But Oregon State, Oregon, Stanford and Arizona win all the rest of their games and all finish 7-2 in conference play -- a four-way tie for first.

First, you look at their records against each other. Oregon State and Arizona would be 2-1. Oregon and Stanford would be 1-2. Oregon State and Arizona advance.

And Arizona, having won head-to-head with Oregon State, goes to the Rose Bowl.


This is assuming that we will beat USC in the Coliseum (a game that I will be attending).

What are the odds that the Cats go to the Rose Bowl?