It was going to be so good. The old formula that most UW fans were hoping to see play out was one where by UW coasts through the conference schedule with one loss max and encounters a top 5 (ideally top 3) USC team in the conference championship. A win over the Trojans in that scenario would then be the topper of the proverbial sundae and easily propel the Huskies into the meat of the playoff selection discussion.
USC’s loss to Wazzu last night changes that college football playoff equation for the Washington Huskies.
While the Trojans could still become a quality / valid PAC 12 conference championship opponent if the Huskies are fortunate enough to be become the North representative, they will now most certainly have to do so as the higher ranked of the two teams should they wish to have a lead-pipe locked spot in the playoffs.