Saturday night at Martin Stadium, the Cougars could put themselves in a position to win the Pac-12 North and play in the conference championship game. Then, in this if-they-beat-Stanford scenario and go on to become the Pac-12 North champs, the Cougs would have a reasonably good chance to beat Utah, USC, UCLA or Arizona State in the conference title game.
I know a lot has to happen Saturday night and in the next four games against ASU, UCLA, Colorado and Washington, and there's a better chance of finishing with a 7-5 or 6-6 record than 10-2 or 9-3, but still.