Week in and week out, the story behind Stanford football (1-2, 0-2 Pac-12) seems to be the same. And week in and week out, the odds seem to keep falling further out of the Cardinal’s favor. After a confidence-boosting 41-10 win over Colgate (1-3, 0-1 Patriot League), it seemed like Stanford had history on its side with the potential to upset then-No. 10 USC (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12). Then reality hit.