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Stanford goes to great lengths to deflect new Pac-12 favorite status

The media has picked Stanford to win the Pac-12 for the first time in the 56-year history of its preseason poll, but the Cardinal aren't having it.

"That just truly shows that you guys have no idea what you're doing," head coach David Shaw responded.

So don't tell the Cardinal that they're the Pac-12 favorites, because they're accustomed to being underdogs -- and they're willing to do plenty of mental gymnastics to maintain that dark horse status.

"Even though [the media] picked us to win, they may not mean it," defensive lineman Solomon Thomas offered.