Cliff: Pac-10 rankings, WSU time

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Oregon State fans are happy with the team’s progress. PHOTO/AP

Another scramble of the Pacific-10 Conference rankings was expects this week, but not like this.

The football teams keep knocking each other off at the top, and it’s making it interesting to see how it turns out.

Southern California and Arizona losing helped Oregon State’s Rose Bowl hopes. It’s going to come down to the Civil War.

Read my Monday story in the GT for OSU reaction to their situation. Here’s my latest rankings.

1. Oregon: The Ducks return to the top with a dominating win over Arizona State. They have to win out to reach the Rose Bowl, and a trip to Arizona is next followed by the Beavers. That’s not easy.

2. Oregon State: The Beavers are taking care of business late in the year again. A tuneup at Washington State this week keeps them on track and sets up one of the biggest Civil Wars in history.

3. Arizona: Schedule makers created a brutal end of season for the Wildcats. Losing to California was something they couldn’t afford. Now they must beat USC and Arizona State on the road and Oregon at home.

4. Stanford: This team is supposed to be good next year, and all of sudden it can reach the top now that it dominated USC and Oregon. The only Pac-10 game left is at home against California

5. USC: How the mighty have fallen. Seeing the Trojans with three losses is unusual. They are in the spoiler role now. What’s it going to be like to see USC in the Sun Bowl or Emerald Bowl?

6. California: The Bears are playing for postseason position, and really have had a good season with seven wins and two more games to go. Beating Stanford would throw the top teams into more chaos.

7. UCLA: There’s a slim chance for a bowl game. The Bruins have to beat Arizona State and USC, and the Trojans have been vulnerable this season.

8. Arizona State: After a mostly frustrating season the Sun Devils are still in line for a bowl berth, but they need to win the last two, including a home game with Arizona.

9. Washington: There’s no bowl game for first-year coach Steve Sarkisian. It’s on to building for the future. Of course there’s the exciting rivalry game with Washington State left – not.

10: Washington State: The only surprising thing that hasn’t happened in this wild Pac-10 race is the Cougars upsetting a team in contention. Could it happen this week against the Beavers?

UPDATE: Washington State decided to pick a kickoff time for Saturday’s OSU, finally. It’s at 2 p.m. with no TV whatsoever. Yes, it took that long to make the announcement.

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angrybeaver says:

November 16, 2009 at 3:43 pm

I'd put Stanford ahead of Arizona at this point.

Their body of work is more impressive and their finish will be stronger. I find it fascinating how all the talking heads have gone mum on the "and Barkley is just a true freshman!" maunder.

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- mxpx5678 says:
  
  November 16, 2009 at 5:01 pm
  
  Seriously, I know Barkley might have great potential but he just isn't playing as well as some of the other Pac-10 QB's right now. OSU's game against USC drove me crazy, Canfield played a great game and all the announcers wanted to talk about was Barkley.
  
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BeaverDon says:

November 16, 2009 at 7:48 pm

Cliff,

No TV? What PAC 10 games will be on the schedule for this weekend. Any chance any of the local station might pick it up?

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ckirkpatrick says:

November 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm

There's no TV whatsoever. The extra week must have been trying for FSN NW to pick it up. After last weeend, all the TV stations wanted what they have.
ASU at UCLA, Cal at Stan and Oregon at Arizona will be TV.

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WebTraveler says:

November 16, 2009 at 8:02 pm

Cliff, is there any real reason for this? Last week WSU's game at 2pm was televised on Fox College Sports and competed with the Stanford-USC game on all the Fox stations, except FSN NW, which was able to secure a waiver. So the FSN/Pac 10 granted two waivers last week. So was this decision:

1. A result of FSN denying the waiver?
2. FSN-NW, OSY, WSU not applying for one
3. Pac 10 office denying it
4. FSN-NW deciding it couldn't make any money because no one wanted to watch

Some other reason? So we get UCLA & Arizona State on FSN, who cares?!

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ckirkpatrick says:

November 16, 2009 at 8:08 pm

I don't know the specific reason for no waiver. But logic says LA and Phoenix market equals viewers. Both teams are postseson aspirations.

Then there is the cost to produce a game for the two smallest markets in the Pac-10, and one of the teams is one of the most brutal in recent history.

Bottom line, there was no money to be made, I'm sure.

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WebTraveler says:

November 16, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Not even a chance to watch a scoreboard cam or anything like we did several years ago in Arizona via computer feed?

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ckirkpatrick says:

November 16, 2009 at 8:22 pm

No. That happened because OSU and Arizona work with the same company to do it's Internet and video. OSU and WSU do not.

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aaron_ says:

November 16, 2009 at 11:19 pm

that sucks! oh well looks like i will be going to some darn resteraunt with the wifey. Oh well. Will the game be on the radio over the internet through KPAM?

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