This was supposed to be the week the Pacific-10 Conference made a statement nationally. It was a mixed bag with some decent wins, near misses and bad losses.
During the offseason a lot was made about how wide open the Pac-10 race will be. That’s code for a so-so conference.
1. Oregon (3-0): The Ducks are firing on all cylinders. Granted they had two cupcakes earlier and down Tennessee team. It will be interesting to see how they do down the Pac-10 stretch.
2. Arizona (3-0): That was a good win against Big Ten team Iowa. The Wildcats will be a battled tested team compared to Oregon. It should be an interesting game between the two.
3. Stanford (3-0): The Cardinal keeps on going. Right now it can beat anyone. It rounds out a solid top three in the conference.
4. Oregon State (1-1): A win over Louisville was a good first step, but there’s a lot to work to do on both sides of the ball. When it comes together this could be a good team.
5. USC (3-0): The Trojans keep winning but are not a powerhouse. They’ll give several Pac-10 teams problems in the first of two years as spoilers.
6. Washington (1-2): Nebraska is pretty good, but the Huskies were not ready offensively or defensively. So much for QB Jake Locker’s Heisman Trophy run.
7. UCLA (1-2): Coming back against Houston was needed to salvage the season. However, as the Bruins know out Pac-10 games are tougher, even against lower end teams.
8. Arizona State (2-1): After two easy I-AA wins the Sun Devils played Wisconsin tough. If the Sun Devils build off that they could win a few more games.
9. Cal (2-1): Nevada embarrassed Cal. The Beavers are not the only team that can’t stop the option. It was ugly. At least there’s a potent running game.
10. Washington State (1-2): The latest loss was at least competitive for a while against SMU.
4 comments
OSU4life says:
May 18, 2012
Oregon State needs to find their Swagger, Heart, Attitude, and Passion! Especially the front seven on Defense, and the Offensive Line! We should always convert on 3rd & short with Quizz as your RB, that's inexcusable!
This team MUST Believe in themselves and expect to win each and every game! They are capable of achieving greatness, and have a tremendous opportunity vs. Boise State to prove not only to themselves, but to the entire Nation that they belong! Let's go Beavs! Believe!
tradernum1 says:
May 18, 2012
I love the beavs, but Boise State better put new batteries in their scoreboard.
Our D would have trouble stopping a bus full of nuns.
RenoNVBeavr says:
May 18, 2012
Cliff – UCLA and UW over ASU??? ASU looked much improved offensively on a very tough Wisconsin team and their defense looks every bit as sound as prior years. UW looks highly overrated so far and UCLA still has offensive issues at QB. It will be interesting to see how ASU handles UO's spread. Of all the teams in the conf, I like their defenses chance the best to slow that team down.
ckirkpatrick says:
May 18, 2012
ASU's wins have been over I-AA teams. Not a bad showing over Wisconsin, though. The rankings change week-to-week as how teams do. Seeing how they shake out is the fun.