College football was turned upside down on Saturday with upsets galore. And the Pac-10 Conference got even more convoluted.
Oregon luckily stays the cream of the crop and Washington State remains at the bottom. After that it’s anyone’s guess.
On any given Saturday, home or away, eight teams could win or lose. Here’s the latest power rankings after I flipped a coin to fill it out.
1. Oregon (6-0, 3-0): Ducks survive a scare in Pullman. How they continue after a rash of injuries to key players will be interesting to watch.
2. Oregon State (3-2, 2-0): If the Beavers play like they did against Arizona in every game they are going to make another run at the Roses.
3. Stanford (5-1, 2-1): The Cardinal showed a lot holding off the Trojans. It remains on the heels of the Ducks, ready if they slip.
4. Arizona (4-1, 1-1): That was a good team that lost to the Beavers. The defense will bounce back and the offense will get even better.
5. California (3-2, 1-1): This is strange team with bad losses and big wins. Coming off a thrashing of UCLA it moved up the pecking order.
6. UCLA (3-3, 1-2): Bruins must be below Cal with the loss, but there’s still some ability here. This is the team that beat up Texas, right?
7. Arizona State (3-3, 1-2): Progress was made in all areas with win over Washington. Was there improvement enough for a big finish?
8. Washington (2-3, 1-1): The program-changing win against Southern California went up in smoke with the loss to Sun Devils. They’re still dangerous.
9. USC (4-2, 1-2): Two losses this early is odd for this team. Beating the Trojans is not as special as when the Beavers did it in recent years.
10. Washington State (1-5, 0-3): Cougars showed some spunk in the first half of the Ducks loss. Opponents better be on upset alert.
10 comments
OSU4life says:
May 23, 2013
I agree that if OSU continues to play like they did vs Arizona they will make another run for the Rose Bowl! I also think their win would have been even more impressive had the 2 touchdowns been counted, instead of taken away by the Pac-10 officials!
WebTraveler says:
May 23, 2013
We won't have players left if Riley continues to allow them to be beat up by cheap shots. Riley needs to quickly become engaged and focus on good, clean, officiating, and take the hit on the fine, if necessary for critcizing officials. He also shouldn't be cautious about engaging another coach if the cheap shots continue. I am so pissed off he is sitting on his hands on this one, and trust me, at the next fundraising function will ride him and his staff hard on this one. This is just uncalled for.
OSU4life says:
May 23, 2013
Why beat up on Mike Riley? He isn't the problem or the reason for the poor officiating. Mike Riley is the kind of person who will do the right thing.
Beavocalypse says:
May 23, 2013
This is a fair criticism. Mike doesn't have to be all over the officials, but he and Bobby D need to protect the players better.
maffub says:
May 23, 2013
I agree that calling out Mike Riley for being a classy coach… the kind of coach you'd want your kid to play for… is just dumb.
What kind of message does it tell the players if the coach is always bitching? Does it tell them to prepare for the future (i.e. the next play) or does it tell them to live in the past? Riley's focus is on the kids and getting them to play THE RIGHT WAY.
Blaming Mike Riley for the injuries and cheap shots is what's "uncalled for".
WebTraveler says:
May 23, 2013
Riley needs to step up and protect his players, period. The cheap shots on his players have reached a pretty significant point – a stop needs to be made.
Beavocalypse says:
May 23, 2013
He's not calling out Riley for being a classy coach. He's calling out Riley to show some more life on the sideline when horrible calls are made or when his players are the recipient of dangerous hits.
Mike's kids play the right way, but when other coach's kids are playing the wrong way, Mike Riley and Bob DeCarolis need to get refs reprimanded and players suspended, so that they can at least protect other players in the future…otherwise, who else will do it?
In some part, the injuries to these players is a symptom of Riley's passive nature on the sideline.
Riley doesn't have to bitch constantly, but if it's to protect the players (these guys are my peers, since I am a student as well) I want Mike working the refs some more.
How many facemasks, horse collar tackles, and late hits do our players have to endure before Riley wipes the cookie eating grin on his face and do something?
Protect your players, coach, that is your friggin' job.
GoBeavs64 says:
May 23, 2013
I agree with you. I like the class that Mike has , he's obviously not the Lane Kiffin type but I think you can be classy and still stand for something. How can you look at all the film from all the games we have played so far this year and not see how other teams are not only keying in on the James brothers , but keying in on them in a dangerous manner. It is obvious that these other teams fear they have no answer to stopping them other than injuring them ? Standing up for your team can be done in a responsible way and does not have to look like bitching. Standing up for your team and protecting them , making sure the game is officiated in a correct and ethical manner earns respect from not only your players , but the fans as well and it might get you respect from opposing teams and their fans also since this seems to be a Pac Ten issue and not just an occasional referee picking on the Beavers. As for the final score of this game, every Beaver fan who watched this game knows the true margin of victory and our true place in the rankings.
mckalk says:
May 23, 2013
Larry Scott needs to focus less on expansion and more on the quality of the officiating in this league. Seems like this comes up every year and nothing changes.
aaron_ says:
May 23, 2013
How can the Beavers not be ranked in the Coaches poll? They beat the #9 team in the country. i am starting to feel like the Beavers are the Rodney Dangerfield of college football. No Respect!