PAC 12 Thread v6.0

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[AlaskaGuy]

The Pac-12 has four of the ten best defenses in college football

 

[SUBuddha]

any idea if there a run block scheme change with pritchard (new oc), or is this just an execution issue?

I think it may have to do with the new O-Line coach.

 

[trojanfan12]

@trojanfan12 why aren't you guys running more? Didn't your stud RB who was a frosh last year return. I'm just looking over box scores and seems alot stuff is being put on your QB who should be in HS.

In the first 2 games, we did run more. Against Texas, we couldn't run block worth a damn. So they pretty much abandoned it.

Our o-line has been...a disappointment (to say the least). They couldn't pass protect in the first 2 games and couldn't run block in the last one.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Father of UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson Rips Chip Kelly's 'Lousy Coaching'

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[AlaskaGuy]

ASU will pray for a win like we beat you last year when you were highly touted/ranked. ASU is pissed now and have a chip.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[WizardHawk]

That whole defense was at another level. I think there are two or three kids for Utah still trying to find body parts. They were hitting about as hard as I've seen them. Todd Mcshay was at the game and flat out said all 4 of that secondary will be high level draft picks and claimed that is by far the best secondary in college right now. Cliff Avril said he was impressed with the hitting and tackling in that game. It was a clinic for sure.

They will need to keep that kind of effort up week in and week out to cover for that offense. At least until Hamdan gets up to speed.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[Duckboy33]

Oregon still put up more passing yards than it had in the prior 2 weeks. 443 yards total offense was only a low by about 50 yards.
Defensively Oregon has given up fewer and fewer rushing yards each week with a stand of only 29 rush yards against SJSU. Now of course none of those schools RB can hold a candle to the likes of Love or Gaskin on their bad days but remember last season Oregon gave up 300 to Wyoming who everyone was all about QB Allen. who was their running back? no really i dont know.
Rush D is currently 12th but again grain of salt.
overall is 40th and scoring is 43rd so sitting in the average. pretty much what I expected.

Herbert completion percentage is still low (Granted there's been some drops) and Oregon isn't running it the way they should be able to with an experienced O-Line and bad competition. Defense is still giving up way too many big plays in the passing game. Secondary is suspect. D-Line has no depth.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Chip Kelly runs team conditioning drill during UCLA loss

 

[mrwallace2ku]

OSU is one of 73 land-grant universities in the United States.[7] The school is also a sea-grant, space-grant, and sun-grant institution, making it one of only three U.S. institutions to obtain all four designations and one of two public universities to do so (Cornell and Penn State are the only others with similar designation. Penn State is the only public university with matching designations).[8] OSU received $441 million in research funding for the 2017 fiscal year.[9]

THAT'S RED-FUCKING HAWT SPORTS FANS….

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Pac-12 power ratings: Cal rises, USC falls, UCLA hits bottom
By JON WILNER | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: September 17, 2018 at 7:12 am | UPDATED: September 17, 2018 at 7:30 am

1. Washington (2-1/1-0)
Last week: 1
Result: Won at Utah 21-7
Next up: vs. Arizona State
Comment: The fate of the season depends not on Jake Browning’s handling of blitzes but on how quickly the injury-plagued offensive line coalesces. Until it does, the defense must lead the way. (From here, the OL’s deadline looks to be Oct. 13, when the Huskies visit Eugene.)

2. Stanford (3-0/1-0)
Last week: 2
Result: Beat UC Davis 30-10
Next up: at Oregon
Comment: The brutal back-to-back has arrived. If the Cardinal remains undefeated when it departs Notre Dame Stadium on the evening of Sept. 29, then it will be time to start talking playoff paths. (Of course, USC is not helping the resume much.)

3. Oregon (3-0/0-0)
Last week: 3
Result: Beat San Jose State 35-22
Next up: vs. Stanford
Comment: Allow the Hotline to summarize Oregon’s performance not with one word but one letter: Zzzzzzzzzzzz. A team can face only so many cupcakes before it starts to cast an eye forward and lose sight of the tasks at hand.

4. Cal (3-0/0-0)
Last week: 7
Result: Beat Idaho State 45-23
Next up: Bye (then vs. Oregon)
Comment: Having watched Chase Garbers closely for two games, we’ll say this: He gives the receivers a chance to make a play on every throw: The placement and touch are impressive.

5. Colorado (3-0/0-0)
Last week: 4
Result: Beat New Hampshire 45-14
Next up: Bye (then vs. UCLA)
Comment: It’s unfair to completely dismiss the Buffs’ victory in Lincoln based on Nebraska’s loss to Troy, given that the latter result came with a walk-on quarterback. So we will suggest a partial discount.

6. Arizona State (2-1/0-0)
Last week: 4
Result: Lost at San Diego State 28-21
Next up: at Washington
Comment: Watching the second half unfold Saturday night, I kept thinking: That’s the ASU defense I expect to see this season. Any level of play above that standard, whether for short or long stretches, will be a credit to Danny Gonzales and the defensive staff. The Sun Devils simply don’t have the personnel.

7. Washington State (3-0/0-0)
Last week: 9
Result: Beat Eastern Washington 59-24
Next up: at USC (Friday)
Comment: Difficult to know what to make of the Cougars: Their three opponents thus far have combined for one win over FBS teams, and that was Wyoming’s victory over mighty New Mexico State. It’s the softest schedule east of Eugene.

8. Utah (2-1/0-1)
Last week: 8
Result: Lost to Washington 21-7
Next up: Bye (then at Washington State)
Comment: On the bright side: The defense should keep the Utes in every game — at least until it reaches the point of physical and mental exhaustion from playing each week with zero margin for error. That’s the issue (or one of the issues) for Whittingham and Taylor: Fixing the offense before the defense hits its limit.

9. USC (1-2/0-1)
Last week: 6
Result: Lost at Texas 37-14
Next up: vs. Washington State (Friday)
Comment: Speaking of fixing the offense … The Hotline went back through the official stats and found this first-quarter play selection from the Trojans: pass, pass, pass, run (3), pass, pass, pass, pass, run (23, TD), pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, run (1), pass, pass, run (3), pass, run (3, TD). Hmmmm.

10. Arizona (1-2/0-0)
Last week: 12
Result: Beat Southern Utah 62-31
Next up: at Oregon State
Comment: Sure, 62 points and five touchdowns passes by Khalil Tate are reasons for Wildcats fans to exhale. But here’s a reason to fret: 44.23. That’s the third-down conversion percentage allowed by Arizona’s defense. In conference, only two are worse: Oregon State and UCLA. In all major college football, only 21 are worse.

11. Oregon State (1-2/0-0)
Last week: 11
Result: Lost at Nevada 37-35
Next up: vs. Arizona
Comment: Oh, Beavs. So, so, so close. On the bright side: They rallied from 30-7 down and have multiple winnable games coming up, starting Saturday.

12. UCLA (0-3/0-0)
Last week: 10
Result: Lost to Fresno State 38-14
Next up: Bye (then at Colorado)
Comment: Speaking of winnable games: The Bruins appear to have one on Oct. 20 (Arizona) and another on Oct. 26 (Utah). Anything else would be a sizable upset until, say, the middle of 2019.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

The Pac-12 has four of the ten best defenses in college football

hhmmm...

 

[mrwallace2ku]

11. Oregon State (1-2/0-0)
Last week: 11
Result: Lost at Nevada 37-35
Next up: vs. Arizona
Comment: Oh, Beavs. So, so, so close.

LACES OUT MF!

 

[OregonDucks]

Anyone else getting the sense Chip is not happy at UCLA? He has zero fire in him and they seriously look nothing at all like his Oregon teams. I get they aren't his guys, but check UCLA's recruiting classes over the last couple years, there is talent and athleticism there that I would imagine some sort of up tempo spread offense would be seen. But they seriously have nothing.

This is a guy with Darron Thomas at QB got to the national championship game and lost by a bad call. What is going on at UCLA is baffling to me.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Anyone else getting the sense Chip is not happy at UCLA? He has zero fire in him and they seriously look nothing at all like his Oregon teams. I get they aren't his guys, but check UCLA's recruiting classes over the last couple years, there is talent and athleticism there that I would imagine some sort of up tempo spread offense would be seen. But they seriously have nothing.

This is a guy with Darron Thomas at QB got to the national championship game and lost by a bad call. What is going on at UCLA is baffling to me.

I think Chip might have lost his mojo since leaving Oregon where he was about to get busted for cheating.

 

[OregonDucks]

I think Chip might have lost his mojo since leaving Oregon where he was about to get busted for cheating.

For your first part about losing his mojo, maybe so, since going to the NFL. He needs to get back into that college football mindset.

 

[AlaskaGuy]