THE PAC 12 THREAD v.3

[wazzu31]

Very disappointed in the pirate. He is going to lead the team to 3 wins, at least he could've made a big splash at media day.

 

[Olyduck]

Very disappointed in the pirate. He is going to lead the team to 3 wins, at least he could've made a big splash at media day.

3 wins?
I see at least 4 and 2 or 3 that can go either way

 

[RegentDenali]

Cougs had a productive week with recruiting landing 3 commits over the past two days.

OT Cedric Bigge-Duren (Oceanside, CA), K Matt Abramo (Petaluma, CA), and RB Dominic Davis (Mission Hills, CA). Davis is really nice get for the Cougs as he had offers from UCLA and USC.

 

[Vitamike]

Does the PAC12 Champion make the CFB 'Final Four' as a three loss Champ?

Not a chance.

Not even a three loss Oregon?

I'm not sure who was asking this because I was channel surfing, however the broadcasters on the show were saying a two loss Champ most likely and possibly a three loss Champ could make it. Their reasoning, due to the depth of the Conference and number of in conference games. The strength of schedule will be one of he most pertinent considerations in the selections process by the committee.

I agree with them that a three loss PAC Champ could get a top four bid. A likely scenario would probably need to see the Champs have the best record in the Conference. It wouldn't hurt too if a couple of the losses were suffered early while missing key player(s) to injury or even weather! (Now factors in the rankings) but it's definitely a reach....

 

[963BUSC]

Not even a three loss Oregon?

I'm not sure who was asking this because I was channel surfing, however the broadcasters on the show were saying a two loss Champ most likely and possibly a three loss Champ could make it. Their reasoning, due to the depth of the Conference and number of in conference games. The strength of schedule will be one of he most pertinent considerations in the selections process by the committee.

I agree with them that a three loss PAC Champ could get a top four bid. A likely scenario would probably need to see the Champs have the best record in the Conference. It wouldn't hurt too if a couple of the losses were suffered early while missing key player(s) to injury or even weather! (Now factors in the rankings) but it's definitely a reach....

No chance. They'd take 2 from the SEC and 1 from ACC/Big 10/Big 12 first.

 

[Desean12345]

3 loss pac 12 team doesn't get in. A 3 loss SEC team would but that's the only conference i see that happening.

 

[bamabear82]

Stanford?s Ty Montgomery could miss USC game | CollegeFootballTalk

 

[RegentDenali]

More bad news for the Nittany Lions.

Former Cal AD Sandy Barbour has been named Penn St.'s new AD.

 

[Desean12345]

More bad news for the Nittany Lions.

Former Cal AD Sandy Barbour has been named Penn St.'s new AD.

ROFLMAO!!!!! She is dumb as a brick and did a horrible job at CAL.

Terrible hire for Pedo St.

 

[occupant]

To have so many teams....yall sure don't have many strong horses.

What....2 maybe?

 

[WizardHawk]

To have so many teams....yall sure don't have many strong horses.

What....2 maybe?

lol says the fan of a team in the Big12? Like outside of Oklahoma there is? Texas? lol more like a pony these days.

 

[WizardHawk]

College Football Coaches Not to Play After a Bye Week

Though the placement of bye weeks in a college team’s schedule is important, it’s just as crucial that a squad doesn’t meet the wrong opponent, or coach, after they’ve enjoyed a week off.

It’s an under-appreciated scheduling nuance that oozes with potential meaning.

Here’s a look at the 10 most successful FBS coaches coming off a bye week and the teams that they’ll face after an open date in 2014.

You wouldn’t want to meet most of these guys regardless of when or where, but all should be feared after they’ve had seven extra days of rest.

Chris Petersen, Washington

No active FBS coach has been more successful coming off a bye than Washington’s Chris Petersen.

Petersen is 18-2 (90%) after a break and actually never lost a game after a regular-season week off during his eight season run at Boise State. Instead, he dropped two bowl games (the 2007 Hawaii Bowl to East Carolina and 2008 Poinsettia Bowl to TCU) with the break coming between the regular and postseasons.

Only one squad will meet Petersen and Washington off a bye in 2014, Cal, which will welcome the Huskies to Berkeley on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss

Hugh Freeze has only lost one game after a week off in his four years as an FBS head coach. It came last season, when Ole Miss had an open date after traveling to Texas and beating the Longhorns 44-23 on Sept 14. After the week off the Rebels hit the road to play No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a game they dropped 25-0.

Other than that blip on the radar, Freeze has won all six of his post-bye week games.

Ole Miss will play Memphis (Saturday, Sept. 27) and Arkansas (Saturday, Nov. 22) after its bye weeks in 2014.

Terry Bowden, Akron

Not only is Terry Bowden 10-3 all-time after a week off as an FBS head coach, he’s a perfect 2-0 during his two seasons at the helm at Akron.

Bowden’s most recent FBS loss after a bye came back in 1998, his final season at Auburn, when the Tigers took a scheduled week off after losing to No. 7 LSU on Sept. 19. The 14-day break didn’t help Auburn, ultimately falling to No. 3 Tennessee 17-9 on Oct. 3.

The only team which will have to face Bowden and his Zips off a bye in 2014 is Marshall, which will travel to Akron for a Week 4 showdown on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Urban Meyer, Ohio State

With a 128-25 all-time record as an FBS head coach, it’s no surprise that Urban Meyer has been successful after a week off.

Meyer is 23-3 overall off bye weeks and 3-1 at Ohio State. The most recent such loss came last season when the Buckeyes had almost a month off between the Big Ten title game and their 40-35 loss to No. 12 Clemson in the Orange Bowl.

Both Cincinnati (Saturday, Sept. 27) and Rutgers (Saturday, Oct. 18) will face Meyer and Ohio State after a week off in 2014. Odds for extending his success are improved with both games scheduled for Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

Charlie Strong, Texas

Charlie Strong racked up an 8-3 mark after open dates in his first four seasons as an FBS head coach, a record Longhorn fans hope he can replicate in Austin.

Strong’s last post-bye week loss came at Louisville in 2012, when he led the Cardinals to back-to-back defeats to Syracuse on Nov. 10 and then UConn on Nov. 24.

Opponents drawing Texas after a bye in 2014 are Kansas (Saturday, Sept. 27) and TCU (Thursday, Nov. 27).

Steve Sarkisian, USC

Yet another head coach with a new job and a successful track record after bye weeks, Steve Sarkisian, like Texas’ Strong, is 8-3 coming off a bye week.

Sarkisian’s most recent loss after a break was in 2012 when Washington had a month off between their win over Washington State in the regular-season finale and their 28-26 loss to No. 20 Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl.

In 2014, the Trojans are slated to play Oregon State (Saturday, Sept. 27) and Cal (Thursday, Nov. 13) after their scheduled breaks. The Golden Bears also have a bye week coming into their road game with USC.

Jimbo Fisher, Florida State

Four years into his tenure at Florida State, Jimbo Fisher is 7-2 after time off. His most recent loss after a bye week came in 2011 when the Seminoles suffered back-to-back losses to No. 21 Clemson on Sept. 24 and Wake Forest on Oct. 8.

Fisher and Florida State will need to take advantage of their well-timed byes in 2014 to rest up for fellow ACC Atlantic heavyweights Clemson (Saturday, Sept. 20) and Louisville (Thursday, Oct. 30).

Mark Hudspeth, UL Lafayette

Mark Hudspeth has quietly led Louisiana-Lafayette to three consecutive nine-win seasons and a 7-2 mark off bye weeks since taking over as head coach in 2011.

Hudspeth’s most recent post-bye defeat came last season when the Ragin’ Cajuns defeated Georgia State on Nov. 16, took the next week off and fell to in-state rival Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 30.

Opponents drawing UL Lafayette off a bye in 2014 are Georgia State (Saturday, Oct. 4) and Arkansas State (Tuesday, Oct. 21).

Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M

After three seasons as the head coach at Houston and two at Texas A&M, Kevin Sumlin is 8-3 all-time off bye weeks and 3-1 as an Aggie.

Sumlin’s last misstep after an open date came last season when A&M beat Mississippi State on Nov. 9, enjoyed a week off and traveled to No. 18 LSU only to lose 34-10.

The Aggies draw Louisiana-Monroe (Saturday, Nov. 1) and, like last year, LSU (Thursday, Nov. 27) coming off their bye weeks this season.

Mark Richt, Georgia

Mark Richt is 24-9 (73%) off bye weeks in 13 years at Georgia, a number that may not seem impressive until you remember that he’s played SEC teams after the majority of his open dates.

Richt’s most recent post-bye defeat came last season when the Bulldogs lost 24-19 to Nebraska in the Gator Bowl after a month off between the postseason and their thrilling 41-34 over Georgia Tech in the regular season finale.

In 2014, Georgia, like Florida State, will need to take advantage of their favorable bye-week placements before divisional games with South Carolina (Saturday, Sept. 13) and Florida (Saturday, Nov. 1).

 

[WizardHawk]

Poor Cal. Ends up playing two of the top coaches you don't want to play after a bye... after a bye.

All the more reason to not have a high expectation for that team even if they should improve over last year.

 

[occupant]

lol says the fan of a team in the Big12? Like outside of Oklahoma there is? Texas? lol more like a pony these days.

I'm not much of a conference honk...but wanted to participate in a thread about a conference.

Well garshdang yall almost got twice as many teams as we do?

Hovering around the top 5 for the past 3 or 4 years:
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
Baylor
Kansas St

Not too shabby for a lil ol' conference full of hayseeds hyuk hyuk hyuk!

 

[WizardHawk]

You won't find conference honks here either. I hope everyone in the Pac tanks it and UW is the only team to make a bowl.

Having said that, twice the teams? Ok, so the conf that calls itself the big TWELVE only has 10, but that's not half of 12 last time I checked. Must be southern math.

Pac has several teams that hang around the top 10 as well. More than two for sure.

Until Texas comes back to life I wouldn't be bragging about your lil 12 or 10 or whatever you are.

 

[Olyduck]

I'm not much of a conference honk...but wanted to participate in a thread about a conference.

Well garshdang yall almost got twice as many teams as we do?

Hovering around the top 5 for the past 3 or 4 years:
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
Baylor
Kansas St

Not too shabby for a lil ol' conference full of hayseeds hyuk hyuk hyuk!

each of those teams spent a year or so around that mark but were not there each of the last 3 or 4 years.
6, 15, 16, 6 for Oklahoma
17, NR, 3, 13 for OK state
13, NR, 13, NR for Baylor, so i guess maybe they got there in season but not finished there.
NR, 12, 15 and NR for Kansas State

But compared to
Oregon 9, 2, 4, 3
Stanford 11, 7, 7, 4
thats hovering the top 5
USC 19, NR, 6, NR looks more like your how Big XII goes.

As for this year though Oklahoma and Baylor are the main contenders after that Kansas State, Texas, TT and OK state are all likely bowl teams
Pac has Oregon, USC, UCLA Stanford that are contenders. Washington, Arizona State, Arizona Oregon State, Washington State could all go to bowls.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

Mamba's concert goes OFF in t-minus 15 mins or so...wonder how hammered this poor sap is now?

Midnight can't cum quick enuff for this young pup.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

Enjoy the show Mamba!...


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[boxedlunch]

College Football Coaches Not to Play After a Bye Week

Though the placement of bye weeks in a college team’s schedule is important, it’s just as crucial that a squad doesn’t meet the wrong opponent, or coach, after they’ve enjoyed a week off.

It’s an under-appreciated scheduling nuance that oozes with potential meaning.

Here’s a look at the 10 most successful FBS coaches coming off a bye week and the teams that they’ll face after an open date in 2014.

You wouldn’t want to meet most of these guys regardless of when or where, but all should be feared after they’ve had seven extra days of rest.

Chris Petersen, Washington

No active FBS coach has been more successful coming off a bye than Washington’s Chris Petersen.

Petersen is 18-2 (90%) after a break and actually never lost a game after a regular-season week off during his eight season run at Boise State. Instead, he dropped two bowl games (the 2007 Hawaii Bowl to East Carolina and 2008 Poinsettia Bowl to TCU) with the break coming between the regular and postseasons.

Only one squad will meet Petersen and Washington off a bye in 2014, Cal, which will welcome the Huskies to Berkeley on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss

Hugh Freeze has only lost one game after a week off in his four years as an FBS head coach. It came last season, when Ole Miss had an open date after traveling to Texas and beating the Longhorns 44-23 on Sept 14. After the week off the Rebels hit the road to play No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a game they dropped 25-0.

Other than that blip on the radar, Freeze has won all six of his post-bye week games.

Ole Miss will play Memphis (Saturday, Sept. 27) and Arkansas (Saturday, Nov. 22) after its bye weeks in 2014.

Terry Bowden, Akron

Not only is Terry Bowden 10-3 all-time after a week off as an FBS head coach, he’s a perfect 2-0 during his two seasons at the helm at Akron.

Bowden’s most recent FBS loss after a bye came back in 1998, his final season at Auburn, when the Tigers took a scheduled week off after losing to No. 7 LSU on Sept. 19. The 14-day break didn’t help Auburn, ultimately falling to No. 3 Tennessee 17-9 on Oct. 3.

The only team which will have to face Bowden and his Zips off a bye in 2014 is Marshall, which will travel to Akron for a Week 4 showdown on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Urban Meyer, Ohio State

With a 128-25 all-time record as an FBS head coach, it’s no surprise that Urban Meyer has been successful after a week off.

Meyer is 23-3 overall off bye weeks and 3-1 at Ohio State. The most recent such loss came last season when the Buckeyes had almost a month off between the Big Ten title game and their 40-35 loss to No. 12 Clemson in the Orange Bowl.

Both Cincinnati (Saturday, Sept. 27) and Rutgers (Saturday, Oct. 18) will face Meyer and Ohio State after a week off in 2014. Odds for extending his success are improved with both games scheduled for Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

Charlie Strong, Texas

Charlie Strong racked up an 8-3 mark after open dates in his first four seasons as an FBS head coach, a record Longhorn fans hope he can replicate in Austin.

Strong’s last post-bye week loss came at Louisville in 2012, when he led the Cardinals to back-to-back defeats to Syracuse on Nov. 10 and then UConn on Nov. 24.

Opponents drawing Texas after a bye in 2014 are Kansas (Saturday, Sept. 27) and TCU (Thursday, Nov. 27).

Steve Sarkisian, USC

Yet another head coach with a new job and a successful track record after bye weeks, Steve Sarkisian, like Texas’ Strong, is 8-3 coming off a bye week.

Sarkisian’s most recent loss after a break was in 2012 when Washington had a month off between their win over Washington State in the regular-season finale and their 28-26 loss to No. 20 Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl.

In 2014, the Trojans are slated to play Oregon State (Saturday, Sept. 27) and Cal (Thursday, Nov. 13) after their scheduled breaks. The Golden Bears also have a bye week coming into their road game with USC.

Jimbo Fisher, Florida State

Four years into his tenure at Florida State, Jimbo Fisher is 7-2 after time off. His most recent loss after a bye week came in 2011 when the Seminoles suffered back-to-back losses to No. 21 Clemson on Sept. 24 and Wake Forest on Oct. 8.

Fisher and Florida State will need to take advantage of their well-timed byes in 2014 to rest up for fellow ACC Atlantic heavyweights Clemson (Saturday, Sept. 20) and Louisville (Thursday, Oct. 30).

Mark Hudspeth, UL Lafayette

Mark Hudspeth has quietly led Louisiana-Lafayette to three consecutive nine-win seasons and a 7-2 mark off bye weeks since taking over as head coach in 2011.

Hudspeth’s most recent post-bye defeat came last season when the Ragin’ Cajuns defeated Georgia State on Nov. 16, took the next week off and fell to in-state rival Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 30.

Opponents drawing UL Lafayette off a bye in 2014 are Georgia State (Saturday, Oct. 4) and Arkansas State (Tuesday, Oct. 21).

Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M

After three seasons as the head coach at Houston and two at Texas A&M, Kevin Sumlin is 8-3 all-time off bye weeks and 3-1 as an Aggie.

Sumlin’s last misstep after an open date came last season when A&M beat Mississippi State on Nov. 9, enjoyed a week off and traveled to No. 18 LSU only to lose 34-10.

The Aggies draw Louisiana-Monroe (Saturday, Nov. 1) and, like last year, LSU (Thursday, Nov. 27) coming off their bye weeks this season.

Mark Richt, Georgia

Mark Richt is 24-9 (73%) off bye weeks in 13 years at Georgia, a number that may not seem impressive until you remember that he’s played SEC teams after the majority of his open dates.

Richt’s most recent post-bye defeat came last season when the Bulldogs lost 24-19 to Nebraska in the Gator Bowl after a month off between the postseason and their thrilling 41-34 over Georgia Tech in the regular season finale.

In 2014, Georgia, like Florida State, will need to take advantage of their favorable bye-week placements before divisional games with South Carolina (Saturday, Sept. 13) and Florida (Saturday, Nov. 1).

Having a bye week is little to no cumulative advantage, so I'm not sure why it matters when they fall.

 

[RegentDenali]

Marcus Mariota Is Only Taking 2 Classes This Fall At Oregon: Golf And Yoga

CollegeSpun -- Marcus Mariota could have left Oregon for the NFL following last season. The Ducks redshirt junior quarterback would have likely been a first-round draft pick. He could be making millions of dollars as a professional athlete.

The dual threat opted to return to Eugene for at least one more season. Life won’t be too bad for the Heisman contender, either. He’s only taking two classes. Golf & Yoga.