THE PAC 12 THREAD v.5

[mrwallace2ku]

Off the PAC 12 website, 12 games to watch this next season

Sept. 2 - California at North Carolina

There's a new leader in Berkeley with the hiring of Justin Wilcox as the Golden Bears' new head coach, and a cross-country trip to a tough ACC foe is what greets him to start his California career.

Sept. 2 - Western Michigan at USC

The Rose Bowl champions, who will be led by youthful and talented quarterback Sam Darnold, open the season at the Coliseum with some #MACtion as the Broncos - they of the perfect 13-0 regular season in 2016 - invade SoCal for a must-watch September dandy.

Sept. 2 - Texas A&M at UCLA

Last season, these two teams played a barnburner of an overtime game in College Station that went the Aggies way. The rematch comes to the Rose Bowl to start the season with an SEC/Pac-12 bang.

Sept. 9 - Nebraska at Oregon

Willie Taggart begins his tenure in Eugene a week earlier, but his first true test comes in Week 2, when the Cornhuskers visit Autzen for the second-half of a high-powered home-and-home between these Pac-12 and Big Ten foes.

Sept. 9 - Stanford at USC

The Cardinal has taken the last three in this series between Northern and Southern California foes, including Nerd Nation's 2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game victory. But each game in this series carries a ton of intrigue; six of their last eight meetings have been decided by 10 points or fewer. It's a classic Pac-12 conference schedule opener.

Sept. 16 - Texas at USC

These two squads haven't met on the gridiron since their illustrious National Championship battle. Their 2017 match-up is Texas' first visit to Troy since 1967 (which USC won 17-13 under the legendary John McKay) and will create a very early challenge for the Longhorns' new bench boss, Tom Herman.

Sept. 23 - Washington at Colorado

This one feels familiar, yes? The last we saw the Buffs and Dawgs on one field, the Huskies were cinching up a Pac-12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Washington should be back in a big way in 2017, and an early-season rematch with the ascending Buffaloes will provide some early-season intrigue.

Oct. 7 - Washington State at Oregon

You can throw out the record books lately when these two teams battle, a series in which the Cougars have taken the last two meetings. The forecast? Raining points. The last six meetings between the Cougars and Ducks have seen combined point totals of 71, 77, 100, 69, 83 and 89.

Oct. 14 - Utah at USC

They haven't been conference rivals for long, but each of their six meetings since Utah joined the Pac-12 have been intriguing. Last year's #Pac12AfterDark thriller in Salt Lake City made national waves, and USC will be looking for payback on their home turf after Utah's 2016 last-second win.

Nov. 4 - Oregon at Washington

Ducks fans probably don't want to remember last season's game at Autzen, where the Huskies dropped a 70-burger en route to breaking a 12-game losing streak to their rivals to the south. It'll be Willie Taggart's first crack at Washington and Chris Petersen's chance to start a streak of Washington's own.

Nov. 10 - Washington at Stanford

Last season, this battle of Pac-12 North giants went decisively toward the Huskies in a game that began catapulting them toward the division title. 2017 promises to be another titanic showdown between these two.

Dec. 1 or 2 - Pac-12 Football Championship Game

fuc u…


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[trojanfan12]

Prediction is Darnold tears something in his knee in spring ball.

 

[Olyduck]

As far as Darnold goes....... Best Tweet regarding the super bowl imo

Darnold also wasnt playing for any kind of championship either.

 

[USCDoom]

Darnold also wasnt playing for any kind of championship either.

You know that might be the last time you are able to say that after a season, so Enjoy!!

 

[socaljim242]

Darnold also wasnt playing for any kind of championship either.

He's off to a good start.
Mariota- RS Freshman , led the Ducks to #2 in the country, Freshman PAC offensive player of the year
Fiesta Bowl MVP
Darnold- RS Freshman, Let USC to #3 in the country, Freshman PAC offensive player of the year, Rose Bowl MVP
Archie Griffith award for College football MVP

I assume you think MM was pretty good.

 

[Olyduck]

looks like Oregon lost WR coach Dougherty to UCLA for same position along with passing game coordinator

 

[AlaskaGuy]

More Oregon turnover: Dougherty exits for UCLA

 

[Olyduck]

More Oregon turnover: Dougherty exits for UCLA

pretty sure I just said that

 

[Olyduck]

Oh but wait I forgot you need to get your weekly posts about Oregon in so go ahead and link more articles about the same thing

 

[WizardHawk]

Oh but wait I forgot you need to get your weekly posts about Oregon in so go ahead and link more articles about the same thing

Come on man, there wasn't even one obligatory Petersen picture or even a factoid graphic. Not one.

 

[wazzu31]

I said spring, he should be completely healed after you guys visit God's country.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I said spring, he should be completely healed after you guys visit God's country.

Heltons favorite motto is Faith,Family and Football

 

[AlaskaGuy]

pretty sure I just said that

You were a lazy fvk and failed to post a link to the story. That's a sign of a half assed poster.

 

[Olyduck]

You were a lazy fvk and failed to post a link to the story. That's a sign of a half assed poster.

I dont feel like everything needs a link.
i can say UW lost to Alabama and I dont need a link to prove it.
I can say New England won the Super Bowl and I dont need a link to prove it.

 

[WizardHawk]

We can say Oregon lost yet another coach before they ever saw the field, but it's more funny with links.

 

[Olyduck]

We can say Oregon lost yet another coach before they ever saw the field, but it's more funny with links.

yet another. a whole 2. savage burn bro

 

[socaljim242]

I dont feel like everything needs a link.
i can say UW lost to Alabama and I dont need a link to prove it.
I can say New England won the Super Bowl and I dont need a link to prove it.

The UW against bama game was big news as was the super bowl. A college losing a position coach isn't a huge deal ( Unless it's Bama) and isn't covered like those two games were. I had no clue who the guy was and didnt know he left till both of you posted so the link so was welcomed. I realize its a little (ok a lot) passive aggressive of him to post it, but I chuckle every time UCLA has turnover in their coaching ranks asI'm sure every Husky fan has joy when something like this happens to the Ducks. USC and UW are one of the few teams not playing musical chairs with the coaching staff. It's been a while since i could say that about USC.

 

[wazzu31]

I don't know, I disagree with losing assistant coaches isn't a big deal, unless your a top 5 program. IMO losing assistants isn't as big of a deal in term of coaching but recruiting.

 

[socaljim242]

I don't know, I disagree with losing assistant coaches isn't a big deal, unless your a top 5 program. IMO losing assistants isn't as big of a deal in term of coaching but recruiting.

I think if youre a fan of that team you have to look at why you're losing a coach. If it's because you've done well and another school is giving that coach a better job then it's not a bad thing. If you had a bad year and his unit stunk it up then you might be glad he's gone. If you're losing a coach because he's in trouble because of something he did off the field or some infraction involving players then not so good. Then there's UCLA who loses coaches for all kinds of reasons.

Fun fact. Justin Wilcox when recruiting Darnold was recruiting him as a linebacker( he played both LB and QB in HS). Darnold insisted he was a QB and wanted to stay on that side of the ball in college.

 

[Olyduck]

The UW against bama game was big news as was the super bowl. A college losing a position coach isn't a huge deal ( Unless it's Bama) and isn't covered like those two games were. I had no clue who the guy was and didnt know he left till both of you posted so the link so was welcomed. I realize its a little (ok a lot) passive aggressive of him to post it, but I chuckle every time UCLA has turnover in their coaching ranks asI'm sure every Husky fan has joy when something like this happens to the Ducks. USC and UW are one of the few teams not playing musical chairs with the coaching staff. It's been a while since i could say that about USC.

My point is if you were to post that USC lost a coach I would take your word for it and not need an article to verify. I don't think everything needs a link