THE PAC12 Thread

[mrwallace2ku]

The only people who can find something positive about barely beating Utah would be a team that lost to EWU.

Mamba? Do we have a witness protection program on this board? I might need to 'relocate' if I keep picking on wallace.

LOLZ Whiz...IT'S that idiot OD who needs protection from himself. Besides I hate traveling up into "Mossback country"...ruins my southern glow. EWU played a perfect game against us, I have come to grips with that one. EVERYTHING I see is ahead of me. I only glance in the rear view mirror when need be. Kinda like driving a car.

 

[Olyduck]

Simple, I'll help ya out with that Q... A: NOT ENOUGH!

You're right, not enough. enough to win, yes. but no amount will ever be enough when beating the beavers.

 

[WhiteMamba]

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

These Wisconsin fans are insane, we will have to deal with them all year too!

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

Taylor Kelly should be over 70% passing if his Wrs could catch the ball!

 

[OregonDucks]

These Wisconsin fans are insane, we will have to deal with them all year too!

yuuuuup

 

[asu_08]

These Wisconsin fans are insane, we will have to deal with them all year too!

They have a legitimate reason to be mad about that last play but thinking we faked injuries? All that does is give their defense more time to rest. Just about every time one of our players cramped up it was after a third down stop and one time Sutton sat out the rest of the drive and two plays of the next one. I was starting to think our season might be over seeing how long it took him to get up.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

They are fat, lonely and stuck with ugly looking women and horrible weather. I'd be upset too if I was from Wisconsin.

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

All I have to say is with a defense with this much talent we gotta play better next week. Where was Nelson playing? We need Marcus Ball back.

 

[OregonDucks]

they do have all the right to be mad, but it seems they are almost blaming ASU themselves. This wasn't ASU's fault, this was officials. Who have already been reprimanded from the league. It's done. They keep attacking ASU as if they had something to do with this, if the tables were reversed im sure they would be as happy as ASU is.

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

they do have all the right to be mad, but it seems they are almost blaming ASU themselves. This wasn't ASU's fault, this was officials. Who have already been reprimanded from the league. It's done. They keep attacking ASU as if they had something to do with this, if the tables were reversed im sure they would be as happy as ASU is.

Im pretty sure the fake punt was illegal? And the guy stepped out of bounds twice on that long run.

 

[WABLTY]

Im pretty sure the fake punt was illegal? And the guy stepped out of bounds twice on that long run.

It appeared the longsnapper and the person playing left guard were a few yards downfield when the pass was thrown.

 

[asu_08]

Im pretty sure the fake punt was illegal? And the guy stepped out of bounds twice on that long run.

They had an ineligible lineman more than five yard down the field when they threw the pass therefore a flag should have been thrown resulting in a turnover on downs. Jaxon Hood was also held in the endzone on Wisconsin's first drive which should have resulted in a safety. Everyone is saying the refs fixed the game but if they made the correct call on every play we win by 2 possessions. They were equally terrible for both teams.

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

The defense better show up next week, I worry about our linebackers...

 

[RegentDenali]

These Wisconsin fans are insane, we will have to deal with them all year too!

You have no idea. Seahawks fans spent that last year dealing with them because of the Packers MNF game. Sorry Sun Devils. They're all yours now.

 

[RegentDenali]

Ted Miller PAC12 Power Rankings Week 3

1. Oregon: The power rankings are about reacting to the latest games as well as the cumulative body of work and general perception of butt-kicking ability. The Ducks are now tops in all three. And after witnessing Mark Helfrich's tour-de-force presser following his team's bludgeoning of Tennessee, reporters realized we've still got some Chip Kelly wiseacre to enjoy.

2. Stanford: Stanford falls behind due to style points. Of course, Stanford knows that winning, if continued, will conquer style. The Cardinal just needs to keep doing the former, starting with an interesting visit from Arizona State on Saturday.

3. UCLA: The Bruins now own the highest quality win in the conference with Saturday's emotional 18-point come-from-behind victory at Nebraska. Furthermore, how the Bruins took care of business -- 38 consecutive points? Are you kidding me?! -- was freaking impressive on both sides of the ball. Jim Mora and his staff seem to be pretty good in a halftime locker room.

4. Washington: The Huskies took care of business on the road against a solid Illinois team. After Idaho State, the visit from Arizona on Sept. 28 will present a big test for both teams.

5. Arizona State: The Sun Devils looked like the superior team against Wisconsin, but that doesn't change the fact they nearly blew it and -- let's face it -- got lucky with how things went down at the end with Pac-12 officials Larry, Curly and Moe. Still, it was a good win since the scoreboard says it was. Now, what can the Sun Devils do on the road against Stanford?

6. Washington State: The Cougars should improve to 3-1 on Saturday against Idaho. Then they get Stanford in Seattle, the first of four consecutive games against North Division foes. It's a tough stretch, but it certainly looks closer to a potential 2-2 run than it did in August. And two wins puts the Cougs one win away from bowl eligibility with four games to play.

7. Arizona: The Wildcats have been the quietest team in the conference because they played three weak nonconference opponents. They have looked pretty good, with an improved defense being particularly noteworthy. But we still don't know these guys and won't until they go to Washington on Sept. 28.

8. Oregon State: That was a big, clutch win at Utah. A potential season-changer. The preseason perception was the Beavers had a good shot at a 7-0 start. It's not unreasonable to be leaning toward ending up 6-1 now, particularly if QB Sean Mannion keeps doing his NFL QB-looking thing. Next up is a visit to a San Diego State team that can't -- please, Beavs, no! -- can't be overlooked.

9. USC: Not unlike Oregon State getting off the carpet, the way USC handled Boston College was enough to suggest it's premature to throw in the white towel for the Trojans' 2013 season. Clancy Pendergast's defense has been dominant, for one. And just maybe the offense is starting to figure things out.

10. Utah: Ouch. So many "what ifs" from the home loss to Oregon State. A great comeback, only to fall in overtime. Again, ouch. It's probably good news that a visit to BYU is up next. That's a big emotional game, and the Utes need to move on from a big emotional game.

11. Colorado: The grudge match with Fresno State was canceled due to major flooding -- unquestionably the right call, by the way -- so the renewed Buffs were on the sidelines and again will be off this week. It will be interesting to see how two consecutive weekends without a game will affect the visit to Oregon State on Sept. 28. That's a sneaky interesting game.

12. California: The Bears are the only team in the conference with a losing record, though that is a function of tough scheduling against a pair of ranked Big Ten teams in two of the three weeks. If Cal had played Arizona's schedule, it would be 3-0 and we'd be celebrating new coach Sonny Dykes and true freshman QB Jared Goff. But, as it is, the 1-2 record stands as the only available body of work. And that defense? Pretty yucky so far, injuries or not.

And his week 3 bowl projections:

VIZIO BCS National Championship: Oregon vs. BCS
Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO: Stanford vs. Big Ten
Valero Alamo: Washington vs. Big 12
Holiday: UCLA vs. Big 12
Hyundai Sun: Arizona State vs. ACC
Las Vegas: Arizona vs. MWC
Fight Hunger: Oregon State vs. BYU
Gildan New Mexico: Washington State vs. MWC
Pinstripe: USC vs. American
Heart of Dallas: Utah vs. Conference USA

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

I agree for the most part. I think getting more game experience will help us fix most of those errors, and I think we have a good chance to upset Stanford on Saturday.

 

[WhiteMamba]

Week 4 pickem

Utah +7 1/2 @ BYU

Utah State @ SoutherCal -7 1/2

Idaho @ WSU -31 1/2

Oregon State -11 1/2 @ San Diego State

New Mexico State @ UCLA -42 1/2

Idaho State @ Washington -48 1/2

Game of the Week

ASU @ Stanford -7 1/2

pick final score

 

[Ironbreaker]

Utah +7 1/2 @ BYU
Utah State @ Southern Cal -7 1/2
Idaho @ WSU -31 1/2
Oregon State -11 1/2 @ San Diego State
New Mexico Stare @ UCLA -42 1/2
Idaho State @ Washington -48 1/2

Game of the Week
ASU @ Stanford -7 1/2

ASU 31
Stanford 34

 

[mrwallace2ku]

BEAVER NEWS...

-1st win on the road against Utah since God knows when...69?....FIRST!

-"WHO DAT" leading the PAC North in the standings as of today? Looks like it's ours to lose now....HA!...FIRST!

-Mannion leading the country in tossing the rwak all over the rug...FIRST!

-A trip to sunny San Diego for a vacation this week...FIRST!