Duckboy33
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1. Oregon - Ducks found themselves down 19-7 after turning the ball over 3 times in the first half vs. Wazzu. Oregon cleaned things up and went on to win 43-29 in Pullman. The Ducks offensive line continue to impress and Tyler Shough looks like he's getting more comfortable in the offense. The defense still gave up too many big plays but they were about to keep WSU out of the endzone a couple of times after turnovers. Oregon hosts former coach Chip Kelly and the Bruins on Saturday.
2. USC - For the 2nd week in a row, USC escaped against a team from Arizona. Slovis has a knack of getting USC in the endzone right when they need to. Can USC continue to live on the edge week after week? They travel to Salt Lake City to play Utah. Folks in Salt Lake City are optimistic that Utah will be able to play this week.
3. Washington - Washington survived some special teams disasters and beat Oregon State 27-21. The Huskies secondary looked elite and their offensive line dominated the game. They will need Freshmen QB Dylan Morris to make more plays as the season progresses. Washington plays Arizona on Saturday.
4. Utah - Utah still hasn't played this year. I have a lot of faith in Kyle Wittingham, which is why they are still ranked this high. I really hope we get to see USC vs. Utah on Saturday.
5. Colorado - The Buffs are the surprise team of the PAC 12 so far. Lots of folks mocked them after they hired Karl Dorrell but the Buffs are 2-0 with wins over UCLA and Stanford. In both games, Colorado got off to a big lead and their opponents made major comebacks, only to come up short. New QB Sam Noyer has been excellent for the Buffaloes. They were scheduled to play Arizona State on Saturday but that game has now been cancelled. If Utah is forced to cancel their game against USC, there are rumors that they would play Colorado/USC this Saturday.
6. UCLA - Things weren't looking good for Chip Kelly after the Bruins lost to Colorado in the opener but they bounced back with a dominating 34-10 win over California. The Bruins played extremely well on offense and defense. The Bruins will need to continue that type of play when they travel to Eugene this Saturday to play the Ducks.
7. Washington State - Despite getting off to a good start vs. Oregon, they were unable to keep up with the Ducks offense. I'm a huge fan of Washington State's true freshmen QB Jayden de Laura. He's going to be a player folks out west hear about for a while. Washington State plays Stanford this week.
8. Arizona State - Arizona State had their game vs. Cal cancelled and their game vs. Colorado this week is cancelled as well. We are all hoping ASU can return to play next week. Right now they are 0-1 after a 1 point loss to USC in their opener.
9. Stanford - Stanford fell to 0-2 after their comeback bid vs. Colorado came up short. The Cardinal weren't able to run the ball effectively like they did against Oregon. They face off against Washington State this week.
10. Arizona - Arizona surprised some folks by really challenging USC. They took the lead with under 2 minutes to go but came up short. Sophomore QB Grant Gunnell was as good as advertised. Arizona may be better than a few folks were expecting. Arizona plays Washington on Saturday.
11. Oregon State - The Beavs fell to 0-2 after a 27-21 loss to Washington. The Beavers were the victim of a bad spot that cost them a shot at taking the lead. That said, the Beavers big problem was that they couldn't establish a passing game against the Huskies. The Beavers play California on Saturday.
12. California - It's surprising for me to rank Cal this low but I was equally surprised at how bad they looked against UCLA. Their offense couldn't move the ball at all and their defense wasn't holding up much better. We will see if Cal can prove this game to be a fluke as they play Oregon State on Saturday.
2. USC - For the 2nd week in a row, USC escaped against a team from Arizona. Slovis has a knack of getting USC in the endzone right when they need to. Can USC continue to live on the edge week after week? They travel to Salt Lake City to play Utah. Folks in Salt Lake City are optimistic that Utah will be able to play this week.
3. Washington - Washington survived some special teams disasters and beat Oregon State 27-21. The Huskies secondary looked elite and their offensive line dominated the game. They will need Freshmen QB Dylan Morris to make more plays as the season progresses. Washington plays Arizona on Saturday.
4. Utah - Utah still hasn't played this year. I have a lot of faith in Kyle Wittingham, which is why they are still ranked this high. I really hope we get to see USC vs. Utah on Saturday.
5. Colorado - The Buffs are the surprise team of the PAC 12 so far. Lots of folks mocked them after they hired Karl Dorrell but the Buffs are 2-0 with wins over UCLA and Stanford. In both games, Colorado got off to a big lead and their opponents made major comebacks, only to come up short. New QB Sam Noyer has been excellent for the Buffaloes. They were scheduled to play Arizona State on Saturday but that game has now been cancelled. If Utah is forced to cancel their game against USC, there are rumors that they would play Colorado/USC this Saturday.
6. UCLA - Things weren't looking good for Chip Kelly after the Bruins lost to Colorado in the opener but they bounced back with a dominating 34-10 win over California. The Bruins played extremely well on offense and defense. The Bruins will need to continue that type of play when they travel to Eugene this Saturday to play the Ducks.
7. Washington State - Despite getting off to a good start vs. Oregon, they were unable to keep up with the Ducks offense. I'm a huge fan of Washington State's true freshmen QB Jayden de Laura. He's going to be a player folks out west hear about for a while. Washington State plays Stanford this week.
8. Arizona State - Arizona State had their game vs. Cal cancelled and their game vs. Colorado this week is cancelled as well. We are all hoping ASU can return to play next week. Right now they are 0-1 after a 1 point loss to USC in their opener.
9. Stanford - Stanford fell to 0-2 after their comeback bid vs. Colorado came up short. The Cardinal weren't able to run the ball effectively like they did against Oregon. They face off against Washington State this week.
10. Arizona - Arizona surprised some folks by really challenging USC. They took the lead with under 2 minutes to go but came up short. Sophomore QB Grant Gunnell was as good as advertised. Arizona may be better than a few folks were expecting. Arizona plays Washington on Saturday.
11. Oregon State - The Beavs fell to 0-2 after a 27-21 loss to Washington. The Beavers were the victim of a bad spot that cost them a shot at taking the lead. That said, the Beavers big problem was that they couldn't establish a passing game against the Huskies. The Beavers play California on Saturday.
12. California - It's surprising for me to rank Cal this low but I was equally surprised at how bad they looked against UCLA. Their offense couldn't move the ball at all and their defense wasn't holding up much better. We will see if Cal can prove this game to be a fluke as they play Oregon State on Saturday.
