Originally posted by OregonDuckNiner:
Originally posted by AC49er:
Originally posted by OregonDuckNiner:
What you guys think about my Pac-12 preview?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/810252-college-football-predictions-how-the-pac-12-will-shake-out-in-its-1st-year
Oregon Homer! haha good write up. I think you overvalue Arizona and undervalue Utah.
haha how did you know!
But yeah, I think you could be right about Arizona but I think they have been on the brink the past couple of years. I honestly got pretty scared when I heard Foles was returning.
But I don't know about Utah, they didn't really play anyone that special last year and then finally got a chance to prove themselves, but ended up getting CREAMED by TCU.
I mean they had a cake walk of a schedule after they barely beat Pitt last year. But who knows, I just think it's gonna be a tough transition for them from the MWC to the Pac-12
On Arizona, yes Foles + Criner will equal a pretty good passing game.
But what about their D? Their D was pretty decent last year and it was largely because of their 2 DE's who graduated and got picked in the NFL. Those 2 DE's were aweomse and arguably the best pair in the PAC last year. Thats a big loss IMO.
Arizona also lost 4 of their 5 offensive line starters, and their starting FS (Adam Hall) I believe is out for the year, or at least out for the beggining.
I'm not really sold on Utah, I think they will be a force in the PAC but not this year. I think their team is on a down year, outside their QB no one really stands out to me on their roster.
On USC, I would be pretty surprised if they finish #3, it would be a pretty major let down by the program. They have the talent to be the top team in the South.
On Oregon State, like Utah, I think they are in for a down year because Katz is still developing and they don't have much else on their roster.
On Stanford, like I said before, I think they beat Oregon. They got Oregon at home and have more talent. Oregon has a lot of players to replace and even though they rotated a lot of players last year, I think it is still an issue you can't over look.