Jon Joseph

It is so early but Oregon and 2 other Pac-12 teams in the top 25 is good news. Oregon is joined by SC and COLORADO!

Devastating news out of ASU today. An ASU player slated to start at DT was arrested on a DUI charge that resulted in the death of a young woman. RIP.

Monday Rewind: Pac-12 tiers, transfer portal windows, and shade SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM USC and Washington belong in tiers of their own. Common-sense change is coming to the transfer portal. And more Pittsburgh shade. Peterson and Saturday Out West do a great job of covering the Pac-12; often with a different take than we hear from Jon Wilner.

One loss coming in the conf. C.G. and it's back to the Alamo - Too True! Among many things GK has to work on is the Pac-12's crummy bowl lineup. Playing a B12 team in San Antonio is not where the Pac-12's 2nd best team should be playing. And after OK and TX leave for the SEC what will the 2nd or 3rd best team in the B12 look like? IMO, the Pac's 2nd best team should play in the Holiday Bowl or the LA bowl until the Vegas Bowl deal with the B1G/SEC ends in 4 years. Then have the runner up play in Las Vegas. Easy place to get to from everywhere in the Pac-12 footprint and lots to do along with going to the ball game.

That's a whole lot of sauce.

My Bad on the all caps title! Spotted this too late to edit. Charles is spot on that we need to post using AP guidelines.

The author believes Oregon will rise of fall on the play of Bo Nix. I think this is an overreaction; lots more moving parts than the QB position.

Pac-12 spring football overreactions: USC, Utah destined for clash to end conference's playoff drought - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Pac-12 overreactions also examine whether Arizona State coach Herm Edwards' time is running out These are admitted overreactions regarding Pac-12 teams post spring football.

Another example of what is so frustrating about CFB scheduling and how some teams have a much easier path to the Playoff. Michigan 2022 OOC - Colorado State, Hawaii, UConn all in Ann Arbor. Michigan goes on the road for only 4 games in 2022.

Look at UCLA's OOC schedule and I'm sorry, this guy's and the FPI math does not add up. FPI? Has Texas preseason ranked at 6! GIGO. UCLA will easily go 3-0 OOC, beat no worthy team and be ranked in the top 25. It matters not for the Pac-12 title but it does matter for playoff purposes. Oregon plays 2 top 25 teams OOC and plays 5 conference road games. IMO playing 'at' Georgia trumps Utah playing at Florida. The Gators finished 6-7 last season and have a new coaching staff. Because Utah plays in Autzen I'd accept 1A and 1B for Oregon and Utah in one order or the other.

From Florida (Orlando is now a bigger media market than Miami) to Los Angeles.

THIS reminds me of 'The Herd' who is often absurd.

If not in the 2022 playoff, which is extremely doubtful, that would have to be in the Holiday or Sun Bowl. Meaning the Ducks do not win the 2022 Pac-12 title. In 2022 Miami will lose at A+M, at Clemson and probably 2 other games. 62-60.

I'm pretty sure that the Rose and Sugar Bowls are this year's semi-final playoff sites. The Pac-12 champ if not in the final 4 is likely headed to the Fiesta Bowl. Love the take but if Oregon takes the L in Atlanta Oregon will fall off of the national CFB radar. Win in Atlanta and the game vs Utah is much more likely to be of national and not just regional interest. A W in Atlanta also provides a playoff cushion. Lose to Georgia and Oregon will likely have to go 12-0 thereafter to have a playoff shot. That is a very big ask. If you are going to schedule these kind of games OOC for the money you have to win your fair share and not blow the game like Oregon did versus Bo Nix and Auburn.

Thanks Alex. I guy in the QB room has started 3 games versus Georgia and played in the atmosphere the Ducks will find in MB Stadium on 9/3. That's Bo Nix. Nix was the SEC Frosh of the year playing under Dillingham. Without a lot of talent around him, Auburn had 1 player drafted, he was having a good season in 2021 before being injured. Nix is 0-3 vs Georgia but as noted above he has won big games including a W against Alabama. He did have a baffling interception in the spring game but generally played well and 2 of the sacks against him would not have been sacks in a 'real' game. I also think his mobility will be better come fall ball with more time to heal an injured ankle. 'Transfer nation,' I like it. It's likely that 9 to 10 Pac-12 teams will have transfers starting at QB this season. The portal has dramatically changed QB recruiting. As Lane Kiffen notes you bring in a QB with experience from the portal and the player has used up his 1 'free' transfer. You also have game tape to evaluate how a guy has played against college competition. I do think it is most unfortunate that under the prior regime Joe Moorhead had little opportunity to coach up Ty and Butterfield. If Nix is healthy he will be the starter in Atlanta. Oregon has to take advantage of 7 new starters on the Georgia D and I believe Nix has the best shot at putting up points in what could be a shoot out. I expect the Ducks D will be salty but Georgia, with lots of weapons on O, will score on this D.

Win both. But if I have to make a choice, beat Georgia. Millions of more eyeballs will be on the Oregon/UGA game than when Utah visits Oregon. A Pac-12 team defeating National Champion and SEC member Georgia will do wonders for the conference. Oregon will get far more of a nationwide recruiting bump defeating the Dawgs than it will get from defeating conference member Utah. Utah under 'strange circumstances' destroyed Oregon twice last season. But Utah also lost to BYU, San Diego State, Oregon State and played Ole D vs Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Besides, the Ducks can lose to the Utes, still win the north and win a champ game rematch. A rematch vs UGA is far more of a long shot. BTW, this is the kind of article that proves that CFB has a loooooong off season.

If SC is SEC on par than so am I, and I am not close. But I keep on swinging away.

Great post. But IMO classy folk do not say they are going to do one thing and then do the opposite. Mario I don't throw a Cristobal, it might break!

Let's see? Saban took the best WR from UGA. The best RB from Georgia Tech. An excellent DB from LSU. But it's all good, right. I will not be surprised if Addison from Pitt does not end up in Tuscaloosa. Just like Saban wants to play 9 conference games instead of 'natural rival' New Mexico State. SecCAM.

Also, check out Sir Notalot's Greenville, SC. Bigger city than Aiken. Beautiful down town, pristine clean. Close to Clemson and beautiful SC lake country. 3 largest exports from Charlestown used to be cotton, indigo and hemp. Now, Volvos, BMWs and Mercedes Benz all made in SC.

Go 1 off? Oregon vs Oregon State. Go pods, OR, UW OR ST, WSU?

You play 8 conference games in a 14 team league and viola, you will have more wins. Look at the SEC OOC games? 1, maybe tough opponent OOC and then cupcakes. The reason why the SEC always has 3 if not 4 teams in NY6 bowls. And the money matters. 3 years back. Wazzu had 2 Ls, LSU had 3 Ls and the Tigers not the Cougars went to the Fiesta Bowl.

When, not if, the playoff goes to 12 teams you need the 2 best playing for the conference title. No way should SC have CAL and Stanford as annual North Division opponents.

I think Hogan is a great comparison. Hogan did go on to NFL for a few seasons. That was a heck of a Stanford team that the Ducks kept out of the Final 4. Tit for tat. Would have loved to see that Stanford team and not a way overmatched MI ST team (the over throw, sigh) play Bama.