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At this point SDSU is the best team left not in a power 5 conference or have been invited to one. Some can argue about SMU, but if we are trying to stay Pac, SDSU is #1. Also, we need to think about the student population at the university. SMU has less than 7,000 students. SDSU has over 33,000. UNLV over 25,000. Fresno St. over 24,000. Nevada over 17,000. I think we need to go with bigger student body. We need alumni bases to be big because that is how sports stay on top or get on top. Surprisingly, the Pac 12 is on par with the other P5 conferences with average student population. I don't think they can go with schools with small student population.

If you want your conference to be taken seriously for a CFP birth, you need to win your non conference games. The Pac 12 went 25-10 to date. They have 5 undefeated teams and 5 others with only 1 loss. Winning against good competition has to happen as well. Wins against Wisconsin, Michigan St. and BYU are good wins. The ACC's best win is FSU over non ranked LSU. The Big Ten has 1 win vs a ranked opponent. tOSU vs ND. The Big 12 has their close loss of Texas to Alabama. The SEC only has 3 non conference wins against ranked opponents. Florida vs Utah, UGA vs Oregon and Tennessee vs Pitt. As long as there is a pecking order in the Pac 12, I have a real good feeling this year about somebody going to the CFP. Any of the undefeated teams make it by going undefeated and Oregon or Utah can go still make it if they win out. Washington miss both USC and Utah during the regular season. Still a million miles away from the finish, but this season is the best start to the season for the Pac 12 in a while.

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I'd like to see UW win all their OOC games 3-0. No style points only a W. Like it or not, all conferences are linked together, so when the Pac 12 as a whole does good, we are all looked in a more favorable light.

Monday Out West: USC football is essentially a Madden simulation SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM The USC offense is off to a terrifying and possibly historic start. Plus, Washington State's huge win, weekly superlatives, and more.

Ranking Pac-12 quarterbacks via PFF grade through Week 2 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Caleb Williams and Bo Nix put up massive stats in Week 2, but a surprise player leads the PFF grades for Pac-12 signal callers.

It won't happen, but I hope they don't give a full percentage of money to conferences with multiple teams participating. For example, every conference gets a full share with 1 team participating. Every additional team added reduces the share for those additional teams. Splitting 1.2 billion between 10 conferences/12 schools will have B1G and SEC bringing home an extra 300-400 mil per year.

Gold: Can the Utes and Ducks still be great? It depends on your definition of greatness. SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM Even if the CFP is a thing of fantasies for the Utah Utes and Oregon Ducks, can they still reach the threshold of greatness? That depends on them ... and us.

Picking the Pac – Week 2 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The CollegeWire staff is at it again with their selections for Week 2 in the Pac-12.

3 keys for Oregon as the Ducks attempt to rebound against Eastern Washington WWW.REGISTERGUARD.COM The Ducks go into their home opener against the FCS Eagles looking for a rebound performance after losing to Georgia a week ago

Behind Enemy Lines: The Oregon vs EWU game from an Eagle’s view DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM “I’d be a little concerned about Oregon now taking its frustrations out on Eastern.” This week’s game from an EWU perspective.

Pac-12 Realignment, Matchups, and West Coast Snacks with Coug Center WWW.OFFTACKLEEMPIRE.COM From USC (and UCLA) bolting to three matchups between the Pac-12 and Big Ten, what’s going on out west? Jeff Nusser of Coug Center helps us break down the landscape for Beyond the Empire:

Oregon Football: 8 takeaways from Oregon’s snap counts in Week 1 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The snap counts are out for Oregon’s Week 1 game vs. Georgia. Here’s what we can glean from the numbers.

College football Bottom 10 - Even winners can't escape our list WWW.ESPN.COM Sometimes a win doesn't feel like a win -- like getting a cool tattoo only to discover a typo when you get home. Yeah, that's how the Bottom 10 feels.

It was embarrassing and very concerning. However, 1 games doesn't make a season. I'm cautiously optimistic, but as many have pointed out, I think we may know what type of season we will have after the BYU game. I don't think the Ducks were anywhere near the level of UGA, but I feel like it was the avalanche effect. If Nix doesn't throw INTS on our 2nd and 3rd possession, the momentum doesn't shift quite as much. I still think we get beat badly, but not quite as bad.

Sabrina Ionescu shifts gears from WNBA to Team USA, eyes 2024 Olympics AUTZENZOO.COM Former Oregon basketball star Sabrina Ionescu had success in her third season in the WNBA, taking the New York Liberty to the first round of the playoffs. ...

Oregon Women’s Basketball Solidifies Staff Going Into 2022-23 WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM Ducks coaching is ready for the new season

Oregon Football: Ducks have 10 CFP trips had playoff started in 2000 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Had the 12-team CFP been in effect since 2000, Oregon would have 10 appearances. See which years, and where they finished the year instead.

I'm not surprised by the Ducks making ESPN the Bottom 10 at #5. #5 is usually a good team that got beat bad the week before. Now if the Ducks fall into any of the other standings, then you know we are having a bad season.

My final Pac-12 thoughts ahead of the 2022 season SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM The Pac-12 kicks off tonight with Arizona State hosting Northern Arizona. Here's what columnist @byjongold is looking forward to seeing this weekend -- and beyond.

College Football Week 1 Upsets that Could Actually Happen BLEACHERREPORT.COM Upsets happen all the time in college football, which is one of the main reasons why we love it so much. There isn't as much parity in the sport as there is in...

Pac-12 preview: Defining Week One success, the TV lineup and new QBs WWW.EASTBAYTIMES.COM Seven teams will start quarterbacks acquired through the transfer portal.

Still has plenty of time for athletes to make their decision, but also gives teams a window to know when they need to be looking for players. I like it.

Oregon Football: Predicting depth chart for season-opener vs. Georgia DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Our prediction of what Oregon’s depth chart will look like against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Nothing to do with this years team, but I still "Love my Ducks".