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Ducks Wire evaluates Pac-12 football power structure, with USC and Oregon battling for top spot
The nice of us at Geese Wire needed to love seeing the archrival Washington Huskies lose. Nothing makes a weekend in Eugene higher than an Oregon win mixed with a U-Dub loss. That’s what the Geese and their followers obtained in Week 5 of the Pac-12 season. Now that this shakeup has occurred within the Pac-12, what does Geese Wire take into consideration the state of play within the Pac-12? Who’s primary within the convention?
Past the No. 1 query, there’s additionally the matter of who’s No. 3? Utah and UCLA are jostling for place behind USC and Oregon. Then the opposite Pacific Northwest faculties — Oregon State, Washington State, and Washington — are within the center tier.
We are able to all agree on this: Colorado is the worst staff within the Pac-12, and Stanford is eleventh.
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COLORADO
From Geese Wire employees author Andy Patton:
Colorado’s offense wasn’t horrible towards Arizona on Saturday, however the protection didn’t come to play — giving up 43 factors on six touchdowns from Jayden de Laura — and the Buffs stay winless.
STANFORD
Extra from Patton:
Tanner McKee and the Stanford offense have been listless towards Oregon on Saturday, and a particularly sloppy second quarter sank the Cardinal on this one.
ARIZONA STATE
Patton:
USC let Arizona State hold round for a lot too lengthy within the first half, however finally Lincoln Riley’s staff put away the Solar Devils.
The staff and not using a coach has a whole lot of work to do to get again to Pac-12 relevance.
CAL
Patton:
Cal failed to attain a landing till the fourth quarter towards Washington State. Whereas the protection didn’t look too dangerous, this staff is finally nonetheless not robust sufficient on the offensive finish to contend within the Pac-12.
ARIZONA
Patton:
Arizona’s new look offense opened up and dropped 43 factors on Saturday night, thanks to 6 touchdowns from Jayden de Laura. After all, it was towards Colorado, however that is nonetheless an encouraging signal the Wildcats are on the best way up.
OREGON STATE
Patton:
Likelihood Nolan had a foul, dangerous, very dangerous first quarter towards the Utah Utes, throwing a pair of interceptions, and the Beavers by no means recovered.
Oregon State is a sleeping big if the quarterback play irons out, however inconsistency this season has confirmed their downfall.
WASHINGTON STATE
Patton:
Washington State regarded very sloppy early, however the protection saved Cal out of the top zone till the fourth quarter and earned Jake Dickert’s squad a pleasant bounce-back victory.
The Cougars (4-1) are one epic collapse away from an ideal report and much more dialog nationally.
WASHINGTON
Patton:
Maybe that is too harsh a fall, however Washington regarded very flat towards an unpredictable UCLA squad on Friday, and so they needed to put 16 factors on the board within the last body to make this recreation look a lot nearer than it really was.
Kalen DeBoer’s squad remains to be harmful, and if this recreation proves an aberration it is a staff value keeping track of.
UCLA
Patton:
UCLA is 5-0 with a commanding victory over a ranked Washington squad, however it has actually struggled with consistency — significantly on protection.
It might be harsh to have them this low after a win just like the one they earned on Friday, however I’m not offered simply but.
UTAH
Patton:
Cameron Rising had six incompletions towards the Beavers on Saturday, throwing three touchdowns and speeding for an additional in Utah’s rout over Oregon State.
The Utes are nonetheless proper within the dialog for a Pac-12 championship, particularly after dismantling a very good Beavers staff.
OREGON
Patton:
Bo Nix had greater than 300 mixed yards and 4 touchdowns and Dan Lanning’s Oregon squad cruised to a straightforward, albeit penalty-filled, victory over the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday night.
The Geese have rattled off a month’s value of robust performances after the dud towards Georgia, and this staff might maintain rolling all the best way to a Pac-12 title.
USC
Patton:
USC didn’t play its finest recreation of the season towards Arizona State, heading into halftime with only a one landing lead, however Lincoln Riley and firm took care of enterprise.
The Males of Troy will head into Week 6 with an undefeated report and an actual likelihood at making the School Soccer Playoff this season.
Story initially appeared on Trojans Wire