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Oct 10, 2022·edited Oct 10, 2022

I for one can't wait to see USC@ Utah, then UCLA @ Oregon.

This should give you a good idea of who will be playing for the league title.

John, give us your way too early predictions on who will play the pac title game!!

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I am not a buyer of UCLA, or Dorian T-R. He is a 5th year qb, he should be this good and an all-time record holder at UCLA. Separately, other than the disastrous Bowl game last year, Coach Smith has had the Beavers playing hard to the end, no matter the score, for several seasons. Good on him. Wayne Tinkle needs to observe and learn. Dave M

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Finally, some respect for the BEST team in the PAC 12 John-UCLA! As coach Willingham said, they are athletic, fast and good length! Not only do they have the BEST QB and RB maybe in the nation but also have great receivers and a very talented offensive line. I also agree with you John that the D is the best in Chips era so will see in two weeks if they can win at Autzen playing a very good Oregon team.

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Oct 10, 2022·edited Oct 10, 2022

No. 6 - Luck? That is twice this season so far that the Beavs have pulled out a win in the final seconds, both on the road. The first was Fresno State with the extremely ballsy call to go for the TD with the Hammer with no time left rather than the easy FG to tie. The second, was the pass to Harrison who looks great when he is focused on catching the ball and not looking downfield too quick. These are both games that prior OSU teams lose. This is a monumental shift in direction for the program, which no doubt now has confidence. Now to just upgrade the average team talent and get a few 4s and maybe a 5 or two on the team, per UCLA or Washington. The Portal is the fast way to do that, just like Erickson made liberal use of JC transfers in 2000.

I have commented elsewhere that Chance has had a good run since taking over for Gebbia against Oregon and scoring the winning TD on a sneak. But he has always seem limited to me. He is not big and strong enough to run a lot, even though he is relatively quick. His arm is good, but not great. He tends to get a little panicky under pressure (I would too with 300 lb guys trying to hit me) and he is in his last year. Gulbranson looked great once he got over the "first start shakes". Those two 4th quarter passes were NFL worthy. He dropped the one to Bolden on a dime, over a double team. The Harrison TD was a bit underthrown, but still a beaut, again, against a double team. He gave his guy a chance. As a 35 year Vikings fan, it brought back memories of the miracle catch by Stefon Diggs to beat New Orleans. It was that d--n good. Gulbranson, a redshirt freshman, is the future. He needs to start. Whatever experience he gives up to Nolan, he gains back in raw athleticism

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I think Arizona is the better football job. They always manage to come out on top.

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All I know is that I cannot stop watching that last play and crying and yelling, and I am not who one would call a Beav fan. That is football. I love it!

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Colorado is a graveyard for coaches, take the Arizona State job.

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Maybe it just me, but pull back just two of those early interceptions and half of the dropped passes and things may look very different W-L wise. But that's water under the bridge. If it was a lucky play, so be it! How many times have the Beavs been on the other side of the luck? I'm embracing the wins and looking forward with hope.

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My bodacious, outrageous, audacious and ostentatious way-too-early selections for the college football playoff:

1. Ohio State

2. Georgia

3. Oklahoma State

4. UCLA

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With the Beavers new scoreboard and the stadium completion next year they can now start every game with Mike Parker's call on the last second touchdown in the Stanford game for the next 25 yrs..."Touchdown Beaversssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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UCLA strong defensively? Really? I guess its the PAC. There might be zero above average defenses in this conference. UW torched UCLA in the second half of their bad game with UCLA. uins are certainly good and I understand ANYTHING happening in LA is a really big deal for any media types. but UCLA like Oregon and others have some pretty shakey performances on their resume's. But they are and LA school

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Utah has been overrated all year. Tough team, but the offense has been lacking. Rising is not nearly the QB the media made him out to be. Look for another USC win.

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My bold prediction is Oregon beats UCLA in Autzen

...and then Chip gets revenge in a rematch in Vegas

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I'm not sure what to think about UCLA

Sticking it to UW and Utah in successive weeks is impressive to me though

It's fortunate we don't have to wait super long to get a real answer.

If they go into Autzen and win, they are the clear #1 in the P12 this year.

If Oregon wins that, I think we probably see USC and Oregon in Vegas ... I think.. By then we'll know who won USC at Utah also though.

Utah still has a path here, especially if they get help from Oregon (beating UCLA) since they go to Autzen and mostly control their own destiny to Vegas for the time being still.

Fun race down the stretch

Meanwhile, my Huskies need a defense. Any defense. It's painful to watch that side of their team right now... I was in person in Tempe and it was just ... ugh..meh..bleh..

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The statistic that impressed me in the Oregon game was the low number of penalty yards assessed against the Ducks. I believe Lanning and staff are going to do great things with the program.

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Glad to help!

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