NP....I think we all suffer from memories of when the PAC-12 was a bad conference (late 80s and 90s). It has come a long way since then and the PAC-12 deserves its (6) Top 20 rankings. I think the Beavs showed by stomping the Florida Gators that the SEC is not that far ahead of the PAC-12 except maybe Alabama and Georgia. I would be there is not a lot of competitive difference with the B1G, except for Ohio State and Michigan. So take out those two top teams in those conferences and the PAC-12 doesn't give an inch. It wasn't always that way and many of us remember how badly the PAC-12 got beat in inter-conference games like the Rose Bowl. This is what makes the decision by USC and UCLA so stupid. They gain nothing in terms of competition / CFP ranking and, while they might get a better media share for a couple of years, these things are dynamic. Disney is trying to dump ESPN because it loses money. So why would a money loser be able to bid up the market for B1G football?
I initially said 4 wins on the day the games were announced... then after looking harder predicted 5-2... (I flipped on the Alamo Bowl).
NP....I think we all suffer from memories of when the PAC-12 was a bad conference (late 80s and 90s). It has come a long way since then and the PAC-12 deserves its (6) Top 20 rankings. I think the Beavs showed by stomping the Florida Gators that the SEC is not that far ahead of the PAC-12 except maybe Alabama and Georgia. I would be there is not a lot of competitive difference with the B1G, except for Ohio State and Michigan. So take out those two top teams in those conferences and the PAC-12 doesn't give an inch. It wasn't always that way and many of us remember how badly the PAC-12 got beat in inter-conference games like the Rose Bowl. This is what makes the decision by USC and UCLA so stupid. They gain nothing in terms of competition / CFP ranking and, while they might get a better media share for a couple of years, these things are dynamic. Disney is trying to dump ESPN because it loses money. So why would a money loser be able to bid up the market for B1G football?