If you missed it, I wrote a little bit on the Dawgs yesterday that you can find here. Today, we get back on track with our weekly Around the Pac-12 posts. After a brief hiatus, this post will include a mascot mash-up. That will be after the jump, so go ahead and skip to that unless you like football. Oh, you’re reading a sports blog and most of you like football? Cool. Here are the games for the week.
Arizona (Beat Washington 52-17) vs. USC (Beat Colorado 50-6)
Arizona is coming off one of their best victories of the year. I didn’t need to remind anyone here of that. USC finally looked like the dominant team they should be but that was against Colorado. This game has upset written all over it, which could mean that the Trojans play their best game of the year. We all know how talented USC is but they haven’t put it all together yet. Arizona on the other hand is a tough team, especially at home. I expect a lot of points and some great quarterback play. This could be the game of the week and will go a long way in deciding who Oregon will play in the Pac-12 championship.
Arizona State (Lost to Oregon 43-21) vs. UCLA (Bye)
The last couple of weeks have provided us with plenty of Pac-12 blow outs. This is the week where the conference could boast 4 good games. This one will also go a long way in deciding what will happen in the Pac-12 South. UCLA can’t afford to lose another conference game while Arizona State tries to prove that they aren’t as bad as they looked against Oregon. Here’s a hint, everyone is going to look awful against Oregon except USC. This game may feature quite a few points as well. When it’s all said and done, I’m guessing that these two teams will be behind Arizona and USC in the south.
California (Lost to Stanford 21-3) at Utah (Lost to Oregon State 21-7)
This game features two teams that are trying to salvage their seasons. Cal is 3-5 and Utah is 2-5. The Golden Bears were thoroughly dominated by Stanford last week and Utah’s offense just can’t seem to get on track this year. While this game may not be the most exciting to watch, I think it will be a dogfight that both teams desperately need to win. Utah played decently against Oregon State but, like I said, their offense can’t seem to get rolling. For the record, the Huskies go down to play the Golden Bears next Friday night.
Colorado (Lost to USC 50-6) at Oregon (Beat Arizona State 43-21)
This is not one of those quality Pac-12 games that I was talking about. This will get ugly and in a hurry. Colorado is terrible and probably won’t win another game this year. Oregon is really good and may not lose a game this year. You can do the math from there. Oregon’s victory last week was impressive and their defense continues to impress. A buffalo against a duck is a no contest as far as which one is bigger though.
Stanford (Beat Cal 21-3) vs. WSU (Bye)
This shouldn’t be much of a game. Arizona gave Stanford some problems defensively with their spread offense so maybe Leach can get something going but WSU is not close to Arizona. Maybe the bye week will help the Cougars as well? I don’t know and I feel like I’m grasping at straws here. Stanford has really found their running game and is still about 3 plays away from being undefeated. I don’t think the Cardinal should be overlooked. You should never overlook a tree because they are so beautiful.
It is time for me to rank mascots based on their ability to do an Olympic event. Feedback has told me that this part of the post is as entertaining as it sounds. I hope I don’t disappoint now. Find out the event and the mascot rankings after the jump!
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