Why the Huskies Win Matters

"Go You Huskies"

Thanks for proving a point I almost made in the first half of the Arizona-Oregon game.
That point being, in the Pac-12 this year it seems like any team is decent enough(or good enough) to win against any other conference team.
Obviously, Arizona's embarrassing loss proves nothing and shows that fact is contrary, but for the first half of that game it really looked like the Wildcats were in it.

But that's not the important game. The Stanford-Washington game is the important one, and besides showing the point that the Pac-12 has a lot of depth across the conference, it shows one other big fact this year that is helpful all across college football.....How tough you play usually equals who wins.

Washington played Stanford's football. They played them tough on both sides and didn't quit. Stanford is clearly the bigger and more athletic team. Just look at how much they pressured Keith Price.

But as Stanford showed against USC, and UW showed against Stanford.....and what the Big 10 is failing at, is playing tough as nails in tackling and on the line.

The most interesting game this week in the Pac-12.....Oregon State vs Arizona.

Weak 5

This might be a lackluster week. Game Day is in East Lansing of all places for a Big 10 game between a barely ranked team and a team that can't play in the postseason. But what's being overlooked?

Two big games in the Big 12!

With all the hoopla ESPN made over Missouri and Texas A&M's first SEC games, no one is caring about West Virginia's first Big 12 game. Sure, it's Baylor, but this is a really interesting matchup.
There might be a hundred points scored! But it's the first time we get to see West Virginia's explosive offense take on one of the Big 12's big time offensive teams.

The Mountaineers are going to win. Baylor is pretty good, but not great. The only way they can win is if their defense somehow steps up. It'll be a fun game to watch, and will shed some light on how well West Virginia fits in their new league.

And speaking of fitting in the Big 12.....who is the team that looks more like an SEC team now? Texas? They are the best team no one is talking about. And they're playing the best defense of any team in the conference. So good, they could be the team that stops West Virginia from rolling over everyone.

But....they play a well coached offensive powerhouse in Oklahoma State this week. The Cowboys have been a little back and forth, absolutely annihilating pee wee squads, then losing to Arizona.
I personally don't think Oklahoma State can match up to Texas' defense. I think the Cowboys might get embarrassed by what seems like an impeccable Longhorn squad. But......this is the Big 12, the conference where #1 Oklahoma can lose to Texas Tech and #2 OK State can lose to Iowa State.

Ole Miss-Alabama

Going out on a huge limb here. Huge.
I think Alabama needs to be very careful this weekend, and be on upset alert.

Ole Miss might hang in there and surprise the Crimson Tide.
In a close game, the SEC can have wild results. (LSU sneaked by a very pedestrian Auburn team last week.)

The evidence on Ole Miss is shaky. They've been running the ball very well, and shut out Tulane. They're 3-1, beating some low level teams, but doing it in great fashion.
The anomaly is the Texas game, where they got blown out. Texas has the best defense in the Big 12 and finally has it back together on offense. (Texas could be a sleeper team that surprises a lot of people this year.)

But this Saturday, it's an SEC Divisional Game. Anything can happen.
And with teams on the fringe like Ole Miss, being a spoiler is what they can most look forward to.

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I'm not putting money on it, but Ole Miss-Alabama could be very interesting.

First Post!

Just for funsies I thought I'd start a blog about College Football, since I watch more college football during the Fall than movies.
To start, here are my favorite teams and the reason why I follow them.


San Diego State - I'm an alum.

USC - Lifelong fan. I'm from Southern California.

BYU - I'm a Mormon. And I now live in Provo, so I can root for the hometown team now.

Nebraska - I went on my mission there. They were the enemy at the time(Cornhuskers is the official religion of the state.), now they're family.

Iowa - I also served my mission in Iowa. I like them, but cringe too much to follow all the time.

Other teams of Interest that I'm not a "fan" of, but like to see succeed:

Boise State - I've been following them since the season of their Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma. Still the best football game I've ever seen.

South Carolina - The SC of the south. I know Spurrier is a douche, but I like him as a coach.

PAC 12 - regional pride. I like to see the local conference succeed. That means I even root for UCLA on occasion.