Twenty Questions: Pac-10
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We’re previewing the six BCS conferences over the next six weeks by asking the twenty questions we most want answered. We’re looking for answers in the comments so feel free to pipe in.
- Will Washington win a game?
- Will Aaron Corp cede the starting quarterback position to Matt Barkley?
- Will the Pac-10 be undefeated in bowl play, again?
- Can UCLA win in Knoxville?
- Will Oregon challenge USC for the conference title?
- Will Tavita Pritchard quarterback Stanford to a bowl game?
- Will a 10:00 PM ET kickoff give Cal the advantage this time around against Maryland?
- How will Jake Locker play in Steve Sarkisian’s offense?
- Is it possible for Wazzu to be anymore anonymous in 2009?
- Will Arizona State be able to overcome inexperience (Danny Sullivan) at quarterback  by relying on a strong defense and ground attack?
- Now that Arizona has turned the corner and is returning 14 starters can they win 10 games?
- Will James and Jacquizz Rodgers both rush for 1,000 yards?
- Will USC play for the National Championship?
- Which trap-game will USC lose?
- Will Jeremiah Masoli play himself into the Heisman race?
- Is ‘09 the year Rick Neuheisel turns UCLA’s stockpiled talent into a winner?
- Will LSU beat Washington by more than 60 points?
- Will Oregon’s transition from Mike Bellotti to Chip Kelly be as smooth as anticipated?
- Is Jahvid Best really the Nation’s Most Explosive Player and will he live up to the hype?
- Will the Pac-10 get the respect it deserves from pundits and fans?
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1Bird on Jun 9, 2009 at 9:20 am:
1. Idaho, Stanford, and Washington State are winnable for the Huskies.
2. It doesn’t matter who the USC QB is. 10 wins guaranteed.
3. No, USC will lose to GT in BCS title game. No brainer.
4. I think UCLA will pound the Vols.
5. No. That train left with Dennis Dixon.
6. Wins at SJSU, Washington St., Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, and even Notre Dame seem possible. The rest look tough for the Cardinal.
7. I don’t know anything about Maryland. No one ever does.
8. Jake Locker = Drew Tate = Matt Grothe = Tyler Palko = etc. etc. Guys with big names and lots of preseason hype. But they just never really do anything. One hit wonders, if you will.
9. Yes. The State of Washington will suck even worse.
10. Pac 10 and defense should not be in the same sentence.
11. I think this is possible.
12. We’ll see. Last team to do this, I think, was Minnesota a few years ago.
13. Not sure. Inexperienced quarterbacks at USC usually mean a couple losses.
14. Traps would be @ Oregon, @ Cal, and maybe @ OSU.
15. No.
16. Neu-weisel will never be a winner ever again.
17. No, 59.
18. I think Oregon is still gonna be damn good. They remind of the Wisconsin of the Pac 10, silently accumulating 10 win seasons with a great fan base. But severely overshadowed by the traditional California powerhouses (or OSU/UM in Wiskie’s case).
19. Jahvid Best is damn good.
20. The Pac 10 never really gets disrespect besides its lack of defense and ridiculously sick annual NFL draft exposure. I’d say the Big 10 and ACC catch more unfair amounts of disrespect.
2Mookie on Jun 12, 2009 at 12:09 am:
What does it say about a conference when an objective outsider compiles the top-twenty questions concerning its member-schools’ upcoming season, and included are:
- whether a team in that conference will achieve a single victory during the year; and
- whether that same team will be able to prevent another conference’s team from scoring 60 pts?
It’s probably not fair to knock the Pac-10 based solely upon one, horrible member (Washington)… just as it is not fair to praise it based solely on one, loaded member (USC). But it just caught my eye. Hopefully never will a team in the SEC or ACC be so bad that we’re wondering before the season if that team can win a single game.
Are the Huskies really so bad that their matchup with Idaho is in doubt? Idaho?????
3cgb on Jun 12, 2009 at 6:56 am:
I actually think the Pac-10 is a very good conference. As we all know its known for offense, which is a negative for them but somehow a selling point of the Big 12. As of late they’ve represented well in bowls and have USC. But man does Washington stick out like a sore thumb. They came close to beating BYU and Wazzu last year so I have to think with a healthy Jake Locker and Sark calling the plays they will get at least one win.