This looks like they're setting up the Pac-12 North to be slaughtered, which I guess is a result of the small sample size of games not really representing team strength. In normal times, I think UW would beat SC, but no team has even done well this year after returning from Covid-19 cases. Oregon should also beat Colorado, but I expect that will be close. Stanford I can't believe is 3-2... I wouldn't place faith in either Stanford or UCLA. Utah is far better than their record suggests, and I imagine they'll easily handle Wazzu. OSU and ASU is an interesting matchup, but ASU is also better than their 1-2 record indicates, and I think they'll probably win too. Cal is also far better than their record suggests, and would normally blow Arizona out of the water, so long as we even have players. And again, no team looks good recovering from covid-19. I'd give the edge to the South in almost all of those matchups.
Also, Arizona is so bad that it's not even an interesting matchup. Cal would have at least had a competitive game against #4 or #5, Utah or ASU. Shame we couldn't get that last game in to find out. I think we would have handled Wazzu.
In a season without as many cancellations, I'd expect something like UW/Oregon vs USC/Utah at the top, Cal vs Colorado, Stanford vs ASU, OSU vs UCLA, and Wazzu vs Arizona. I think these would be much more interesting games.
Most likely scenario is Washington can't clear enough players from quarantine, and Oregon will play USC, leaving Colorado without a game. Arizona conveniently bags the game against Cal, and the Bears are directed to LA to take on the Buffs.
So isn't Udub in the same position as Cal? How can they have enough bodies by Friday night to play the championship game? I hope Cal can get this last game in, irrespective of the fact that Arizona absolutely sucks. Of course some teams actually play BETTER once they lose their HC!?!
I predict U$C beats Udub if there is actually a game played.
Oregun v Colorado & ASU v OSU could be interesting games.
What a nightmare season for Cal. Because one player showed up with a COVID positive test two hours before gametime yesterday, a one-win Washington State team gets a respected opponent in Utah and a highly watchable final game. Cal, meanwhile, gets the biggest conference doormat of the millennium, a hapless Arizona team that has lost 12 straight games and just fired their head coach. If you don't put up 70 points, as ASU just did against Arizona on Thursday night, you fail.
Invoke the mercy rule and call the game off, folks. Does anyone want to see that game? If so, I would love to hear the reasoning.
This looks like they're setting up the Pac-12 North to be slaughtered, which I guess is a result of the small sample size of games not really representing team strength. In normal times, I think UW would beat SC, but no team has even done well this year after returning from Covid-19 cases. Oregon should also beat Colorado, but I expect that will be close. Stanford I can't believe is 3-2... I wouldn't place faith in either Stanford or UCLA. Utah is far better than their record suggests, and I imagine they'll easily handle Wazzu. OSU and ASU is an interesting matchup, but ASU is also better than their 1-2 record indicates, and I think they'll probably win too. Cal is also far better than their record suggests, and would normally blow Arizona out of the water, so long as we even have players. And again, no team looks good recovering from covid-19. I'd give the edge to the South in almost all of those matchups.
Also, Arizona is so bad that it's not even an interesting matchup. Cal would have at least had a competitive game against #4 or #5, Utah or ASU. Shame we couldn't get that last game in to find out. I think we would have handled Wazzu.
In a season without as many cancellations, I'd expect something like UW/Oregon vs USC/Utah at the top, Cal vs Colorado, Stanford vs ASU, OSU vs UCLA, and Wazzu vs Arizona. I think these would be much more interesting games.
Well, it took less than 12 hours to cancel the Arizona-Cal game.
It is now officially cancelled
Most likely scenario is Washington can't clear enough players from quarantine, and Oregon will play USC, leaving Colorado without a game. Arizona conveniently bags the game against Cal, and the Bears are directed to LA to take on the Buffs.
So isn't Udub in the same position as Cal? How can they have enough bodies by Friday night to play the championship game? I hope Cal can get this last game in, irrespective of the fact that Arizona absolutely sucks. Of course some teams actually play BETTER once they lose their HC!?!
I predict U$C beats Udub if there is actually a game played.
Oregun v Colorado & ASU v OSU could be interesting games.
What a nightmare season for Cal. Because one player showed up with a COVID positive test two hours before gametime yesterday, a one-win Washington State team gets a respected opponent in Utah and a highly watchable final game. Cal, meanwhile, gets the biggest conference doormat of the millennium, a hapless Arizona team that has lost 12 straight games and just fired their head coach. If you don't put up 70 points, as ASU just did against Arizona on Thursday night, you fail.
Invoke the mercy rule and call the game off, folks. Does anyone want to see that game? If so, I would love to hear the reasoning.
Well, if we can cobble up enough players....🏈🏈🏈🏈