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  • TierbsHsotBoobsTierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680



    The Pac 12 seems pretty wide open. UW will be a flawed, average team. The question is if they can maximize the mediocrity to 8-10 wins (like Arizona last year) or if they win 5-7.

    You really feel that this team is average? I see an horrible offense and probably an average defense. Am I missing something or is the rest of the conference really that bad. We lost a lot of talent.
    The conference is going to be down this year. New quarterbacks everywhere except for USC, Arizona, and Cal
    That implies that the departing quarterbacks were good.
    Mariota was a once in a generation quarterback for Oregon

    Hundley I never liked, but was very good for what UCLA wanted him to do

    Everybody else was either average or slightly below, but most new quarterbacks do have a transition period in their first year. This is very evident especially in the OOC because it's their first live action as a collegiate player. Since conference strength is largely determined in week 3-4 after 90% of the OOC has been played, I feel the PAC 12 will be seen as weak because of the lack of experience at quarterback.

    For example, Oregon beats Sparty and Stanford beats ND if they have the same quarterback play as last year. With new quarterbacks, I doubt it. Oregon won't get spanked, but they aren't winning in East Lansing without Mariota. Stanford I think will struggle as well for a while, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
    I learned a couple months ago that beating up on a bunch of Mountain West cripples during bowl season is the only way to determine conference strength.

    Oregon lost a great quarterback. The rest did not.
  • greenbloodgreenblood Member Posts: 14,348



    The Pac 12 seems pretty wide open. UW will be a flawed, average team. The question is if they can maximize the mediocrity to 8-10 wins (like Arizona last year) or if they win 5-7.

    You really feel that this team is average? I see an horrible offense and probably an average defense. Am I missing something or is the rest of the conference really that bad. We lost a lot of talent.
    The conference is going to be down this year. New quarterbacks everywhere except for USC, Arizona, and Cal
    That implies that the departing quarterbacks were good.
    Mariota was a once in a generation quarterback for Oregon

    Hundley I never liked, but was very good for what UCLA wanted him to do

    Everybody else was either average or slightly below, but most new quarterbacks do have a transition period in their first year. This is very evident especially in the OOC because it's their first live action as a collegiate player. Since conference strength is largely determined in week 3-4 after 90% of the OOC has been played, I feel the PAC 12 will be seen as weak because of the lack of experience at quarterback.

    For example, Oregon beats Sparty and Stanford beats ND if they have the same quarterback play as last year. With new quarterbacks, I doubt it. Oregon won't get spanked, but they aren't winning in East Lansing without Mariota. Stanford I think will struggle as well for a while, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
    I learned a couple months ago that beating up on a bunch of Mountain West cripples during bowl season is the only way to determine conference strength.

    Oregon lost a great quarterback. The rest did not.
    That is a good point. Our bowl schedule will always make the conference look "tuff", unless of course you are unlucky enough to draw Colorado St. in December.
  • whatshouldicareaboutwhatshouldicareabout Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,726 Swaye's Wigwam



    The Pac 12 seems pretty wide open. UW will be a flawed, average team. The question is if they can maximize the mediocrity to 8-10 wins (like Arizona last year) or if they win 5-7.

    You really feel that this team is average? I see an horrible offense and probably an average defense. Am I missing something or is the rest of the conference really that bad. We lost a lot of talent.
    The conference is going to be down this year. New quarterbacks everywhere except for USC, Arizona, and Cal
    That implies that the departing quarterbacks were good.
    Mariota was a once in a generation quarterback for Oregon

    Hundley I never liked, but was very good for what UCLA wanted him to do

    Everybody else was either average or slightly below, but most new quarterbacks do have a transition period in their first year. This is very evident especially in the OOC because it's their first live action as a collegiate player. Since conference strength is largely determined in week 3-4 after 90% of the OOC has been played, I feel the PAC 12 will be seen as weak because of the lack of experience at quarterback.

    For example, Oregon beats Sparty and Stanford beats ND if they have the same quarterback play as last year. With new quarterbacks, I doubt it. Oregon won't get spanked, but they aren't winning in East Lansing without Mariota. Stanford I think will struggle as well for a while, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
    I learned a couple months ago that beating up on a bunch of Mountain West cripples during bowl season is the only way to determine conference strength.

    Oregon lost a great quarterback. The rest did not.
    I wouldn't call Mannion or Halliday great, but for Oregon State and Wazzu, they're the best they've had in a decade, if not longer.
  • TierbsHsotBoobsTierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680



    The Pac 12 seems pretty wide open. UW will be a flawed, average team. The question is if they can maximize the mediocrity to 8-10 wins (like Arizona last year) or if they win 5-7.

    You really feel that this team is average? I see an horrible offense and probably an average defense. Am I missing something or is the rest of the conference really that bad. We lost a lot of talent.
    The conference is going to be down this year. New quarterbacks everywhere except for USC, Arizona, and Cal
    That implies that the departing quarterbacks were good.
    Mariota was a once in a generation quarterback for Oregon

    Hundley I never liked, but was very good for what UCLA wanted him to do

    Everybody else was either average or slightly below, but most new quarterbacks do have a transition period in their first year. This is very evident especially in the OOC because it's their first live action as a collegiate player. Since conference strength is largely determined in week 3-4 after 90% of the OOC has been played, I feel the PAC 12 will be seen as weak because of the lack of experience at quarterback.

    For example, Oregon beats Sparty and Stanford beats ND if they have the same quarterback play as last year. With new quarterbacks, I doubt it. Oregon won't get spanked, but they aren't winning in East Lansing without Mariota. Stanford I think will struggle as well for a while, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
    I learned a couple months ago that beating up on a bunch of Mountain West cripples during bowl season is the only way to determine conference strength.

    Oregon lost a great quarterback. The rest did not.
    I wouldn't call Mannion or Halliday great, but for Oregon State and Wazzu, they're the best they've had in a decade, if not longer.
    Halliday wasn't even WSU's best QB last year.
  • haiehaie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 21,734 Swaye's Wigwam



    The Pac 12 seems pretty wide open. UW will be a flawed, average team. The question is if they can maximize the mediocrity to 8-10 wins (like Arizona last year) or if they win 5-7.

    You really feel that this team is average? I see an horrible offense and probably an average defense. Am I missing something or is the rest of the conference really that bad. We lost a lot of talent.
    The conference is going to be down this year. New quarterbacks everywhere except for USC, Arizona, and Cal
    That implies that the departing quarterbacks were good.
    Mariota was a once in a generation quarterback for Oregon

    Hundley I never liked, but was very good for what UCLA wanted him to do

    Everybody else was either average or slightly below, but most new quarterbacks do have a transition period in their first year. This is very evident especially in the OOC because it's their first live action as a collegiate player. Since conference strength is largely determined in week 3-4 after 90% of the OOC has been played, I feel the PAC 12 will be seen as weak because of the lack of experience at quarterback.

    For example, Oregon beats Sparty and Stanford beats ND if they have the same quarterback play as last year. With new quarterbacks, I doubt it. Oregon won't get spanked, but they aren't winning in East Lansing without Mariota. Stanford I think will struggle as well for a while, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
    I learned a couple months ago that beating up on a bunch of Mountain West cripples during bowl season is the only way to determine conference strength.

    Oregon lost a great quarterback. The rest did not.
    I wouldn't call Mannion or Halliday great, but for Oregon State and Wazzu, they're the best they've had in a decade, if not longer.
    Halliday wasn't even WSU's best QB last year.
    I'll buy that. Beat their real rival with Falk, got up on ASU early at ASU and then Leach fucked it up (or something like that, was loaded at the time). Then in the AC his receivers did have some key drops that otherwise would have made the game competetive.
  • Cuogar_GoldCuogar_Gold Member Posts: 360



    The Pac 12 seems pretty wide open. UW will be a flawed, average team. The question is if they can maximize the mediocrity to 8-10 wins (like Arizona last year) or if they win 5-7.

    You really feel that this team is average? I see an horrible offense and probably an average defense. Am I missing something or is the rest of the conference really that bad. We lost a lot of talent.
    The conference is going to be down this year. New quarterbacks everywhere except for USC, Arizona, and Cal
    That implies that the departing quarterbacks were good.
    Mariota was a once in a generation quarterback for Oregon

    Hundley I never liked, but was very good for what UCLA wanted him to do

    Everybody else was either average or slightly below, but most new quarterbacks do have a transition period in their first year. This is very evident especially in the OOC because it's their first live action as a collegiate player. Since conference strength is largely determined in week 3-4 after 90% of the OOC has been played, I feel the PAC 12 will be seen as weak because of the lack of experience at quarterback.

    For example, Oregon beats Sparty and Stanford beats ND if they have the same quarterback play as last year. With new quarterbacks, I doubt it. Oregon won't get spanked, but they aren't winning in East Lansing without Mariota. Stanford I think will struggle as well for a while, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
    I learned a couple months ago that beating up on a bunch of Mountain West cripples during bowl season is the only way to determine conference strength.

    Oregon lost a great quarterback. The rest did not.
    I wouldn't call Mannion or Halliday great, but for Oregon State and Wazzu, they're the best they've had in a decade, if not longer.
    Halliday wasn't even WSU's best QB last year.
    This guy "gets it".
  • d2dd2d Member Posts: 3,109
  • PurpleBazePurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 29,859 Founders Club

    I had to dig this up after the @1to392831weretaken WSU-Cal Coug-it video reminded me of Connor Halliday's "I threw for 532 yards and five touchdowns. What more do you want" quote; after they Couged it against Rutgers.

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