Pac-12 football: Midseason bowl projections
*** Second in my four-part series on Pac-12 football at the halfway point. All-conference team/awards coming later today, along with an item on the Pac-12 Networks … The Pac-12, which sent seven teams...
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Hoping to make this a regular mid-week feature down the stretch, schedule permitting. The goal over the course of the next month is to cover all possible scenarios so Hotline readers won’t be surprised...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Updated bowl projections
Major developments on top with Oregon and fair-to-middling developments on the bottom with Utah. The Ducks are big USC fans this week: They need the Barkley-less Trojans to beat Notre Dame and open a...
View ArticleStanford football: Post-UCLA bowl update
With Stanford taking care of business in the Rose Bowl and Oregon rolling to victory in the Civil War, there are only two possible postseason landing spots for the Cardinal. I say that knowing full...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Updated bowl projections (Oregon to the Fiesta … against...
One week left, and here’s what we know: For the third consecutive year, the Pac-12 will send two teams to the Bowl Championship Series. And for the third consecutive year, those teams will be Oregon...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Thoughts on the bowl lineup
The matchups are listed below, with kickoff times, TV info and a comment. A few notes that may be of interest (my bowl picks will be posted early next week, at the latest): * Oregon is making its...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl picks (Stanford wins, Oregon rolls, plus all the...
* Had planned to write and post this Friday morning, then lost my appetite (for everything) with the news of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. Now here we are, a few hours before the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl partners for the next cycle of games
The Pac-12 is wrapping up negotiations with existing and new bowl partners for the cycle of games that begins in ’14 and coincides with the arrival of the College Football Playoff. Sources told the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: New bowl lineup takes shape
2:40 p.m. update: The Sun Bowl has announced a renewal of its partnership with the Pac-12 and will be No. 5 in the selection order. 1:45 p.m. update: Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said on a...
View ArticleAction/reaction: NCAA rules on Oregon, Pac-12 bowl lineup, Cal hires Secor...
San Jose State’s move the Mountain West becomes official Monday. I’ll have a separate post on that momentous event as we get closer to July 1 … Action: NCAA’s Committee on Infractions hammers … err,...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl projections
The muddled middle remains, with five teams bunched together at 4-2/3-3 in league play. But the Rose Bowl race gained clarity after Stanford held off the Ducks. The Cardinal needs help to reach the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Updated bowl projections
Major developments on top with Oregon and fair-to-middling developments on the bottom with Utah. The Ducks are big USC fans this week: They need the Barkley-less Trojans to beat Notre Dame and open a...
View ArticleStanford football: Post-UCLA bowl update
With Stanford taking care of business in the Rose Bowl and Oregon rolling to victory in the Civil War, there are only two possible postseason landing spots for the Cardinal. I say that knowing full...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Updated bowl projections (Oregon to the Fiesta … against...
One week left, and here’s what we know: For the third consecutive year, the Pac-12 will send two teams to the Bowl Championship Series. And for the third consecutive year, those teams will be Oregon...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Thoughts on the bowl lineup
The matchups are listed below, with kickoff times, TV info and a comment. A few notes that may be of interest (my bowl picks will be posted early next week, at the latest): * Oregon is making its...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl picks (Stanford wins, Oregon rolls, plus all the...
* Had planned to write and post this Friday morning, then lost my appetite (for everything) with the news of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. Now here we are, a few hours before the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl partners for the next cycle of games
The Pac-12 is wrapping up negotiations with existing and new bowl partners for the cycle of games that begins in ’14 and coincides with the arrival of the College Football Playoff. Sources told the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: New bowl lineup takes shape
2:40 p.m. update: The Sun Bowl has announced a renewal of its partnership with the Pac-12 and will be No. 5 in the selection order. 1:45 p.m. update: Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said on a...
View ArticleAction/reaction: NCAA rules on Oregon, Pac-12 bowl lineup, Cal hires Secor...
San Jose State’s move the Mountain West becomes official Monday. I’ll have a separate post on that momentous event as we get closer to July 1 … Action: NCAA’s Committee on Infractions hammers … err,...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl projections
The muddled middle remains, with five teams bunched together at 4-2/3-3 in league play. But the Rose Bowl race gained clarity after Stanford held off the Ducks. The Cardinal needs help to reach the...
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