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I would also contend that the Pac-10 is not a super-weak conference *cough* big east *cough*.
You have USC (nuff said), an insanely coached Bears, the up and coming Bruins, and OSU is coming into its own over there.
I would take those teams over like... Big 12 North teams and Big east teams. |
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If you can look at your games from your regular season schedule last year and this year, and say that one of them comes close to being as difficult as Texas and Michigan for us this year, I guarantee you'll get a well-deserved 
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05-03-2005, 01:42 AM
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If one of their offensive weaknesses is pass protection, like the article says, does the O-line still deserve a 10?
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05-03-2005, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by StadiumDorm
If you can look at your games from your regular season schedule last year and this year, and say that one of them comes close to being as difficult as Texas and Michigan for us this year, I guarantee you'll get a well-deserved |
1. I don't think anyone has a game that is as tough as two games combined 
2. So what?
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USC will get pushed by teams next year just like they got pushed in the Pac-10 last year. You don't go through a schedule like that with a mark on your chest and not get challenged.
That being said, the only way USC loses in the regular season next year is if someone comes out with a particularly physical gameplan and dings them up pretty good. Then, the team on the schedule for the next week should have a fighting chance to win. Looks like the best chance for that is Arizona before Notre Dame. I would say Arkansas before the away game at Oregon, but that might be too early in the season to really bang a team up.
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05-03-2005, 04:31 PM
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I would also contend that the Pac-10 is not a super-weak conference *cough* big east *cough*.
You have USC (nuff said), an insanely coached Bears, the up and coming Bruins, and OSU is coming into its own over there.
I would take those teams over like... Big 12 North teams and Big east teams. |
I'd take the Pac 10 over the new (and Louisville-less) Conference USA. They're gonna turn into the next "Big Least". SMU, Rice, Tulsa, Houston, winless South Florida, East Carolina... you kiddin' me? All of those teams are consistent "Bottom 10" celler dwellers (and I apologise for the ESPiN reference). They're gonna make the MAC look good this year, and comparing C-USA against the Pac 10 makes the Pac 10 look like a superconference.
The Pac 10 has a lot of up-and-coming teams with new coaching- Arizona (Stoops), Washington (Willingham), Stanford (Harris). Oregon State, Oregon, & UCLA should be stronger this year. With that being said, lets see if the Pac 10 and Big 12 North can prove the naysayers wrong this year. Until then, your conference (or division of a conference) will be seen as being weak in football.
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05-03-2005, 05:20 PM
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Conference USA. They're gonna turn into the next "Big Least". SMU, Rice, Tulsa, Houston, winless South Florida, East Carolina... you kiddin' me?
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Conference USA can't turn into the new 'Big Least' until they get an undeserved automatic BCS bid for their champion.
If you want to criticize the Pac-10, please compare it to other BCS conferences, otherwise its apples and oranges.
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