Bear Down Wildcats

Never too early to get this started, right?
Has us at 34. ASSU at 40. Highest Pac12 team is Oregon at #10.

No mention of ASU being a national championship darkhorse contender again?

Merkin wrote:No mention of ASU being a national championship darkhorse contender again?

ASSU - 40th
Arizona - 34th

azgreg wrote:

Merkin wrote:No mention of ASU being a national championship darkhorse contender again?

ASSU - 40th
Arizona - 34th

Graham's best team ever I'm sure.

Not bad rankings I suppose.
10. Oregon
14. Stanford
16. USC
23. UCLA
25. Washington

No real title contenders for the pac but the league will be very deep and challenging again. Every team but Oregon state can be in a bowl. With hopefully a new life on defense, less injuries, a more favorable schedule and a bye we will improve. I think we do. Not going to go 11-1 or anything but I absolutely think 8-4/9-3 is doable. I think asu is a 4-6 win team next year. South really will come down to the UCLA USC game again.

Pretty good opening week games (except for Cal vs Hawaii.

Clemson at Auburn
Georgia vs. North Carolina
Houston vs. Oklahoma
Alabama vs. USC
UCLA at Texas A&M
Notre Dame at Texas
LSU at Wisconsin
Arizona vs. BYU
Florida State vs. Ole Miss

Clemson must have a lot of underclassmen declaring, because they only had 3 seniors on O, and 2 on D, that started in the NC game.... with only 3 more seniors on the 2-deep. That article talks about having to rebuild the defense again...

I was expecting them to be the clear-cut favorites next season.

I think Petersen is building a monster at UW. Wouldn't be shocked to see them finally break the Oregon streak this year and contend for the North. Next year that team could be really, really good.

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1. Stanford 3-0, 2-0
2. Washington 4-0, 1-0
3. Utah 4-0, 1-0
4. Arizona State 4-0, 1-0
5. Colorado 3-1, 1-0
6. UCLA 2-2, 0-1
7. California 2-2, 0-1

8. Arizona 2-2, 0-1 (No. 9 last week)

The "what ifs" with this team are maddening to think about. They took Washington to overtime and put together probably their most complete game of the season on both sides of the ball. The running back depth is a concern moving forward -- especially with a trip to UCLA next week.

9. Oregon 2-2, 0-1
10. USC 1-3, 0-2
11. Oregon State 1-2, 0-0
12. Washington State 1-2, 0-0

it is interesting that we are a byu made fg and a turnover on a 4th and 1 near the goal line against UW away from being 4-0 and ranked.

ASUHATER! wrote:it is interesting that we are a byu made fg and a turnover on a 4th and 1 near the goal line against UW away from being 4-0 and ranked.

And being the most overrated team in America....

Chicat wrote:

ASUHATER! wrote:it is interesting that we are a byu made fg and a turnover on a 4th and 1 near the goal line against UW away from being 4-0 and ranked.

And being the most overrated team in America....

Well yes...