Good Times

Big day yesterday, lots of good football.

Too bad Miami couldn't pull off the win against Florida State. The 'Noles need a loss in the worst way.  Doesn't appear they'll get one, however.

The Alabama vs. Miss. St. game went about as I expected.

Here in the PAC the season is far from over.  The South Division has parity, parity, parity. Arizona State's unexpected (if you believe the "experts") loss to Oregon State has created a chaotic stew of possibilities in the stretch run.  Too many scenarios exist for my level of comprehension, but it appears UCLA has the upper hand if the Bruins win out.

If...it's a big question.

Oregon is now the lone PAC team to "control its own destiny" relative to the playoff.  But after Colorado next week, a team the experts say Oregon ought to whip handily, look who's next.

That is correct.  The suddenly competent Beavers of OSU.  It's like I wrote at the beginning of the season.  Mike Riley, much under the critics' thumbs this season, always has his team playing well at season's end.

It took the magic of Marcus Mariota and Josh Huff to quell the Beavers late in the Civil War last season.

The naivest of Oregon's fans, the armchair-would-be coaches, will tell you OSU shouldn't be in the game, much less win it.

That's not reality.  OSU has the things Oregon's realistic fans (me and a few others) dread: a resurgent running game, and a deadly QB when he has time to throw it.

Like I say, the season is far from over.

But I'll look ahead like everyone else for a moment.

If you're Oregon, you don't want any part of a USC loaded with 5 star talent.  At the start of the season I picked USC to win the conference championship.

Here's the kicker if you're a regular fan and not a Duck honk like I am.  USC vs. Oregon, with a playoff on the line for Oregon, would be amazing television.

Better even than last night's OSU show.


TS