Tennessee getting a lot more credit for beating #9 Alabama by 3 than Oregon is for beating #12 UCLA by a couple touchdowns.
I want mass chaos! I want Texas to beat TCU this week. I want the old crazy pirate to put some voodoo together and take down Georgia. Also, won’t happen , but I want Michigan and Ohio State to get toppled by Nebraska and Indiana. Hell , go ahead and throw in a Mizzo win while we are at it
StevensTechU wrote:Keeping things local... There's absolutely no reason for USC to be ranked ahead of UCLA. UCLA's best win is against the team that beat USC (Utah). USC's best win doesn't exist because they haven't beaten anyone notable. Offensive and defensive efficiency metrics both favor UCLA, as well. This is a pretty definitive example of showing that brands matter.
Once ucla spanks sc, the committee might start to respect that W.
The committee is in the pockets of the broadcast companies. Their explanation for putting USC ahead of UCLA was that Caleb,William has 28 touchdowns… These rankings are largely about compelling matchups and drama down the stretch to generate views.
Sad to learn about this, he is a good guy. On a selfish note, I wish he could have helped USC beat UCLA since I personally think it would be slightly easier for the Ducks to beat USC in the Pac-12 Championship game, for a variety of reasons.
Sad to learn about this, he is a good guy. On a selfish note, I wish he could have helped USC beat UCLA since I personally think it would be slightly easier for the Ducks to beat USC in the Pac-12 Championship game, for a variety of reasons.
I don’t even know what to say in response to this post. If SC lost every game from here until eternity Id be a happy man. I don’t care how easy of a matchup they are for UO, I really hope they lose to both UCLA and ND.
As for Dye. Hate to see a career end that way, but the way he left and then during the summer putting down his old teammates. I don’t have much love for him.
I have no problem rooting for USC if it helps the Ducks....pretty silly not to. Not only do I think the Ducks would have a better chance of beating them in Pac-12 Championship game (debatable, I guess), but facing a one loss USC would clearly be a bigger boost for Oregon's playoff resume. That extra boost may or may not be needed to get into the playoffs, but the Ducks definitely don't want to be the 4 seed, so rooting for every advantage possible to get out of that position would be wise. I also think getting the opportunity to beat USC head to head in a high profile game might give the Ducks a little extra recruiting juice.
Arizona up 3 on UCLA with just under 6 minutes to play. If Arizona can put in another TD with their great field position, UCLA may not be able to come back to win.
