-Doug Lesmerises of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has an article up about five teams who will be better and worse than you think. The Pac-10 gets some mention as Cal and ASU are both listed as being better, and sadly, USC is mentioned as being worse than you think.
-Todd McShay has a column on ESPN regarding the X-factors for the top 16 teams. No surprise that Booty and Longshore are the X-factors for USC and Cal.
-Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union Tribune, has his Pac-10 predictions posted, along with an article calling the Pac-10, minus USC, "soft as Kleenex." Upon you, Mr. Schrotenboer, I call shenanigans. You can't rely on national polls to rank conferences. The voters are historically biased. Plus, there is no context for your statements. We should see every other conference's record without their best team as well, then you can compare the Pac-10 and see where it ranks. On the other hand, the points about the bowl games and out of conference records are much more convincing. An interesting read, but incomplete. This kind of analysis wouldn't pass muster in my MBA classes. To steal a quote from this article and Mike Bellotti: “For the Pac-10, there's no question these early preseason games and the bowl games are the opportunity to prove to the nation we're the best conference in the nation.”
Right on, Coach. Now just prove it on the field when
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