I pretty much do this post every year for two reasons. (1) I don’t know what else to write when I first come back from 8 months off. (2) I like to look back and see how dumb (or occasionally brilliant) I was. For example, I have correctly picked the Ducks’ finish two years in [...]
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Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 10
As convoluted as the Pac-10 race may seem, it’s actually pretty simple. Arizona and Oregon control their own destiny. The rest do not. Of course, if those two teams add a loss, then it gets interesting. On to the rankings. 1. Oregon (7-2, 5-1) I ain’t worried. Seriously, I’m not worried. Oregon’s body of work [...]
Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 8
Some clarity is found in the top three this week, though I think Arizona could easily fall off in time. As I’ve said before, USC is staying in first until Oregon beats them. It’s my personal campaign to underrate and motivate the team. I can see them now…”Off The Pond thinks were no good! Let’s [...]
Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 6
The Pac-10 is messy. Very, very messy. Not even Bounty (you know the quilted quicker picker upper) could handle this filthy, disgusting mess. Fortunately, Oregon is bringing clarity to it all with its astounding dominance, but in an attempt to provide motivation through my overly important blogging, they have to settle for second. 1. USC [...]
Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 5
I’ll do some straight-forward rankings this week. Wouldn’t want to confuse anyone again with anymore blatant and obvious sarcasm. For what it’s worth, if you take issue with my top three, I did it three different times putting each of the teams in the number one spot until I finally settled on the current order. [...]
Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 4 (Brought to You by Harris and Coaches' Poll Voters)
This week’s rankings are sponsored by the Harris and Coaches’ polls. Select members of each agreed to give me fake answers to some pressing questions about the reasoning behind their votes. Upon review, I’m nervous that the people deciding on these matters may be a problem. 1. USC (2-1) Les Miles, LSU head coach (Coaches): [...]
Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 3
The Pac-10 conference seems incredibly strong this year. Is there any team that can point at a single game other than WSU and count on a victory? I don’t think so. I got lazy this week and didn’t chase down any fake quotes, so you’ll have to do with my astute analysis. 1. Cal (3-0) [...]
Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 1
It’s the first Pac-10 rankings for 2009. For extra perspective on each team, Off The Pond has dug deep into its sources and secured real quotes from around the conference. 1. Cal Why: Dismantled Maryland The Cal fanbase says: “Oh my God, we KILLED Maryland. We’ll probably roll over USC and everyone else. Why aren’t [...]
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