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Pessimistic Pac-12 Picks

I know, I know. You don’t have to say it. Sigh… On the Season Straight Up: 20-4 Against the Spread: 9-13 Posted spreads are from sportsbook.com at time of publishing. Washington St. @ Colorado (Sat., Fox College Sports, 12:30 p.m.) Hmm, perhaps there’s an anti-champion playoff in progress and no one told us. UCLA advanced [...]

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Pained Pac-12 Picks

Another week in the books and still nothing. Nick, your blog is lame. On the Season Straight Up: 16-3 Against the Spread: 6-11 Posted spreads are from sportsbook.com at time of publishing. UCLA @ Oregon State (Sat., Prime Ticket, 12:30 p.m.) An early candidate for Pac-12 game of the year, no doubt. Of  course, this [...]

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Perishing Pac-12 Picks

So this is what the site’s come to, a weekly prediction post acting as the feeding tube keeping the blog alive? Sigh…I hate me more than you do. On the Season Straight Up: 9-0 Against the Spread: 3-6 Posted spreads are from sportsbook.com at time of publishing. Colorado St. @ Colorado (Sat., FSN, 10:30 a.m.) [...]

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Premier Pac-12 Picks – Week 2

Well, this is embarrassing. Apparently, football season started last weekend. Who knew? On the Season Straight Up: 9-3 (“Wait, Nick, if you didn’t know the season started, how are you 9-3?” I don’t know, one of life’s mysteries, I suppose.) Against the Spread: N/A for now Posted spreads are from sportsbook.com at time of publishing. Arizona [...]

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Six Quick Thoughts From Oregon vs. Utah

1. LaMichael James! I have been willing to drive his bandwagon from the beginning. I’m not sure 27 carries/game is a great idea, but that’s what it took to win on Saturday. 2. Uh, Chip, you have a quarterback controversy whether you like it or not. It doesn’t seem Nate Costa or Darron Thomas were [...]

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Oregon Should Win (But I Always Say That)

Oregon Should Win (But I Always Say That)

For two teams having only dipped its toes into the season’s waters, Saturday might as well be considered the big plunge. Utah has struggled with lesser opponents while Oregon put on one of its worst performances of the decade in Boise. The winner gets to put some of the early doubts behind them and move [...]

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Utah, Oregon and…Tony Robbins? Trust Me, it Makes Sense

Saturday is Utah v. Oregon. You remember these teams, right? Last year’s #2 and #9 ranked squads? September 19th was supposed to be something of a titanic clash between two teams that have risen from college football’s scrap pile over the last 15 years. But in just two weeks, a couple of confident fanbases have [...]

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Checking in With Oregon's Non-Conference Opponents

The Ducks are two weeks and a day from launching into their formidable non-conference schedule against #14 Boise St, unranked Purdue and #18 Utah. Let’s take a look at what’s going on in camp with each team. Sept. 3, @ Boise St., 7:15 pm on ESPN The Broncos are sorting out their starting linebackers in [...]

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