It takes a mountain of dumb-assery, and even more greed, to kill something as vibrant as the PAC-12 once was.
incompetence, hubris, and greed were the three legs of that collapsed tripod of dumb-assery you mentioned. Kind of like that old story about putting a frog in cold water then slowly bringing the water to a boil...the frog never jumps out thinking the water isn't an issue Larry Scott and Carol Holt are the king and queen of the collapse along with their acolytes: the presidents of several of the schools. The barbarians at the gate were ESPN, FOX, and CBS. Predictable movie. Pac-12 needed Quentin Tarantino directing; instead they got Woody Allen
if Oregon beats Washington I think they'll be in the playoffs. They are ranked ahead of Texas by the CFP now, the CFP ranking doesn't come out till Tuesday so there will be some movement but Oregon won't move down. The one scenario that worries me (other than the Washington game) is Alabama squeaking by Georgia in the SEC championship game. I think 1 loss Georgia might be the one non-conference champion that could get in ahead of one loss Oregon. Two straight national championships is persuasive. The CFP committee has had Georgia #1 all the way and a one score loss to Alabama, coached by Saban, might not drop them out of the top-4
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I just don’t see Oregon getting in higher than #4. That puts their first game against most likely Georgia. I just don’t see them beating Georgia? I guess Michigan could move to number 1 if things go that way? Guess we’ll have to wait and see?
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