Pac-12 Week 4 Previews 9/18/12 (Starting this week i will preview Pac-12 football for the upcoming weekend)...

 

 

ARI @ ORE - Realistically this game had little to no chanceof being competitive heading into the season. The U of A has in three weeksgone from unranked cellar dweller team to the 22nd best team in the nation. Ithas been a surprising turn around on offense. 7th ranked in Passing in thenation and 19th in rushing. This gives them a chance vs. Oregon who has put upa plethora of points this season ranking 5th and U of A is 12th in totalpoints. Also Arizona has an experienced quarterback senior Matt Scott whileOregon starts Red Shirt freshman Marcus Mariota Expect a shootout, but Oregon is at home and is more dynamic in the waythey put up points (special teams) so i believe they have a slight edge overthe cats. I think it’ll be a  45-21 finalscore with the Ducks on top.

 

 

ORST @ UCLA - UCLA has made me a believer. The change at QBand the turnaround in winning attitude that head Coach Jim Mora Jr. hasinstalled this season has UCLA looking like a Pac-12 title game contender afterplaying in the inaugural title game last year. However, Oregon State isimproved also. They are coming off a huge upset vs. Big Ten power Wisconsin andthe story was the Defense which only allows 10pts per game. UCLA did also beata Big Ten team by beating Nebraska in a high powered scoring contest. With UCLAbeing on a roll and at home i think the offense is going to make a few moreplays than Oregon States. UCLA wins a close one 17-10.

 

 

COLO @ WSU - Colorado has looked terrible this season. At0-3 it doesn’t get any easier taking on division foe Washington State who iscoming off a dominating victory over UNLV. I think although they have struggleda little to start the year Mike Leech has WSU heading in the right direction asa program. They win easily over Colorado 38-10

 

 

CAL @ USC - Cal has looked good and bad at certain pointsduring the year. After falling to nevada Cal bounced back with a win, then lost a close one at toguh Ohio State. I see things getting better as the season goes on for Cal. However it won't  won’t be any easy going up against an angry USC squad comingoff being upset by upstart Stanford. USC probably should have won vs. Stanfordand head coach lane Kiffin knows that as well as star QB Matt Barkley. There is no way USC loses two straight gamesthey are supposed to win. USC easily wins 42-14.

 

 

UTAH @ ASU -Both teams are 2-1 and want a victory in divisionplay. Both have questions at QB as Utah State starting Sophomore QB Jordan Wynnretired. ASU starter Taylor Kelly had a subpar performance last week and evensplit snaps with backup Freshman QB Michael Eubank. That being said ASU stillhas a great home field advantage and I think it'll be tough for Utah to competewith ASU coming after a close loss they should have closed out so I’m takingthe sun devils 24-13.