Pac-12 week 13 review...

Last week was a wild one in the PAC-12. The season won't officially end for the regular season until this week’s games are up. Last week I had some things right and some things wrong. Let’s take a look back at what we learned last week.

Utah at Colorado went as expected. Colorado played their best and almost pulled it out but the problems that have got them all year ultimately ended their season when they gave a game losing kick return after easily playing their best all-around game of the year. The loss dropped them to 1-11 and saw them relieve their head coach of duties after the schools worst year. I had Colorado winning but they loss Utah didn’t play great but earned the win none the less.

I mentioned Washington State and Washington could have been one of those surprising upset rivalry games yet I still picked against Washington State because of how terrible they had been. Washington let them hang close and paid for it. Rivalry games are hard to predict and this is why.

ASU at Arizona told a similar tail. ASU basically stuck to the trend of the last few years the team with the worst record has come in and upset the rival. Although this isn't Michigan vs. Ohio State this rivalry is gaining momentum and could easily get more interesting in the next few years especially with the new coaches the team have in place. I was wrong on the pick by a mile ASU dominated the game but Arizona kept it close but ultimately doomed themselves with costly turnovers and missed field goals.

Oregon played angry and put together a complete game. After being slowed down by Stanford and had something they hadn't seen in a while (a close game). Oregon had to win over rival Oregon State and they dominated them on both ends. Defense forced turnovers and the offense put up points. Everything was back to normal. Although they aren't headed to the national title as expected they are headed to the fiesta bowl most likely vs. Kansas State so it should be a good shootout on offense.

As expected Stanford beat UCLA I honestly think UCLA held a little bit back knowing they'd face them again if they lost. I think Stanford will win the PAC-12 but hopefully UCLA actually shows up for this matchup.

Now for the he grand finale, USC hosted number 1 Notre Dame and came out a loser. I expected this and picked a similar final but the game was every bit as good as advertised. The storylines were…Could Notre Dame would make it to the nation title? Could USC salvage a terrible year with a win over a number 1? All these were answered as Notre Dame heads to Miami for the title game and their opponent will be determined after this weekend’s SEC title game.