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Week 8

Rank (Δ)
School Comment
Tier: Clear Frontrunner
1 (0)

Won despite not making a TD. Still, very important win and shows that UWs defense can carry even when things do not work out on offense. Should UW be scared about it? Maybe, but I'm not convinced. If it happens again, then I would be concerned about the Huskies' offensive scheme somehow being figured out or falling apart. UW might bookend the Pac-12 era going from 0-12 to 15-0.

Tier: Race for Second
2 (0)

Beat Wazzu in a complete game. Easily the favorite for the second spot in the CCG, but nonetheless in the race for second. The game vs. Utah this weekend may be very determinative.

3 (+2)

I did not appreciate this. I do not appreciate Kyle Whittingham, that silver fox. Rah.

4 (0)

Bye Week! The Beavs have some easy-ish games looking ahead, prior to UW and UO to end the season - which may be a concern, but if they win both, they should be in the CCG and perhaps sneaking into the playoffs.

Tier: Confusing
5 (-2)

Dear god USC. please.

6 (0)

Blew out Stanford with Garbers. Is UCLA good? probably? Maybe? The defense certainly is.

Tier: Middling
7 (+1)

A bye week. Win v. ORST and jump into the top half and be very, very likely to become bowl eligible. Ranked above Wazzu cause head-to-head

8 (-1)

Oh how the Pac-2 Champs have fallen. Alas. No run game, no OLine, it's rough out here.

Tier: Bad
9 (0)

Bye week. Cal has a steep, steep uphill climb to bowl eligibility, and it basically requires 2 upsets. (MAYBE Cal will be favored with Wazzu at home. Maybe.)

10 (0)

Colorado is like a discount USC right now, and USC is already at a discount. Like the a Dollar Tree knockoff.

Tier: Really Bad
11 (0)

Dead Cat Bounce.

12 (0)

It looked ugly, which is about as good as ASU could hope for!

Look. USC lost in embarrassing fashion. But also, unique fashion and in a way that I don't think will happen again. I (knock on wood) don't think that 5 turnovers per game is a norm for any team, let alone any team that has won more than half their games.

Is what I said last week. And USC did it again! Eugh.