Oregon Ducks Being Investigated

The Oregon Ducks are being investigated for a possible recruiting violation. It involves a man from Texas, named Willie Lyles. Apparently Lyles is being investigated for possibly paying some prospects to choose Oregon as opposed to other schools. The Pac-10 is in a “preliminary fact-finding” stage of possible violations related to Oregon’s ties to football recruiting services and payments for services. Not too many details have emerged thus far but it could definitely snowball into something bigger.

Milton Knox to Transfer

UCLA's back up running back has decided that he will not be attending UCLA next year and will be transfer elsewhere. The decision was hard for Knox, considering two of his family members suffer from diabetes and they both live in the Los Angeles area, but Knox is in a search for playing time and he isn't likely to find it at UCLA. Knox was unable to get consistent playing time as a freshmen behind John Franklin and Derrick Coleman.. With Gatorade player of the year Malcolm Jones joining the Bruins as a running back, there is really no room for Knox to get any playing time on this team, leading him to decide to transfer.

Oregon Ducks Team Preview

The Oregon Ducks are loaded with talent and expect them to be very good next season. They're returning 10 starters on offense and nine on defense. The Ducks lost quarterback Jerimiah Masoli to suspension after he stole laptops on campus. The Ducks return all five players on their offensive line and have a strong defense. The Ducks have simply too many weapons on offense for it to falter without Masoli. Whether it is Nate Costa or Darron Thomas, the quarterback they have will have plenty of weapons to work with. Lamichael James is an elite back. Expect them to be a top the Pac 10 all year and don't be surprised if they compete for a national title.

Arizona Wildcats Team Preview

The Wildcats have a lot of question marks heading into next season. They have two new offensive coordinators who have never called a play in their lives. The Wildcats should be most worried about their defense, which will have seven new starters playing for it. This team is going to be extremely dependent on quarterback Nick Foles and his ability to get the ball in the end zone and keep the defense off the field. Foles had a great season last year, so to say he doesn't have the ability to do so would be stupid. Still, I'm not sure Nick Foles has the makings of a star. With that being said, this is still a very talented team that could finish the season in the top 25.

USC Team Preview

The Trojans have a lot of question marks heading into this upcoming season, but one aspect of the Trojans that no one is questioning is their talent. The Trojans annually haul in a top 5 recruiting class. Even though they're only returning 12 starters (6 on offense, 6 on defense), there's no doubt that they have young studs just itching to step into starting roles that have been groomed by some of the best coaches. USC also has a new coaching staff since Lane Kiffin bolted from Knoxville to take over at USC. We've seen Kiffin work wonders at USC with Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush, but we don't know how long it will take sophomore Matt Barkley to learn the offense and most importantly be comfortable in the offense. The Trojans are loaded with talent but it is still reasonable to expect them to lose a couple of games due to inexperience. That being said, I don't think anyone would be shocked if this team ended up playing in a BCS Bowl Game.

Who Will be the New Signal Caller in Oregon? Nate Costa Has Got a Chance

It has been a long time since Oregon has gone into a season with a clear-cut senior starting quarterback, and it appeared that Jeremiah Masoli would end that streak. Then Masoli decided to steal laptops on campus on January 25th, 2010 which led Head Coach Chip Kelly to suspend Masoli for the upcoming season. Even with the loss of their potential Heisman Candidate, the Ducks seem to still be in pretty good shape. They have recruited extremely well at the position and posess a 5th year senior in Nate Costa who will be pushed by redshirt sophomore Darron Thomas, who gave Duck fans a ton of hope when he played spectaculary in his debut as a freshman against Boise State. Thomas was able to red shirt last season in order to get stronger, learn the offense, and sharpen his throwing mechanics. Remember Duck fans, Costa was the heir apparent to Dennis Dixon in 2008, but suffered a knee injury that ended his season. Costa has all of the tools to be a great quarterback and the Ducks have the explosive weapons necessary to run up the score on a lot of teams. If Costa can produce like the Ducks thought he would in 2008, their National Title aspirations are not a long shot.

Pac-10 ranked high in attendance at fourth

The Pacific 10 Conference has proven to be highly recognized in the nation, coming in at fourth in the nation for average attendance (54,186) among the BCS conferences. The following are the schools, in order of attendees:

1. USC... 84,799 - Although USC had fallen down the ranks, they managed to make their way back up the list and into the highest attended football program in the conference. This is the seventh consecutive year for the Trojans to be in the lead.
2. UCLA... 64,547 - UCLA is ranked at No. 25 in the nation
3. Washington... 64,356 - Washington is ranked No. 26, right after UCLA in the nation
4 .California... 59,472 - This attendance earns Cali the No. 30 spot in the nation.
5. Oregon... 58,544
6. Arizona State... 48,556
7. Oregon State... 42,328
8. Stanford... 41,436
9. Arizona... 35,656
10. Washington State... 25,909

The leading BCS conferences include the SEC at No.1, the Big Ten taking second and the Big 12 at third.

Colorado moving to the Pac-10

There is a possibility that Colorado will be trading in their Big 12 boots for some Pac-10 action. Colorado's athletic director has told reporters that if the move happens, to expect it to come this summer. The discussion dealt with multiple issues besides the move, including the football season-ticket plan to his expectations of another year with a tight budget.

The actual move away from the Big 12 Conference requires a two-year notice, so Colorado wouldn't begin play with the Pac-10 until as late as the 2013 season. This decision is only a speculation at the moment and Colorado is still dedicated to being a great team while apart of the Big 12 conference. The only thing for us to do is wait and see what happens!

Pac 10 Jerseys make great holiday gifts

Need a last minute shopping idea? Running out of time to find the perfect holiday gift for that impossible to shop for person on your list? Stress no more!

There are lots and lots of really great Pac 10 Jerseys right now for fans. Although the football season is winding down Pac 10 Jerseys make a great gift because not only can you support your team all year round, you can also get great deals on Pac 10 Fan Jerseys now that the season is about over.

If you are really looking to be the best gift-giver this season, why not couple your favorite Pac 10 Jersey with Pac 10 Season Tickets, pick your favorite Pac 10 Football team or create your own season tickets by buying tickets to all of the Pac 10 2010 Football Games you want to go to!

Nothing says Happy Holidays like Pac 10 Gear and Pac 10 Tickets!!

Rose Bowl is holy grail of College Football Games

Every college football season teams prepare all year for the post season bowl games. Bowl Games are the veritable who's who in college football. For Pac 10 Football Teams, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena is the Holy Grail of Bowl Games. According to the official Rose Bowl Game website, "Known as the The Granddaddy of Them All, the Rose Bowl Game kicked off a myriad of college football legacies in 1902. Since then, the game has showcased 18 Heisman Trophy Winners, produced 28 national champions, and featured 197 consensus All-Americans."

This year the 96th Rose Bowl Game will be played by the Number 8 BCS Ohio State Buckeyes and the Number 7 BCS Oregon Ducks. Both the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes have had great 2009 Football Seasons and are well prepared for the game. The Oregon Ducks, ranked a place higher in the BCS rating system than the Oregon Ducks are the favorite. But in my opinion both teams really have a shot at this title and if the Oregon Ducks want to keep the Rose Bowl Championship in the Pac 10 they are going to have to do serious work to protect the title...

There are still Rose Bowl Tickets left, I found some at Oregon Ducks Football Tickets... but if you intend to go, you better scoop up your Rose Bowl Tickets soon!

Spend Thanksgiving with the Pac 10 teams

The Turkey is cooking, the Stuffing is done, and the Pies are in the oven... All that is left this Thanksgiving weekend is to decide what football games to watch... With lots of Pac 10 in-stte rivarly games being played and the standings at tight as they are, the Pac 10 will be blowing up this weekend with explosive football action. Check out my Pac 10 Thanksgiving Games Hit List to catch all of the best of Pac 10 football!

Here are the Best Pac 10 Football games (in my opinion) being played this weekend.
Saturday November 28th
Arizona vs. Arizona State, ABC
Washington vs. Washington State, FSN Northwest
Notre Dame @ Stanford, ABC
ULCA @ USC, FSN

Pac 10 Standings, what they thought and where we are..

Pac 10 football this season has been not even close to predictable. The video below is a preseaon preview from just before week 1 of the college football season. With just a week left in the season, I'm not sure anyone would have predicted where we would be... So watch the video and see who you think they thought would win...


Then take a look at the standings going into the last week, not quite the same is it?
Oregon: 6-1
Stanford: 6-2
Oregon State: 5-2
Arizona: 4-2
USC: 4-3
California: 4-3
UCLA: 2-5
Arizona State: 2-5
Washington: 2-5
Washington State: 0-7

Pac 10 Football Standings are very close

The Pac 10 has been quite the conference this season. With 5 teams all within a game of each other, analysts are saying that the Rose Bowl is still within anyones reach. This weekend there are several Pac 10 match-ups that will help determine who will make it to the Holy Grail of Pac 10 football.The weekend kicks off with Arizona State vs. Oregon, and then Oregon State takes on Washington.

Another Pac 10 fan put together this video which highlights the top Pac 10 teams in his opinion. While I didn't create this video I think its a good look at some of the best Pac 10 football teams.

Oregon State Beavers are set to make another late-season surge

The Oregon State Beavers are poised to make a late-season surge for the Pac 10 Conference Title. The OSU offense is playing really well, although the pass defense has been a little shaky, the Beavers are looking good and with other teams in the Pac 10 starting to look tired, the OSU Beavers may be in the perfect position to swoop in last minute under the radar and pull out a conference title.

Fellow Oregon team the Ducks, who at one point looked like they might be the biggest competition for the title seem to have lost focus leaving the perfect place for the Oregon State Beavers to slip and claim the glory for themselves. This weekends games are likely to be very telling of who will be on top and who is going to walk away empty handed this season!

Pac 10 Coaches are singing the same tune

Most football conferences have a dominant coach, one that across the nation even outside of conference following people can point to and say, that's the face of _________. This season the Pac 10 has not offered up one such coach, in fact just the opposite. With most of the Head Coaches in the Pac 10 being relatively new, especially in comparison to the longevity of the football programs that make up the Pac 10, the song that is being sung by the the Pac 10 Leadership, "it takes time to turn around a football program".

Singing the lead parts in this sad song are Chip Kelly and Steve Sarkisian. Both first year coaches in the Pacific Ten Conference and both suffering from lackluster seasons so far, why should we care... in my opinion, we shouldn't. I'm not faulting the coaches totally... no coach can take a losing team and make them national champions in one season, but it does seem to me that instead of blaming the "time" why not be up front and say, "we are working on x, y and z" at least then we would know they were doing something.

What may be even worse than the sad tune being sung by these new comers is that relative veterans like Dennis Erickson do not seem to be providing great leadership either... what it boils down to is that if things don't change fast, this will not be a great season for Pac 10 teams, and for once I don't think you can lay all the blame on the players.

The Oregon Ducks battle the UCLA Bruins, and reports say it is anyones game

The Oregon Ducks will take on the UCLA Bruins this weekend in a game that could be one of the hardest to predict this week in the Pac 10.

The game is at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, which is automatically a strike against the Ducks... but if the Bruins bank on a home field advantage carrying them they are going to walk away crying. The Ducks may be down four or five strikes but they have the heart to carry them far!

A few more strikes against the Oregon Ducks, this is Quarterback Nate Costa's first NCAA Start, and its in the Rose Bowl, and its televised.. can you say nerves? Next, the Bruins are sure to be out to redeem themselves after being spanked up and down the field by Stanford last week. Finally, with the return of QB Kevin Prince the UCLA offense will be hard to beat.

The game is televised so if you can't make it out to the game, sit on your couch and send as much Duck Love through the screen as possible, they are going to need it!

Oregon State Beavers take on the Stanford Cardinal

The Oregon State Beavers take on the Stanford Cardinal who so far are undefeated in the Pacific Ten Conference. In fact the Cardinal have only lost once this season and it was on the road to Wake Forest.

Football critics are saying though that the Oregon State-Stanford game will be the Cardinal's first really challenging Pac-10 Conference Game. Earlier this season Stanford beat Washington State, Washington and UCLA.

Analysts say that the trick to beating Stanford this season will be containing the ground game that relies heavily on tailback Tobey Gerhart, who at 237 pounds is more like a Moose than a football player but they boy has skills. The trick for Oregon State who does not have the best defense in the conference (though they don't have the worst either) will be to keep the ball in the air. If Oregon State can pass the ball early on and keep the Cardinal Defense on the field they have a real shot at shutting down Stanford's Pac 10 streak.

Pac 10 Week 5 standings and predictions

The Pac 10 has proven to be totally upside down and inside out this season... what I thought I knew, the USC Trojans are going to dominate, has not come true. What I thought I would never see happen, the Huskies are rocking, is happening. What does it all mean? Going into Week 5 of Pac 10 play it is really still anyone's game. Below is the listings for the Pac 10 teams and their overall record, conference record and last week's ranking...

Oregon Ducks (3-1, 1-0 3)
USC Trojans (3-1, 0-1 2)
California Bears (3-1, 0-1 1)
Stanford Cardinal (3-1, 2-0 8)
Arizona State (2-1, 0-0 5)
Washington Huskies (2-2, 1-1 4)
UCLA Bruins (3-0, 0-0 7)
Arizona Wildcats (3-1, 1-0 9)
Oregon State Beavers (2-2, 0-1 6)
Washington State Cougars (1-3, 0-2 10)

The Washington Huskies take on Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday

The Washington Huskies take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, this Saturday in one of the best Huskies match-ups of the season. Both teams are boasting great quarterbacks this season and both teams have had big victories early on.

The Washington Huskies had a huge upset over the USC Trojans who are long time rivals of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish... for Notre Dame beating the Huskies would be a relative slap in the face to the USC Trojans. For the Washington Huskies beating the Fighting Irish would be a great way to get a big step closer to securing a spot in the post season.

Betting pools have the Washington Huskies listed as the 13 point underdog, but considering how they have been playing and the big upsets they have already completed I think the game is really anybody's at this point!

PAC 10 Rankings after the first week of NCAA Football

The Pac-10 has released its first conference rankings for the 2009 Pac 10 Football Season. Surprisingly, the USC Trojans are not on the top... though anyone who saw the Huskies-Trojans game or read my last post knows that the Trojans really didn't deserve to win that game or be atop the rankings. With several conference games this weekend including a televised matchup against California and Oregon its anyones guess as to who will top the rankings next week.

As of September 22 the Pac 10 Rankings according to the official Pac 10 Website were:

Stanford 1-0
Washington 1-0
California 0-0
Arizona State 0-0
UCLA 0-0
USC 0-1
Oregon 0-0
Oregon State 0-0
Arizona 0-0
Washington State 0-1

Check Back after this weekends games for an updating standings list!