Is there still a chance the Pac-12 could end up on the CW? Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said at a media conference the company has had “particularly active conversations” with Power 5 conferences, which is widely believed to be the Pac-12. It’s a perfect fit when you consider the CW affiliates cut away from the ending of Sunday’s LIV golf tournament in Tulsa. That would have … Continue reading Does The Pac-12 Still Have Chance At CW?

OK, if we needed to find a poll that picks USC to win the Pac-12, it made sense that it would come from Fox. Here’s USC-friendly Joel Klatt’s post-spring Top 25 with the Trojans first among Pac-12 teams. Where’s Klatt’s alma mater, Colorado? That’s coming. The late actor Bill Paxton would have turned 68 today. Here he is portraying former USC pitching coach/player Tom House … Continue reading USC Notes: Naturally, A Fox Poll Restores Order

What’s the saying, two is a coincidence, three is a trend? College football reporter Brett McMurphy of Action Network picks Washington to make the College Football Playoff and face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. He also picks Michigan to face Florida State in the Rose Bowl, the other CFP semifinal game. So that’s two picks for the Huskies to win the Pac-12. If we get … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Washington Becoming Official Threat To USC

I said yesterday I agreed with the oddsmakers that USC was the Pac-12 favorite this fall. But Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News disagrees. Here is his Pac-12 projection: 1. Washington 2. Utah 3. USC 4. Oregon 5. Oregon State 6. UCLA 7. WSU 8. Colorado 9. Arizona 10. ASU 11. Cal 12. Stanford Washington is generating a lot of buzz from last … Continue reading USC Notes: A Different View Of Pac-12 Race