Hey Shane Falco. I lost a ton of money on that Sugar Bowl disaster of yours. What a bloody shambles that was. You could smell the stink all the way back in bloody Wales.
Leading off
Have we all caught our respective breaths? Good.
What a weekend it was for the Pac-12. Thrilling games in Tucson and Pullman were the exclamation point on a day that saw Colorado cap the Hawaii sweep, OSU take care of business against SDSU, Utah go to B1G country and win on the road and 30 fantastic minutes of football from the Huskies. Here are some reactions from across the league and country:
Jon Wilner weighs in on the weekend in his Pac-12 roundup, with some harsh analysis for the Bears:
Cal played well, led 31-13 entering the fourth quarter and had the Wildcats beaten time and time again (or so it seemed). But with an offense incapable of eating the clock, the defense wilted and Arizona pounced on the opportunity. In the Hotline’s opinion, the Air/Bear Raid approach is inherently flawed. The next time it wins a major conference championship will be the first time.
Things aren't looking great in Michigan after Utah rolled through town, writes Dan Wolken of USA Today. And Athlon Sports offers up their thoughts on the Michigan-Utah game.
By now, we've all seen the highlights of the Arizona-Cal game. Rich Rodriguez and his guys just want to remind you of the duration of the game:
In the rankings
The Ducks had a good chance to slide up into that No. 1 spot, but Washington State's gutty performance gave voters enough pause to not give Oregon top honors. Kyle Bonagura broke it down here for you.
Here's where the ranked Pac-12 teams stand. As always, the AP ranking is first followed by the coaches poll. You can see the complete polls here.
Oregon 2 - 4
UCLA 11 - 10
ASU 15 - 12
Stanford 16 - 14
USC 18 - 22
Utah, Washington Arizona and Oregon State all received votes in the AP poll. Washington, Arizona and Oregon State got votes in the coaches poll. Also, thought you'd like to see how a couple of people voted. Here is Bill Rabinowitz's ballot and Wilner's ballot.
News/notes/team reports
Athlon weighs in on Arizona's victory.
Doug Haller reminds us all how important the ASU-UCLA game is.
Being on the losing side of a Hail Mary isn't fun.
Some more on a record day for Nelson Spruce.
Love this quote from Hroniss Grasu on the seven sacks: "Every time he gets hit, that's very personal to me."
Some lingering thoughts from Oregon State's win over SDSU.
Not a ton of Stanford news with the bye, so here's another look at the 2015 schedule.
Brett Hundley is practicing with a brace, but practicing nonetheless.
A USC mailbag from Lindsey Thiry.
Kaelin Clay talks more about striking the pose.
Chris Petersen wasn't thrilled with his team's first-half performance.
A little venting on Pac-12 officiating, in particular the WSU game.
Willie Lyles is back in the news. And apparently back in business.
Just for fun
The victory announcement from the Cal store is kind of funny if you haven't heard about it yet.
Creepy? Adorable? A little bit of both?
Touchdown Bears! Cal leads 21-3! http://t.co/QOeGhBjq8g— Cal Bears (@CalAthletics) September 21, 2014
Kind of dig this move from ASU and Todd Graham.
Sunday's mean work starts again tomorrow...but thanks to @CoachGrahamASU it's just a 3.5-day week #BlackOutBruins pic.twitter.com/1sSWNIIYqd— Sun Devil Football (@FootballASU) September 21, 2014
Finally, thought this was funny as an impromptu game of Twitter-tac-toe broke out between Utah football and the Pac-12 Network during the rain delay.
While we wait, it's your move, @utah_football. #UTAHvsMICH pic.twitter.com/XpChi2PdAu— Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) September 20, 2014