Scout.com: 2009 CFN Pac 10 Expert Picks, Schedules, More

2009 CFN Pac 10 Expert Picks, Schedules, More

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Posted Nov 24, 2009

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Click on each team for game recaps, thoughts, schedules and more and scroll down for the games, results, players of the week and the conference roundup.

2009 Pac 10 ... Week 13

		Fiu	Rich	Matt	Michael	Clucko	PICK
3:30	Arizona -3 at ASU	AZ	AZ	AZ	AS	AS	AZ
6:30	Wash St at Wash -24	UW	UW	UW	UW*	WS	UW
8:00	N Dame at Stanford -10	ST*	ST	ST	ST*	ND	ST*
10:00	UCLA at USC -13	SC	SC	SC	SC*	SC	SC
	Straight Up	48-21	53-16	51-18	49-20	34-35-1	54-15
	ATS	27-36-1	30-33-1	31-32-1	26-37-1	32-31-1	29-34-1

Pac 10 Standings
	Conf.		Overall
Oregon	7	1	9	2
Oregon St	6	2	8	3
Stanford	6	3	7	4
Cal	5	3	8	3
USC	4	3	7	3
Arizona	4	3	6	4
UCLA	3	5	6	5
Wash.	2	5	3	7
Arizona St	2	6	4	7
Wash St	0	8	1	10
Players of the Week 11/21 Shane Vereen, RB Cal 11/14 Toby Gerhart, RB Stan 11/7 Toby Gerhart, RB Stan 10/31 Jer. Masoli, QB UO 10/24 Allen Bradford, RB SC 10/17 Nick Foles, QB Az 10/10 Jac. Rodgers, RB OSU 10/3 Toby Gerhart, RB Stan 9/26 J. Masoli, QB Oreg. 9/19 Jahvid Best, RB Cal 9/13 Reggie Carter, LB UCLA 9/5 Toby Gerhart, RB Stan. Games of the Week 11/21 Oreg 44, Ariz 41 2OT 11/14 Stan 55, USC 21 11/7 Stan 51, Oregon 42 10/31 Cal 23, ASU 21 10/24 USC 42, OSU 36 10/17 USC 34, ND 27 & ASU 24, UW 17 10/10 Wash 36, Ariz 33 10/3 ND 37, Wash 30 9/26 Ga 20, ASU 17 9/19 UW 16, USC 13 9/13 USC 18, Ohio St 15 9/5 LSU 31, Wash. 23 Scoreboard Oregon 44 at Arizona 41 2OT - Oregon & Masoli come back to beat the Cats - Arizona loses heartbreaker to the Ducks CFN Prediction: Oregon 37-27 Line: Oregon -6 at UCLA 23 Arizona State 13 - UCLA's defense stops the Sun Devils - Arizona State screws up in loss to Bruins CFN Prediction: UCLA 23-16 Line: UCLA -4.5 California 34 at Stanford 28 - Cal & Vereen run over the Cardinal - Stanford gets picked off late in loss to Cal CFN Prediction: Stanford 38-24 Line: Stanford 7 Oregon State 42 at Washington State 10 - Oregon State blows past the Cougars - Washington State gets down early in blowout CFN Prediction: Oregon State 45-10 Line: Oregon State -32.5

GAME OF THE WEEK

Oregon 44 … at Arizona 41 2OT
Jeremiah Masoli connected with Ed Dickson for an eight-yard touchdown with six seconds to play to force overtime, he found Jeff Maehl for a four-yard touchdown pass in the first overtime, and won the game on a one-yard run in the second. Arizona never had control of the game, but it had a chance to hold late in regulation for the win after Juron Criner took a Nick Foles pass 71 yards for a touchdown, but Masoli was able to lead the way to the game-tying drive. Arizona answered in OT with a Criner three-yard touchdown catch, his third of the game, but only came up with a 41-yard Alex Zendejas field goal in the second OT. Foles threw four touchdown passes in the see-saw game, but Masoli was able to run for three touchdowns and helped the Ducks get up early on a nine-yard scoring pass to Maehl. Oregon outgained Arizona 459 yards to 441.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
California RB Shane Vereen ran 42 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and caught a pass for ten yards in the win over Stanford.

CONFERENCE ROUNDUP

Arizona … Oregon 44 ... at Arizona 41 2OT ... And now Oregon has the Pac 10 title in its hands. Thanks to the clutch play of Jeremiah Masoli, and an efficient day from LaMichael James, who didn’t do too much until late, the Ducks were able to survive and move into a position to go to the Rose Bowl with a win over Oregon State in two weeks. The offense didn’t work perfectly, it sputtered for a long stretch after the Ducks got up 14-0, but Masoli was able to relax in the charged up setting and make the plays he needed to.

Arizona State … at UCLA 23 ... Arizona State 13 ... ASU is a team looking to find itself. Is Samson Szakacsy really the quarterback to build around over the next few years? Can the defense stay this good next year if and when the offense comes around? All ASU needed was some offensive consistency and this would’ve been a bowl season, and now all it the team can hope for is a win over arch-rival Arizona this week to put a stop to a five-game losing streak. The Sun Devils need something to get excited about.

California … California 34 ... at Stanford 28 ... Just when it seemed like Cal was an afterthought, and just when it seemed like the program was about to go into a freefall, out came Shane Vereen and the Wildcat offense and out came the fifth win in the last six. The losses this year came to Oregon, USC, and Oregon State, and while Cal wants to be the elite team in the Pac 10, the defeats weren’t anything to get that down about. With a win over Washington in two weeks, Cal can finish 9-3 with a chance at a ten-win campaign. With Jahvid Best hurting and with the secondary having so many problems, getting to double-digit wins would be a great achievement for a program known for underperforming.

Oregon … Oregon 44 ... at Arizona 41 2OT ... If there was any question about whether or not Arizona was for real, it came extremely close to proving that it really does deserve to be talked about among the best teams in the Pac 10. The Rose Bowl dreams are gone now, the defense couldn’t come up with a stop, and didn’t have an answer for Jeremiah Masoli late in overtime and in the extra frames, but the Wildcats played extremely well. Now the key will be to not let the rest of the season slip away. Arizona can go from being on the verge of going to the Rose Bowl to 6-6 in the blink of an eye with road trips to Arizona State and USC coming up.

Oregon State … Oregon State 42 ... at Washington State 10 ... Oregon State did what it needed to do, Oregon did what it needed to do, beating Arizona, and now the Civil War is all set up for a showdown for Pasadena. The Beavers are getting a nice season out of Sean Canfield and the passing game, and that is making all the difference for Jacquizz Rodgers being able to find room to move. The defense gives up yards, but the points have been hard to come by over the last month. The key against the Ducks will be a run defense that hasn’t been tested much since the loss to USC; getting into the backfield will be a must from the start.

Stanford … California 34 ... at Stanford 28 ... It’s not always going to be a walk in the park. Toby Gerhart secured at least an All-America nod with a brilliant performance, but Andrew Luck and the passing game couldn’t hold up the other side of the bargain. The defense got gouged by Shane Vereern, but it held tough late when it had to. Luck’s poor performance proved to be the difference, but this might be a step back to take a big leap forward. Luck will build off this, and if there ever needed to be extra motivation, this game will provide it. No, Stanford won’t go to the Rose Bowl, but with a win over Notre Dame it can get to a strong, high-profile bowl.

UCLA … at UCLA 23 ... Arizona State 13 ... When the offense was crashing and burning and the team was floundering in a five-game losing streak, did UCLA fans think that a bowl game was possible? The schedule got easier, the Bruin defense stepped up its play, and now UCLA is bowl eligible to take the pressure off the USC game. While the emergence of Kevin Prince and the passing game was a big part of the turnaround, and there are several excellent defensive players to hype up, Kai Forbath is the MVP. A lock for the Lou Groza award, he has bailed out the Bruin offense.

USC … Didn’t Play This Week

Washington … Didn’t Play This Week

Washington State … Oregon State 42 ... at Washington State 10 ... The attitude is there and the team hasn’t quit, but there hasn’t been nearly enough offensive production to keep up in the high-powered Pac 10. The Cougars simply can’t put points on the board, failing to score more than 17 points in any of the last eight games, but the Apple Cup always brings something extra out of the team. In a total dud of a season, beating Washington would be a big, big help for a program that needs a ray of sunlight. Right now, this is the worst BCS conference team in America.

Saturday, Nov. 28
Arizona at Arizona State
Notre Dame at Stanford
UCLA at USC
Washington State at Washington

Thursday, Dec. 3
Oregon State at Oregon

Saturday, Dec. 5
Arizona at USC
California at Washington