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Arizona
| Arizona St
| California
| Oregon
| Oregon St
| Stanford
UCLA
| USC |
Washington
| Washington St
Pac 10 Game of
the Week
California 31 ... Oregon 24
Cal got 21 fourth quarter points on two Justin Forsett
touchdown runs and a 31-yard DeSean Jackson scoring
grab, but it had to hold on as the Ducks got in scoring
range on the final drive, but Cameron Colvin, diving for
a possible score, lost the ball through the end zone.
After several minutes of review, it was ruled a
touchback and Cal was able to run out the clock. Oregon
held a 10-3 after a defensive first half, highlighted by
a five-yard Jonathan Stewart touchdown run. Cal was able
to tie it on a 25-yard Jackson score, but Oregon
responded with a 42-yard Colvin catch. Oregon turned it
over four times, with Dennis Dixon throwing two
interceptions, while Cal didn't give the ball away.
Pac 10
Player of
the Week
California WR DeSean Jackson caught 11 passes for 161
yards and two touchdowns
in the 31-24 win over Oregon.
Conference Roundup
Arizona
…
Now that's how it's supposed to work. After completely
dismissing the passing game over several games, the
Wildcats ran well with freshman Nicholas Grigsby, who
had a phenomenal game against the porous Washington
State defense. Of course, the win was all about the play
of Willie Tuitama, who ran and threw well with no
mistakes and five touchdown passes. The defense wasn't a
rock, and struggled against the Cougar passing game, but
if the offense plays like this against USC next week,
things could be very interesting.
Arizona State … It took a little while for the
machine to get rolling against Stanford, but once the
offense found its groove, it was over. Rudy Carpenter
had another efficient, solid game, avoided making major
mistakes and keeping the chains moving after the first
quarter, but this game was a blowout because of the
defense. Seven sacks, including 2.5 from Dexter Davis,
helped the Cardinal net a mere -2 yards rushing. If the
D can keep getting offenses off the field, 7-0 (with
Washington State and Washington ahead) is a must before
dealing with California.
California … The defense was supposed to be
beaten up and totally unable to stop the high-powered
Oregon attack. While the Ducks rolled for almost 500
yards, the Bears hit like a ton of bricks, and forced
four turnovers that proved to be the difference. There
was tremendous offensive balance, with Nate Longshore
playing a gutty game, keeping things moving late despite
being hurt. After a win like this, now the spotlight
will really be on. This was the official announcement
that Cal is a real deal national title contender.
Oregon … Just a thought; the Ducks might have
wanted to pay a wee bit more attention to DeSean
Jackson. The Cal star is only one of the nation's most
dynamic playmakers, but he managed 11 catches and turned
out to be the game-changer. The offense got the yards,
but four turnovers, most famously the fumble through the
end zone at the end, were the difference. Oregon played
well, but Cal just played a little bit better. Now the
key will be to gear it back up against Washington State
and not let things slip away. USC and Arizona State each
have to come to Autzen; the Pac 10 title is still
possible.
Oregon State … The Beavers are playing like a
frustrated team that can't seem to find ways to make
things happen. When the wheels fell off in the second
half against UCLA, they went flying, mostly due to
Gerard Lawson and his two fumbled kickoffs, but that
wasn't the real issue. Once again, the quarterbacking of
Sean Canfield wasn't up to snuff, and while it's not
right to blame all the problems on him, the offense only
converted one of 14 third down chances. Yvenson Bernard
can't do it all by himself.
Stanford … Stanford's offense has to figure out
how to keep pace with the better Pac 10 offenses, or
this will be a long season. It starts up front, with the
line coming off a horrible game against Arizona State.
No one had any room to move, and QB T.C. Ostrander
didn't have any time to breathe. 235 yards of total
offense isn't going to get it done against anyone in the
Pac 10, and two of 14 third down conversions was part of
the reason for the problems.
UCLA … UCLA wasn't always great against Oregon
State, but the defense was. The talented Beaver offense
only gained 248 yards and turned it over five times,
with two coming on special teams, as the Bruin defense
came up with its most complete performance of the year.
The offense took advantage of OSU mistakes, but it
wasn't a consistent attack. Over the last two games, the
O has lived by the home run to break games open, and it
has to show it can keep the chains moving when the big
play isn't there. If would be nice if Ben Olson could
come up with a complete game. That might come against
Notre Dame.
USC … The only way USC could've lost to
Washington was by screwing up and playing a dumb game.
Three turnovers, a pick six, a blocked punt, and a
whopping 16 penalties for 161 yards almost overcame a
near-dominant performance by the defense. The running
game remains dominant, with a nice rotation of backs
taking turns to shine. The receiving weapons were
decent, with a good game from Patrick Turner, but John
David Booty has to come up with a big, dominant game
soon. At the moment, get a pass rush on him and the
machine breaks down. That's easier said than done.
Washington … Jake Locker needs help. He's such a
great talent that it's easy to revolve everything around
him, but Washington needs to get other weapons involved
to get more offense going against the better teams.
Louis Rankin hasn't been a forgotten man, but he was
quickly abandoned from the overall game plan with just
12 touches. That means the running game became Locker,
Locker, Locker. The team didn't show any quit against
USC, and the defense played a gutty effort, but now
things are starting to slip. This is the brutal part of
the schedule with Arizona State and Oregon up next, so
the team has to keep fighting, even if the results
aren't there. This hasn't been easy in the past few
years.
Washington State … Arizona's offense was
struggling with its constancy, but the Cougar defense
made it look like a juggernaut. The lack of a running
game was a problem, with Dwight Tardy failing to ever
get loose, but the real issue was a secondary that got
roasted way too easily. The Cougars couldn't load up
against the run after Willie Tuitama got hot, and the
defensive line didn't pick up the slack, getting pushed
around too easily. Things aren't going to get any easier
over the next several weeks, so Alex Brink might just
have to bomb the team's way out of its funk.
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Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
|
|
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
UCLA |
3 |
0 |
129 |
62 |
4 |
1 |
162 |
123 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Arizona State |
2 |
0 |
85 |
35 |
5 |
0 |
197 |
65 |
W5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
California |
2 |
0 |
76 |
51 |
5 |
0 |
197 |
122 |
W5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
USC |
2 |
0 |
74 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
161 |
79 |
W4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
1 |
1 |
79 |
62 |
4 |
1 |
218 |
117 |
L1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
1 |
1 |
75 |
65 |
2 |
3 |
154 |
138 |
W1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Washington |
0 |
2 |
55 |
71 |
2 |
3 |
135 |
126 |
L3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Oregon State |
0 |
2 |
46 |
84 |
2 |
3 |
134 |
135 |
L2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Washington State |
0 |
2 |
34 |
95 |
2 |
3 |
145 |
182 |
L2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Stanford |
0 |
3 |
51 |
141 |
1 |
3 |
88 |
141 |
L2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Saturday, September 29 |
| 3:30 PM |
California 31 ... at Oregon
24
CFN Prediction: Oregon 44-35 Oregon -4.5 |
| 6:30 PM |
UCLA 40 ... at Oregon State
14
CFN Prediction: OSU 24-23 PICK |
| 8:00 PM |
USC 27 ... at Washington
24
CFN Prediction: USC 45-20
USC -20 |
| 10:00 PM |
at Arizona 48 ...
Washington State 20
CFN Prediction: Wazzu 35-28 Arizona -2.5 |
| 10:00 PM |
Arizona State 41 ...
at Stanford 3
CFN Prediction: ASU 37-21 ASU -14.5 |
Past
Pac 10
Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
California
45 ... Tennessee 31
Sept. 8 -
UCLA
27 ... BYU 17
Sept. 15 -
New Mexico
29 ... at Arizona 27
Sept. 22 - UCLA 44 ... Washington 31
Sept. 29 -
California
31 ... at Oregon 24
Past Pac 10 Players of the Week
Sept. 2 - California RB Justin Forsett
Sept. 8 - Washington State QB Alex Brink
Sept. 15 - Oregon State WR Sammie
Stroughter
Sept. 22 - Oregon QB Dennis Dixon
Sept. 29 - California WR DeSean
Jackson