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Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti knows transition. He's coached at Oregon in five different decades and under four head coaches. He's seen tough times and BCS bowl games. So Chip Kelly's departure to the Philadelphia Eagles isn't going shake...

Well, the call for iambic pentameter and haiku was very, very well received. As promised, those jump to the front of the line and since you took the time to write in Haiku or verse, I'll take the time to answer in Haiku or verse. It's a good ol' fash...

Starters in, starters out. That's college football. Players' eligibility expires, and they leave for the rest of their lives, whether that includes the NFL or not. And they leave behind shoes of various sizes that need to be filled. Our concern...

You're not a columnist. You're a reporter who writes long. Arizona's Charlie Ragle is fired up about his new job. Marion Grice and D.J. Foster makeup a heck of a 1-2 punch. Some thoughts on Cal's depth chart (defense and offense) from the go...

The Oregon Ducks will enter the 2013 season having lost a possible top-five pick to the NFL draft, the No. 2 rusher in the Ducks' history and two all-league linebackers. The loss of Dion Jordan, Kenjon Barner, Kiko Alonso and Michael Clay will hurt, ...

We did a top-25 Pac-12 players list, and then asked you to provide your own. The response was strong. Both in numbers of entries and the overall quality. A few of you listed mostly guys from your favorite team. One guy took the time to type out Ma...

As Ted announced earlier today, you'll have your chance to submit your own top 25s and we'll publish a few of them on the blog. But in the meantime, it's time for your Tuesday poll question. And since we're close to putting a bow on this year's posts...

And the Pac-12 Bloggers saw the top-25 list that they had made, and, behold, it was very good. Or so they think. Since the beginning of times, people have been creating things. Beautiful things. And then there have been critics. Adam: Yeah, i...

The Pac-12 blog's top-25 list is complete with the naming of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota No. 1. It's wonderful that everyone came to the same conclusion: The list is perfect. You wouldn't change a thing. Let's break down the list. By t...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see our preseason top 25 here. No. 1: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon 2012 numbers: Mariota completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 2,677 yards with 32 touchdowns and six ...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see our preseason top 25 here. No. 2: Will Sutton, DT, Arizona State 2012 numbers: He recorded 63 tackles (an extremely impressive number for a defensive tackle), tall...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see the preseason top 25 here. No. 3: Marqise Lee, WR, USC 2012 numbers: Lee caught 118 passes for 1,721 yards with 14 touchdowns. He also rushed 13 times for 106 yard...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see the preseason top 25 here. No. 4: Matt Scott, QB, Arizona 2012 numbers: Scott passed for 3,620 yards with 27 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He rushed for 506 yar...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see the preseason top 25 here. No. 5: Ka'Deem Carey, RB, Arizona 2012 numbers: Carey rushed for 1,929 yards and 23 touchdowns. He also caught 36 balls for 303 yards an...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see the preseason top 25 here. No. 6: Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon 2012 numbers: Rushed for 1,767 yards on 278 carries (6.1 average), 135.9 yards per game and 21 touchdow...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in the 2012 season continues. You can see the preseason top 25 here. No. 7: Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA 2012 numbers: Rushed for 1,734 yards on 282 carries (6.1 average), 123.9 yards per game and 13 touch...