Arizona State's Nixon leads the smart guys
Ted Miller, Pac-10...as the season winds down that the teams we follow with such passion are made up of college students. So, we present this year's Pac-10 All-Academic team, which is topped by three...
Blog | December 02, 2009Washington State: Quantifying where things stand (yikes!)
Ted Miller, Pac-10The Pac-10 blog has a number of friends who are Washington State fans. So the Pac-10 blog feels the pain of the Cougar Nation. And hears about it, Jim...
Blog | December 01, 2009Civil War: Big Stakes for programs with little in common
Ted Miller, Pac-10From the "Toilet Bowl" in 1983 to the Civil War for the Roses in 2009, the Oregon-Oregon State rivalry game has traveled a vast distance. But that 0-...
Blog | November 30, 2009What we learned in the Pac-10: Week 13
Ted Miller, Pac-10...punt that saved the day against the Sun Devils might have been a kindly gesture from the college football gods. "Here," they said. "Here's a gift for 'ya. Sorry about those deflections." 5. Dennis...
Blog | November 29, 2009Pac-10 helmet stickers, Week 13
Ted Miller, Pac-10...against probably the toughest schedule of all the major candidates. Danny Sullivan, QB, Arizona State: Not every college player gets his fairytale ending. But, Danny, would you settle for respect? The maligned Sullivan, in his...
Blog | November 29, 2009Opening the mailbag: Is Oregon taking the Civil War for granted?
Ted Miller, Pac-10...Oh, Shawn, I would not take a victory for granted. You may need to apologize to the college football gods for looking ahead. Chip Kelly, one-game-at-a-time taskmaster that he is, might...
Blog | November 27, 2009Pac-10 Q&A: UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel
Ted Miller, Pac-10At worst, UCLA will improve two games from coach Rick Neuheisel's first season to his second, but if the Bruins knock off their hated rival USC on Sat...
Blog | November 27, 2009Harbaugh focused on Irish, not coaching gossip
Ted Miller, Pac-10...and saying, "Grace, you're only as good as your last game." Ah, the life of a college football coach. They love you one week. Not so much the next. But Harbaugh and his Cardinal...
Blog | November 25, 2009Nixon an Academic All-American
Ted Miller, Pac-10...Nixon has been named a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. He carries a 4.07 GPA in political science and was the...
Blog | November 25, 2009Gerhart, Forbath named awards finalists
Ted Miller, Pac-10...of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college running back, while UCLA's Kai Forbath is a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, which goes...
Blog | November 23, 2009Beavers wanted all-or-nothing game with Ducks
Ted Miller, Pac-10...win over Arizona just like many residents of the state that will become the center of the college football universe on Dec. 3. "I think everybody saw the irony in that," Oregon State coach Mike...
Blog | November 23, 2009Pac-10 power rankings
Ted Miller, Pac-10The state of Oregon is the center of the college football universe. Or, at least, the Pac-10 universe. So pack the Birkenstocks. No. 1 and seven...
Blog | November 23, 2009What we learned in the Pac-10: Week 12
Ted Miller, Pac-10...reasons other than pure merit. 5. The Pac-10 sure can put on a show: The past college football weekend was mostly a yawner -- except in the Pac-10, which produced a pair of thrillers...
Blog | November 22, 2009Stakes couldn't be much higher in the desert
Ted Miller, Pac-10...in Arizona Stadium and all five games this season. The buzz certainly was strong. With ESPN's College GameDay in town -- Lee Corso donned the Duck head, much to the consternation of the gathered throng...
Blog | November 21, 2009Arizona State miscues gift UCLA a 20-7 halftime lead
Ted Miller, Pac-10...explode in the halftime locker room. Curious thing: In last year's game, Arizona State tied an NCAA record with four defensive touchdowns in a 34-9 win over UCLA. Think the Bruins D has...
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