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Welcome to the mailbag. Can we get you something to drink? Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! John from Portland writes: Ted, you said in an article you recently wrote that Oregon's athletic department is "notoriously tardy wit...

On Wednesday, we provided you with our worst five Pac-12 BCS moments. Here's what we wrote (our polls can only included five choices, so if you think Oregon losing the Rose Bowl to Ohio State after the 2009 season, go with "other"). 1. Just one...

Happy Friday. An ex-Arizona star is in a bit of trouble. Arizona State coach Todd Graham feels prepared for the Sun Devils' tough schedule. A California recruiting update. Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre's son is a top recruit who may end up ...

All schedules are not created equal. Sometimes it's the luck of the draw and sometimes it's soft -- or hard -- nonconference scheduling. And sometimes there are less tangible factors, such as bye weeks and fan expectations. So who's got the tou...

On Wednesday, we provided you with our top five Pac-12 BCS moments. Here's what we wrote (our polls can only included five choices, so if you think Oregon and Stanford both winning BCS bowl games this past year qualifies, go with other): 1. USC d...

Jesse Scroggins is a guy who should be able to provide some insight into USC's high-profile quarterback competition. After all, he practiced with Cody Kessler and Max Wittek for a year. He's witnessed their strengths and weaknesses and their makeup a...

The return of running back Tyler Gaffney provides a big boost to the Stanford backfield....

Oregon decided this week to release its formal notice of allegations from the NCAA concerning the Willie Lyles investigation, which it received Dec. 5. Yes, the school is notoriously tardy with releasing information to the media. The notice, re...

Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the World but the heart has its beaches its homeland and thoughts of its own. Still more on Daniel Jenkins return to Arizona after a very short transfer to Washington State. Arizona State LB Carl ...

Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News has been a busy bee this week, yet we somehow missed his update on the Pac-12's progress with its new bowl game negotiations, which included Wilner projecting a potential future lineup. It's an interesting a...

The 2013 season will be the final year of the BCS era. And there was much rejoicing! So, what have been the Pac-12 highs and lows of this often confounding system? Thanks for asking! Best 1. USC drubs Oklahoma for the 2004 national title:...

We analyzed and graded bye weeks for the South Division just two hours ago! So here we go with the North Division. California: Sept. 21 (before visit to Oregon) and Nov. 30 (last weekend of season) Skinny: We previously wrote that the "worst...

Let's take for granted that bye weeks are good things for college football teams. Rest is good, for one. It allows players with minor injuries to heal. And, one would think, extra prep time helps. It provides the potential for added wrinkles to th...

The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 44-man 2013 spring watch list, and five Pac-12 centers made the cut. The SEC leads the way with nine players, while the Mountain West Conference also has five on the list. You can review the entire li...

All Pac-12 fans and observers should be focused on two items when it comes to the new four-team playoff that will begin in 2014: 1. The makeup of the selection committee; 2. The announced importance that selection committee will put on strength of sc...

Welcome to Twitter, Teddy. Colleague Ted Miller says that college football spring prognosticators turn into fun fodder. Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt has not visited Louisville yet, but is sincerely considering Illinois, colleague ...