Pac-12 Football Links 8/9/2019
We are previewing the 2019 season already and we have some Pac-12 rankings:
2019 Conference Comparison and Expected Wins
Check out this sort-able table that allows you to dynamically change year and drill down to conference!
Arizona
Two players who the Wildcats need to have big 2019's are driven partly by their families ties to football.
Arizona State
Ethan Long is getting a lot of ink after his move away from full-time QB and into the role of Swiss Army Knife. Herm Edwards also announced to the media that he'd name a starter on Monday instead of letting a fake competition go on for fake competitive reasons.
Cal
The Bears are focusing on third down and the red zone on offense; which makes sense given that they graded out at #124 in Drive Efficiency on offense last season.
Colorado
5 reasons the Buffs could surprise and make a bowl in their first season. Beta_Rank projects them at just under 5 wins and I like where the defense and offense could end up vs. last season.
Oregon
The Ducks have some reps available at WR after Schooler's injury and at true freshman may be in the mix.
Oregon State
A mailbag answering all the questions fit to print about the Beavers in camp.
Stanford
The Cardinal's offense has a lot to replace, but they bring Costello back and they will rework around that.
UCLA
Chip Kelly is not worried about what people are saying about him, but he probably will hear more of it if the Bruins don't out perform a tough schedule.
USC
Graham Harrell plans to whittle down the maybe real, but probably not QB competition. USC has been piling up some injuries of late, but this one wan't as bad as it looked at first.
Utah
Utah and targeting might be a little less synonymous with a new targeting rule in place.
Washington
Chris Petersen promised to fix the offense and here is a look at whether he'll live up to it.
Washington State
Some Cougars who have shined so far in camp.
Football Thing:
Three technique DL is worth knowing.
Non-Football Things:
This is a good book.
This is a good song.
This is good to know. It's the Grandaddy of them all.