Oregon, UCLA, USC and Utah are dominating conference play and separating from the pack.
1. Parity is dead While all the parity created #Pac12AfterDark thrills and loads of upsets, it was the worst possible scenario for producing top-10 showdowns, Heisman Trophy contenders, New Year’s Six at-large bids and College Football Playoff invitations.
But the 2022 season has no time for parity. Oregon, UCLA, USC and Utah are dominating the conference, and that’s exactly what the Pac-12 needs.— USC won at Arizona without star receiver Jordan Addison and a slew of starters.— Oregon hammered Cal, a traditional nemesis. — UCLA beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl — hammered the Cardinal, actually — for the first time since 2008.
As a result, the Pac-12 will emerge from October with four teams in the top half of the AP poll, three teams alive in the CFP race, two contenders for the Heisman and one monumental Saturday on the horizon. If the Big Four keep winning, Nov. 19 looms as one the most significant days of the expansion era with Utah visiting Oregon and the L.A. schools colliding.How much better is the quality of play in the Pac-12 this season compared to last year? Glad you asked.
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