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My early 2023 PAC12 predictions

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    • 02/19/2023 at 6:38 PM #186089
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      ProudUte
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      For this ranking – I left our Utes out. This is my early thought on how the teams will finish the season:

      1. Washington
      2. USC
      3. Oregon State
      4. Oregon
      5. UCLA
      6. Washington State
      7. Colorado
      8. ASU
      9. Arizona
      10. Cal
      11. Stanford
      I think Utah will end up in the top four and possibly number one. But, that will depend on Rising, injuries, etc. I believe we have the toughest schedule of the top six teams. We play the five other teams in the top six and three of those games will be on the road.
      I think Oregon State will be a very good team. They were excellent this last year and now they have a “better” QB. I really like what I saw with UW this last season. IMO – Penix is a better QB than Williams but he doesn’t have all the studs around him. But, I think UW has a better D than USC.
      Can Utah win its third straight PAC12 championship? They absolutely can and if Rising is healthy and we fill in a few holes on defense – we might just do it. However, I think there will not be one team that can go undefeated or even just one loss. I suspect the championship will be played with two teams with two losses each.

    • 02/19/2023 at 7:30 PM #186092
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      D T
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      OSU will have a lot of offensive firepower, but lost a number of key players defensively, particularly in their secondary….Their secondary was very important to their success last year.

      They better hope that QB pans-out if they want to seriously challenge in-conference.

      • 02/19/2023 at 7:32 PM #186093
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        NarfUte
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        It’s crazy, all they needed last year was a decent QB but their boosters didn’t want to play the game. This year, they should be better at QB but lost a lot on defense. 

        • 02/20/2023 at 9:49 AM #186098
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          EagleMountainUte
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          I have my doubts about fan picked QB’s. Clemson was happy to lose him so it always makes me go hmm. 

    • 02/19/2023 at 7:35 PM #186094
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      AlaskaSteveUteAlum
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      Even though it won’t get the hype by the biased media “experts”, in my opinion, the 2023 PAC-12 game of the year will be Utah at Oregon State.

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