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Pac10 vs. Big10 Head 2 Head 2008

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So first up we have

Michigan St. at Cal: Both middle of the road in their conferences so I think this is a tough call so early in the season. Sounds like MSU should be pretty strong, but if Nate Longshore and Cal start off this season like they did last season, MSU is going down. Cal did lose some key players to the NFL so I wouldn't be shocked if they lost. I pick Cal due to home field advantage.

Oregon St. at Penn State: I think Penn State will be a decisive victor in this one. Oregon St. always starts the season out slow and finishes strong. Penn State will be too good for them.

tOSU at USC: Two top tier programs going at it early in the season - I love it. Another extremely tough call because these teams are stacked. It's a toss up but I go with USC because of home field advantage since they've lost like 1 home game in their last 40. If the game was being played at tOSU, I would pick tOSU so don't yell at me.

Oregon at Purdue: Oregon should be pretty darn good if they get their QB situation figured out. I don't think Purdue stands a chance in this one.

So I'm guessing the Pac10 takes 3 of 4. It could easily end up Big10 3 of 4, but hey - I'm a Pac10 guy so what else would you expect?
 
IIRC PSU is playing Oregon State at Home. Happy Valley is a damn hard place to escape with a win. IMO PSU beats OSU down...bad.

MSU will beat CAL. Air Force ran the ball very well against Cal. Don't discount Javon Ringer who IMO is the 2nd best back in the B10. If MSU is smart they will pound Cal's defense running the clock ...shorten the game. I like MSU in a very close game.

OSU will beat the Trojans. They lost alot in the trenches and the last of the Norm Chow QB's...OSU in a close one.

The only way Purdue will beat Oregon is if Oregon turns the ball over. Another wildcard is that this is Tillers last year and they might be able to get up for this one. IMO Oregon wins but it wouldn't suprise me either way because I have seen Oregon lose to teams like Indiana with vastly superior personnell.
 
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reagdog;1221797; said:
So first up we have

Michigan St. at Cal: Both middle of the road in their conferences so I think this is a tough call so early in the season. Sounds like MSU should be pretty strong, but if Nate Longshore and Cal start off this season like they did last season, MSU is going down. Cal did lose some key players to the NFL so I wouldn't be shocked if they lost. I pick Cal due to home field advantage.

Oregon St. at Penn State: I think Penn State will be a decisive victor in this one. Oregon St. always starts the season out slow and finishes strong. Penn State will be too good for them.

tOSU at USC: Two top tier programs going at it early in the season - I love it. Another extremely tough call because these teams are stacked. It's a toss up but I go with USC because of home field advantage since they've lost like 1 home game in their last 40. If the game was being played at tOSU, I would pick tOSU so don't yell at me.

Oregon at Purdue: Oregon should be pretty darn good if they get their QB situation figured out. I don't think Purdue stands a chance in this one.

So I'm guessing the Pac10 takes 3 of 4. It could easily end up Big10 3 of 4, but hey - I'm a Pac10 guy so what else would you expect?
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My .02

MSU vs Cal
Cal is replacing almost its entire set of skill position players on offense and switching to a 3-4 on defense because they lack depth and talent along the DL. Sparty's strength will be running the ball on offense and in their secondary on defense. Could be a matchup issue for Cal but its at Cal and Sparty will always be Sparty, its hard to ever bet on them.

I'll be a B10 homer and take MSU but I won't be shocked at anything from this game.

Oregon State at PSU
ass kicking in the making. PSU is going to be very tough this year and they have a significant home field advantage.

PSU big.

Oregon at Purdue
Oregon loses Dixon and Stewart. Thats an ass load of offense to replace. Fortunately for them Purdue has one of the worst defenses(especially in the secondary) they are likely to face. Oregon's D is probably susceptible to the run but Purdue can't run.

Toss up but I'll continue my homerisim and take Purdue at home.

OSU at USC
I'll keep it brief but you have two teams of equal talent and stature. One is breaking in a lot of new players, one is experienced and veteran as a college team can be. The veteran team isn't going to awed being on the road.

OSU wins.

Thats B10 going 4-0, but I'll be conservative and say 2-2. I'm most confident in PSU and OSU, Sparty and Purdue should be ok but you just never know with them.
 
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Oregon got some new JC running back that is supposed to be a stud. Oregon is returning a lot of players and will still be good this year. Losing Dixon and Stewart will hurt. I think they will have no problem smoking Purdue.

USC isn't the #2 ranked team in the nation for nothing. They are stacked but you are right that they aren't as experienced as tOSU because they lost numerous guys to the NFL last year - but they lose a lot every year and are always really good. USC doesn't lose at home. Yes they lost to Stanford last year at home but that's because Petey was an idiot and didn't take JDB out of the game when he got hurt. I don't think Petey will make those same mistakes again. I am really looking forward to this game.

Like I said before, the Cal vs. MSU game should be good but is pretty impossible to pick a winner.

PSU should definitely smoke the Beavers.

So IMO, the Pac10 has one guaranteed victory in Oregon over Purdue and the Big10 has one guaranteed victory in PSU over the Beavers but the the other 2 games could go either way.
 
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Oregon will be interesting this year, that team last year was a night and day difference without Dixon. With Dixon, they beat usc, without, they just seemed to be deflated, the defensive and offensive line that had looked so impressive just collapsed. I guess that will happen when you lose a quarterback that was well on his way to winning the heisman.
 
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I'll take MSU. I have faith in Dantonio. Not so much Tedford.

I will be shocked if PSU doesn't ram the ball down OSU's brand new front 7. Wouldn't shock me if they run for 250 yards. PSU by double-digits.

This is just tOSU's year, IMO. Just like it was Texas' in '05. USC is great but they have more holes to fill. tOSU wins.

Oregon should beat Purdue handily. Purdue's D is in serious trouble and Painter is going up against one of the best secondaries in the country.

Big-10, 3-1.

USC isn't the #2 ranked team in the nation for nothing. They are stacked but you are right that they aren't as experienced as tOSU because they lost numerous guys to the NFL last year - but they lose a lot every year and are always really good.
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True, but we didn't. The roles will be reversed in '09.
 
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OregonBuckeye;1221938; said:
I'll take MSU. I have faith in Dantonio. Not so much Tedford.

I will be shocked if PSU doesn't ram the ball down OSU's brand new front 7. Wouldn't shock me if they run for 250 yards. PSU by double-digits.

This is just tOSU's year, IMO. Just like it was Texas' in '05. USC is great but they have more holes to fill. tOSU wins.

Oregon should beat Purdue handily. Purdue's D is in serious trouble and Painter is going up against one of the best secondaries in the country.

Big-10, 3-1.


True, but we didn't. The roles will be reversed in '09.
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I agree with you but I could see the Pac 10 going 3-1 (worse case scenario).
 
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The Pac-10 going 3-1 over the Big Ten doesn't mean much considering

ASU's loss to UNLV
Cal's loss to Maryland
UCLA's beat down at the hands of BYU
Oregon's very near loss to a poor Purdue team.

From my vantage point, the Pac-10 consists (once again), of one absolutely stellar team and a bunch of teams which can, at best, be characterized as mediocre.
 
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buckeyesin07;1261511; said:
The Pac-10 going 3-1 over the Big Ten doesn't mean much considering

ASU's loss to UNLV - - choke job
Cal's loss to Maryland - - Cal had less than 12 hours from landing to game time
UCLA's beat down at the hands of BYU - UCLA sucks and BYU is good - what else did you expect?
Oregon's very near loss to a poor Purdue team. very near losses don't count

From my vantage point, the Pac-10 consists (once again), of one absolutely stellar team and a bunch of teams which can, at best, be characterized as mediocre.
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I bet 3-1 meant something to Oregon State fans, Michigan State fans, tOSU fans and Purdue fans.
 
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buckeyesin07;1261511; said:
The Pac-10 going 3-1 over the Big Ten doesn't mean much considering

ASU's loss to UNLV
Cal's loss to Maryland
UCLA's beat down at the hands of BYU
Oregon's very near loss to a poor Purdue team.

From my vantage point, the Pac-10 consists (once again), of one absolutely stellar team and a bunch of teams which can, at best, be characterized as mediocre.
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Absolutely, especially when you consider that the Mountain West owns the PAC 10 this year--4-0 this weekend. I don't see how anyone can think that the PAC-10 is strong. It's been USC at the top for years. This year, there doesn't appear to be any team even close out there.
 
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