The Oregon Ducks are the three-time defending champion in the Pac-12 Conference. The last team other than Oregon to win the league was USC in 2008. A great clash awaits out West. 
2012 NCAA College Football – Pac-12 Conference Preview
When venturing into the realm of sport betting online, you're not going to find too much variance among bookies in terms of the teams expected to contest the 2012 Pac-12 football championship. Various BSNblog reviews would all land at the same endpoint, one in which the Oregon Ducks face the USC Trojans on Friday, Nov. 30 in the second annual Pac-12 Championship Game. The Pac-12's divisional structure, with the Pacific Northwest and San Francisco Bay Area teams in one division and the Los Angeles, Arizona, and Mountain time zone teams in the other, is conducive to a USC-Oregon collision. The two teams meet in the regular season in Los Angeles, but the loser is still very likely to win its own division. This is due to the balance of power in the rest of the league.
A college football season, with just 12 games, is like online poker. With so few opportunities to prove oneself on the field, the cards have to fall in the right places. Yet, despite the tenuousness of a college football campaign, Oregon and USC are in a position to withstand a loss in their head-to-head meeting. Stanford, the team that pushed Oregon the most last season, will not have Andrew Luck back at quarterback and should therefore be a much less formidable threat. Oregon should be able to handle Stanford in the Pac-12 North Division, and if the Ducks can also beat rival Washington, they'll have head-to-head tiebreakers over their two foremost foes in the North. California has talent, but the Golden Bears have not put together a strong season since 2004 under current coach Jeff Tedford, who continues to recruit well but coach poorly on gameday. Oregon State and Washington State are programs trying to climb upward in a Pac-12 that has gained high-profile coaches in the offseason. Washington State, in fact, brought aboard Mike Leach and created a stir among Cougar fans. The Pac-12 North is Oregon's to lose. Washington should finish second, Stanford third, California fourth, Washington State fifth, and Oregon State last.
In the South, the playing field is more uneven than in the North. USC is the only team of note in this division. Utah and Colorado were lost and adrift last year. UCLA won the division only because USC was ineligible for the postseason. Arizona faces a whole new approach to football under former West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez; the Wildcats should be good in the future, but will need time this season to get used to Rodriguez's ways. Arizona State botched its coaching search and is searching for answers under new boss Todd Graham. USC should coast to the division title, with Arizona and Utah fighting for a distant second place. UCLA and Arizona State will fight for fourth place, and Colorado should be buried in last place.
In the Pac-12 title game, the winner of the regular-season contest between Oregon and USC will try to sweep the season series. USC, playing at home in the regular season, will probably top the Ducks, but that means Oregon has a great chance to get revenge with the conference championship on the line.
Prediction: Oregon over USC in Pac-12 Championship Game
2012 NCAA College Football – Pac-12 Conference Preview
When venturing into the realm of sport betting online, you're not going to find too much variance among bookies in terms of the teams expected to contest the 2012 Pac-12 football championship. Various BSNblog reviews would all land at the same endpoint, one in which the Oregon Ducks face the USC Trojans on Friday, Nov. 30 in the second annual Pac-12 Championship Game. The Pac-12's divisional structure, with the Pacific Northwest and San Francisco Bay Area teams in one division and the Los Angeles, Arizona, and Mountain time zone teams in the other, is conducive to a USC-Oregon collision. The two teams meet in the regular season in Los Angeles, but the loser is still very likely to win its own division. This is due to the balance of power in the rest of the league.
A college football season, with just 12 games, is like online poker. With so few opportunities to prove oneself on the field, the cards have to fall in the right places. Yet, despite the tenuousness of a college football campaign, Oregon and USC are in a position to withstand a loss in their head-to-head meeting. Stanford, the team that pushed Oregon the most last season, will not have Andrew Luck back at quarterback and should therefore be a much less formidable threat. Oregon should be able to handle Stanford in the Pac-12 North Division, and if the Ducks can also beat rival Washington, they'll have head-to-head tiebreakers over their two foremost foes in the North. California has talent, but the Golden Bears have not put together a strong season since 2004 under current coach Jeff Tedford, who continues to recruit well but coach poorly on gameday. Oregon State and Washington State are programs trying to climb upward in a Pac-12 that has gained high-profile coaches in the offseason. Washington State, in fact, brought aboard Mike Leach and created a stir among Cougar fans. The Pac-12 North is Oregon's to lose. Washington should finish second, Stanford third, California fourth, Washington State fifth, and Oregon State last.
In the South, the playing field is more uneven than in the North. USC is the only team of note in this division. Utah and Colorado were lost and adrift last year. UCLA won the division only because USC was ineligible for the postseason. Arizona faces a whole new approach to football under former West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez; the Wildcats should be good in the future, but will need time this season to get used to Rodriguez's ways. Arizona State botched its coaching search and is searching for answers under new boss Todd Graham. USC should coast to the division title, with Arizona and Utah fighting for a distant second place. UCLA and Arizona State will fight for fourth place, and Colorado should be buried in last place.
In the Pac-12 title game, the winner of the regular-season contest between Oregon and USC will try to sweep the season series. USC, playing at home in the regular season, will probably top the Ducks, but that means Oregon has a great chance to get revenge with the conference championship on the line.
Prediction: Oregon over USC in Pac-12 Championship Game
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