Oregon 35, Stanford 28

• Ducks: Oregon-Stanford report card at Statesmanjournal.com
• Football: Rollercoaster at The Stanford Daily

Arizona 59, Washington State 28

• WSU Breaks Scoring Slump Against Arizona at Washington State Football News
• Cougars Downed By Arizona, 59-28 at KNDU Sports

Oregon State 34, UCLA 6

• Oregon State clobbers UCLA at KVAL Sports
• Oregon State beats UCLA 34-6 at Sport Snipe
• Oregon State roars past UCLA, 34-6 at Bruinville

Arizona State 39, Washington 19

• Huskies Fall to Sun Devils, 39-19 at Washington Football

#7 USC 17, #21 California 3

• Inside The Numbers: USC at California Golden Blogs
• Winning California-Style at Jimokes of USC Football
• California-USC Report Card at Bears Necessity

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

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2008 Week 11: Blogging about the Pac-10

California 26, #24 Oregon 16

• Grades and Analysis: California at Oregon Ducks Football
• Cal vs. Oregon – Post Game Thoughts at California Golden Blogs

Stanford 58, Washington State 0

• Stanford Thrashes Washington State at Stanford Cardinal News

#5 USC 56, Washington 0

• USC-Washington Report Card at Inside USC with Scott Wolf
• Five observations: USC-Washington at OC Register’s USC Blog
• Washington Beatdown at Jimokes of USC Football

Oregon State 27, Arizona State 25

• Oregon State holds off Arizona State 27-25 at Original Signal
• Oregon State holds on in nail biter at KVAL Sports

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

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2008 Week 10: Blogging about the Pac-10

#6 USC 69, Washington State 0

• USC-Washington State Report Card at Inside the USC with Scott Wolf
• USC Washington State: Final Score 69 – 0 at Dreadnaught
• USC 69 Washington State 0 at A Muchness of Me

UCLA 23, Stanford 20

• Bruins tighten their game to beat Stanford at UCLA Stories

Oregon State 34, Washington 13

• Oregon State Defeats Washington 34-13 at Washington Football News
• In response to: Postgame reaction: Oregon State 34, UW 13 at Washington Huskies Insider

Arizona 42, #25 California 27

• Arizona Recap at California Golden Bears Football Blog
• Post-Arizona Game Thoughts: \\\”All the Little Things\\\” at California Golden Blog

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC 

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2008 Week 8: Blogging about the Pac-10

Arizona against Stanford

• Stanford Edges Arizona 24-23 In Homecoming Thriller at Stanford Cardinal News
• Second guessing, chapter I at AZStarNet.com

Arizona State against #8 USC

• Ugly Sanchez: USC 28, ASU 0 at No Joshin\\\’
• Arizona State University 0 USC 28 at A Muchness of Me
• USC shuts down Arizona State 28-0 despite sloppy play at South Bay Chat

Oregon against UCLA

• UCLA loses a close one in Oregon at UCLA Blog
• Oregon\\\’s Late Start Pushes the Ducks Past Bruins at UCLA Bruins News
• Oregon Fans Are Rick Neuheisel Haters at Larry Brown Sports

Oregon State against Washington State

• Game Recap: Oregon State 66, Washington State 13 at Building the Dam
• Beavers Break Down Cougars On Record-Setting Day at Oregon State University Headline News

Did not play this week:

• California
• Washington

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

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2008 Week 7: Blogging about the Pac-10

So what went wrong?

It was a combination of USC playing poorly and Oregon State playing well. Oregon State freshman Jacquizz Rodgers (#1, see below) and his brother James (#8, see right) ran all over the usually-strong Trojan defense, and Greg Laybourn was the hero of the night when he intercepted a late-4th-quarter pass from USC QB Mark Sanchez. USC Joe McKnight wasn’t playing well, Sanchez seemed rusty, and Taylor Mays certainly didn’t help the situation with personal fouls.

Who’s fault is is? McKnight seems to want to take this loss on himself, saying,

“I didn’t make the plays. Fumbled the ball, Dropped a pass. You can’t blame anybody else but me.”

Sanchez is also willing to take some blame for the poor performance.

“Not our sharpest tonight — everybody, every position. There’s no need to point fingers,” Sanchez said. “I’m as guilty as anyone else. I threw an interception — costly late in the game.”

In my opinion, though, there is only one person responsible for this loss:

That’s right. Pete Carroll. I’m sorry for all of those Pete fans out there, but this is not the first time we’ve seen him lead teams into games unprepared. Need I remind you of last year? He’s to blame because these are college kids. He never seems to prepare them well for games that they think don’t matter.

Newsflash: In college, you need to prepare for EVERY game as though you’re playing a top-ranked team. There are some many factors in a win. USC has the talent. They have the fans. They have the skill. What they don’t have is a coach who is humble enough to admit that his team isn’t perfect.

Carroll has that “holier than thou” mentality, almost like some teams aren’t worth his time. That’s why USC is known for choking on what should be an easy game. I don’t care how well Oregon State player – USC still should have won. They clearly have the better team on paper. I think USC in general needs an attitude adjustment, but ultimately, that falls on the coach’s shoulders. In college, players are only as good as their coach.

Pictures via Newscom.

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USC’s Epic Loss – Who is to Blame?

“I’m beside myself. They didn’t hide what they were doing, they just did it. We couldn’t stop it. We couldn’t tackle.”

I always cheer for the underdog, but this 21-27 victory for Oregon State is especially sweet. They’re getting pats on the back from tons of other teams as well, since this will put teams that have beat Oregon State in better standing and teams that have lost of USC in not-so-bad standing.

Oh, and Georiga? They’re loving it. Oklahoma? Ecstatic. Missouri? I bet Chase Daniel has a huge smile on his face right now, since the “Mark Sanchez should be in the running for a Heisman” talk is going to die down. Ohio State is even getting a good laugh right now.

This is why I love college football. Nothing is ever decided before a game. Sure you have upsets in the NFL, but at the end of the day, you aren’t going to see crazy upsets very often.

The thing about college is that players are “on” and “off” giving their current situation. It’s part of the immaturity that comes with being a young adult in college. Get on the board early, and you’ve got a better shot at winning the game. Worried about a physics test? Your throwing is going to be off. The crowd plays a major role too, and road games are ALWAYS going to be harder.

Tomorrow, I’ll post a little more about this game. For tonight, I just want to relish in the fact that the mighty USC has fallen. This season may not be as crazy as last year, but there are still some awesome upsets written in the stars…and I doubt this will be the last one of 2008.

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They’re Calling it the Upset of the Year…