We love to hate our rivals?  John has some good comments here...

 

Canzano: Oregon and Washington must play every football season... Pac-12 mulls scheduling.

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Pac-12 exploring pod scheduling system?

 

On his thoughts about pac-12 coaches having an intense back and forth and "sparing" if you will... 

 

I think Lanning v Riley is where all eyes will be in that regard. I think Lanning is going to crush some USC fans when his defense keeps Riley's offense in check and Dillingham's offense is too much for USC to handle. 

 

So I think we are looking at the early stages already of an intense coaching rivalry in the PAC. 

 

There is already a rivalry brewing between the two in terms of recruiting, just wait until they play each other. I do think the fans will make a bigger deal out of it than the coaches but still. 

Yeah, the Pac12 coaches are all cordial. Cool.

 

They also haven't had a team in the playoff since 2015? 

 

Haven't won a Natty since 2004? 

 

I realize they all got rich, but their results sucked. 

 

Some sharp elbows and maybe a little cross-checking would be a welcome sight 

I do remember Petey not being too happy about Bellotti and Oregon. I suppose that was back when there was more on the line.

 

 

"Once that happened, the Pac-12 waited exactly six minutes before making the public announcement that it was dropping the North-South format."

 

I do like the feel of the new direction the Pac-12 has taken since GK has taken the reins.  Better for the conference is better for the Ducks!  I appreciate strong moves by leadership, especially when they offer more chances for the Ducks to win the P12 Championship!

 

BTW, I am a fan of this: “Those effing guys right there, they represent everything that’s wrong with football. So when you kick their a$$, you let them know it.”  Too bad it was stated by the recently departed Mari, but all the same I appreciate the sentiment.  Too bad Mari couldn't walk that talk the rest of the season, especially when he handed Utah the P12 championship...

 

I am looking forward to a lot more correlation between the talk and the on field performance!!

 

Go Ducks!!

 

 

Is it not likely that the PAC-12 will respect a couple of well-entrenched (bitter) rivalries for each team, say Oregon State and Washington for the  Ducks, and go with a round robin with the remaining teams? Every team in the SEC has one permanent cross-division rival that it plays every year:

 

Georgia's is the Auburn Tigers, Florida's is the LSU Tigers, for example. Most SEC fans would prefer to add another permanent cross division rival and play 9 rather than 8 league  games. No one likes paying significant $ to come watch an SEC team slaughter a FCS team. Some of these match-ups are as cruel as a baby seal clubbing.

 

I am confident that should the SEC do away with divisions,  each team may have 2-3 permanent rivals and 6 games each year from a round robin schedule. The way it is now  is that some cross-division rivals almost never play each other. Georgia has played Texas A$M exactly once since A$M joined the conference. That is silly.

 

I hope everything works out with the division less structure. One thing is sure: it will  take some getting used to.

 

 

I ask again, what’s the point of having a league if you don’t play everyone in the league? Shake it up, IMHO the rush to expand is a huge mistake, just adding teams you won’t play every year? What’s the point other than creating controversy for the talking heads, and 4 hour games to sell you chips. To steal a phrase-Bah Humbug

 

To be clear, I was also opposed to baseball splitting the American and National into divisions as well😀.

Must keep the rivalry games!

It is exactly those games that make CFB matter.

 

I loved it when we played every team, still wish we could, but we of the north need yearly visits to the LA region to support our recruiting efforts. 

 

I like the leadership of GK. He is a breath of fresh air. The quick announcement was a result of him knowing what the members wanted. 

 

Making changes last year about playoff expansion etc, was too early in his tenure. I believe now the Pac12 is more united and has a direction. I bet from now on decisions will be timely and affective. 

No more waiting to follow the B1G. 

Now of course the question, is Oregon-Washington truly a rivalry? Oregon 15-2 the last 17? Of course, it's  24-24  over the last 50 years, so begrudgingly let's call it a rivalry, and frankly, who would Oregon like to see there every season more that the Big W.