Stanford a real bad ass? HAHAHAHAHA!! They almost got beat by San Jose State last week at home!
OK I will give you USC, Oregon and maybe Arizona and Arizona State. I will put an SEC defense over a PAC 12 offense any day. I think that the PAC 12 is a very good conference and the Big 10 is a very bad conference.
Until someone dethrones the SEC in the NC they have not earned the title "Most Dominate Conference in College Football."
We'll see how Stanford holds up against USC next week. They aren't the team that they were in 2011 w/ A. Luck. But I think they are still a contender. They creamed Duke - which I admit isn't saying much. Stanford is 2-0 going into the USC game at home. I expect USC to be a 2 TD favorite. Don't laugh quite yet, BamaBoy. The verdict on Stanford isn't in yet.
And you left out Oregon State and UCLA.
If you watched Oregon State against Wisconsin like I did you would have seen a completely different ball team from last year. OS had a lot of players injured who are back on the roster. Awesome defense. I think they stay within 10 points of both Oregon and USC. I think Oregon State could beat a team like Mizzou.
And that new Coach Mora from UCLA has done practically the impossible. Fired Coach Neuheisel left him high and dry. He took a loser team and turned them into winners. Did you see them B-slap Nebraska? Coach Mora might end up the NCAA coach of the year for the most improved team. I think UCLA could give Georgia a run for their money.
I fully concur that LSU and Bama are powerhouses. Whether USC or Oregon could beat either of them is a coin toss.
Hmmm. I see that USC are 10 pt. favorites over Stanford in the pre-game odds. Hmmm. That would be almost a sure USC pick for me if they stay at 10.
Oh, btw, I see that Boise is a 21 pt favorite over Miami of Ohio. Hmmm. That might be a bit too much. I see that Miami Oh beat So. Illinioise last week by a couple TD's. But Ohio State walloped them the week before. I don't have much faith in the Boise offense. I think a 10 pt. spread would make more sense.
Night Train - how do you rate Miami of Ohio?