The Pac-12 is fairly new to the post-season conference championship game, with last year being the first one held, but it has very neatly presented us with a semifinal round of sorts this weekend. Oregon can wrap up the North title with a win over Stanford, while the Cardinal will be in the driver's seat should they pull off the upset. Meanwhile traditional rivals USC and UCLA square off for the south crown. Oregon has much more than a division crown riding on its game but does seem to have Stanford's number of late with wins by 23 last year (despite trailing by 7 at half) and 21 in 2010. Then again, the Ducks have had everyone's number out West having won 25 of 26 conference games since beginning of 2010 season (their one loss was by 3). I expect Oregon to win a close one with Stanford having the advanatge of a better schedule to date and a healthier set of lines.
As for the battle for LA, it is good to see that game have meaning again. USC has to turn their season around so the game should be a blast. Bruins by a FG.
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