Here’s a question worth contemplating in Pac-12 football: Did UCLA-Oregon State change any of your views about the two teams? We put this to our Pac-12 panel.
Matt Zemek: No. UCLA scored a bunch of points only after it trailed big. That’s not a real sign of offensive evolution. Oregon State’s defense still looks mortal. Both teams are alarmingly inconsistent.
Zachary Neel: Yea, I think that OSU really impressed with their ability to score on UCLA’s defense, which few teams had been able to do this year. The Beavers are a dangerous team in the Pac-12. Nobody is giving them the credit that they deserve just yet, but that could change quickly.
Matt Wadleigh: Nope. I still think Oregon State is the fourth-best Pac-12 team, and I still think UCLA is sixth or seventh.
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