As far as Pac-12 football goes, that was kind of boring, wasn’t it?
In a conference where insane things seem to happen each and every week, with contending teams falling to bottom-dwellers year after year, the Week 8 slate did not provide many fireworks, even though the stage was seemingly set for action.
No. 8 Oregon traveled to California trying to stave off a celebration hangover after the UCLA win. It won, 42-24.
No. 10 USC traveled to Tucson, a place where many Pac-12 giants have fallen. The Trojans won, 45-37.
Even No. 12 UCLA’s Pac-12 After Dark showdown with Stanford was boring, with the Bruins winning, 38-13.
The most interesting game of the week came on Thursday night with No. 14 Utah traveling to Pullman and outlasting Washington State, 21-17, without its two best offensive players.
If you were rooting for chaos in the conference, you were likely disappointed. Regardless, the schedule is shaping up to get incredibly entertaining out west over the next few weeks, with matchups between Oregon and Utah, plus USC and UCLA coming. Better start jockeying for position now.