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- 05/08/2018 at 1:12 AM #59175
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  EagleMountainUte
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  @battlegroundute
  
  Number 30
  
  Washington at 4
  
  Stanford at 12
  
  SC 25
  
  Zona 32
  
  Any surprises here?
- 05/08/2018 at 10:12 AM #59181
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  Chidojuan
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  @chidojuan
  
  What are they seeing that I’m not seeing with Washington? They’ll have an athletic defense, sure, but Vita Vea was the defensive line last year. He was THE reason they were competitive up front. Offensively, Browning is not the same after that clandestine surgery. Pettis is gone, Gaskin is awesome, but not anymore than Bryce Love or other starters. Sure, they’re the team to beat in the North, but #4? Come on. Stanford is the scarier team with their offensive line and Bryce Love. You have to have perfect gap integrity with them or you’ll lose. I’m fine with where Utah is, but it feels like they are setting up the PAC-12 for failure when Washington doesn’t perform like a #4 team should perform.
  - 05/08/2018 at 10:20 AM #59182
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    EagleMountainUte
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    @battlegroundute
    
    Chris Petersen I think. Many consider him probably one of the best in the business. Wish Seattle would hire him when Carroll hangs it up honestly.
- 05/08/2018 at 10:22 AM #59183
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  crazyute
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  @crazyute
  
  Potoa’e is a very good DE. Bradley Anae like.
  Haines is very good inside at DT.
  
  Vea was not not their only player.
  
  Getting your QB and RB back is huge in preseason rankings. Not to mention their LT is probably a top 10 pick.
  They’ve had high recruiting classes and a lotof talent in the wings. Just becauseyou haven’t heard of them doesn’t mean they suck.
  - 05/08/2018 at 10:30 AM #59185
    
    Chidojuan
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    @chidojuan
    
    Didn’t say they sucked or that Vea was their only player. I don’t doubt that they’ll be good, but #4? The North had a down year last year and Washington still didn’t look dominant to me. Top 10 maybe, but it really feels like they’re going to push another PAC-12 had a disappointing, underperforming year narrative.
    - 05/08/2018 at 10:36 AM #59187
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      EagleMountainUte
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      @battlegroundute
      
      I feel like Utah has holes on the Dline specifically DE. All that talent in the Defensive backfield still needs a potent rush. That Jordan injury might be huge.
    - 05/08/2018 at 10:37 AM #59188
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      crazyute
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      @crazyute
      
      You said “Vita Vea WAS their DL” sp yes you did.
      
      And I think you’re reaching to get offended that they want to snack the pac 12 down. Seems very TDS sensitive
      - 05/08/2018 at 10:49 AM #59191
        
        Chidojuan
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        @chidojuan
        
        Maybe they’re competitive without Vea last year, and maybe not, but I saw a dominating performance from him and I don’t think they’re defense will be the same without him, and I don’t think it would have been the same last year. That’s how college is a lot of the time, individual athletes dominating. Fair enough with the TDS reference, but things like that do affect recruiting. If the PAC-12 is seen as underperforming year after year, then it will push athletes away from us. Conspiratorial? Sure, but it’s a noticeable narrative.
        
        05/08/2018 at 12:36 PM #59195
        
        EagleMountainUte
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        @battlegroundute
        
        I remember Huntley doing pretty well against Washington 2017 defense. Maybe I am not correct. I remember Browning just torching the defense after JJ went out.
        
        05/08/2018 at 1:40 PM #59198
        
        Utah
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        @utah
        
        Huntley was lights out vs Washington.
        
        05/08/2018 at 2:32 PM #59200
        
        EagleMountainUte
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        @battlegroundute
        
        Hercules for Wazzu and Zona are the only times I can think of Huntley looking bad from last season.
        
        05/08/2018 at 9:02 PM #59227
        
        noneyadb
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        @noneyadb
        
        Hercules embarrassed the o-line and the o-line coach before he even came close to Huntley…
        
        05/08/2018 at 9:05 PM #59228
        
        EagleMountainUte
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        @battlegroundute
        
        Hunley never saw it either knock on hm as much as the line.
- 05/08/2018 at 11:14 AM #59192
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  Duhwayne
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  @duhwayne
  
  After the conference’s OOC performance last year, honestly I’m just glad to see ranking journos feel the need to put PAC high. I agree with BGU though, Dub is too high given the record and lineup. They’ll fall more than we’ll climb after we beat them week three. Hopefully it puts us around 15 before we go into the rest of the schedule.
  - 05/08/2018 at 12:41 PM #59197
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    EagleMountainUte
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    @battlegroundute
    
    Actually that was @Chidojuan not me. I feel fine in ranking them at four. It’s almost like trolling though, come on PAC12 we may set you up nicely this season so no excuses.
- 05/08/2018 at 12:14 PM #59193
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  HoosierUte
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  @hoosierute
  
  Other teams of interest: (at least to me)
  
  19: WVU (Fresh off bowl loss)
  
  38: Northern Illinois (might be a decent game? Better than Oregon and UCLA?)
  
  40: Oregon
  
  42: UCLA
  
  49: Washington State
  
  67: Indiana (Just beat Purdue)
  
  71: Cal
  
  74: Purdue
  
  85: ASU (Most predicting a trainwreck w/ Herm)
  
  91: byu (“offense can’t be worse, I think.” zing!)
  
  99: Colorado (Seems a bit low, I bet they’d beat #91)
  
  125: Oregon State (ouch, sucks to miss these guys)
  - 05/08/2018 at 12:38 PM #59196
    
    EagleMountainUte
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    @battlegroundute
    
    I didn’t look much past 60. Thanks for the summary. That northern Illinois game can’t be slept on for sure.