Who Will Win the Pac-10 Title This Year?

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Costa is coming off knee surgery but might be the best fit for the offense. The upside is RB Jeremiah Johnson, who is just as dangerous as Stewart was a year ago.

The defense, which is touted as one of the best secondaries in the nation must carry the Ducks if they are to have success. I just don’t see it all coming together this year for Oregon, I have been wrong.

Key Position: QB

Predicted Record: 8-4

T5. California Golden Bears: The "tree people" are still hanging around just in time for the Bears to try and get back on track on the football field. Let's face it, Cal's implosion last year leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Berkley fans, and things might get worse.

This year, the Bears come in with an inconsistent QB Nate Longshore, as well as losing their top five pass catchers from a year ago. The RB depth took a major hit in the off-season when James Montgomery, who was to replace Justin Forsett, transferred to Washington State. This leaves a lot of restoring to be done on the offensive side.

The defense looks solid with a strong core of linebackers lead by Zack Follett. The secondary had some issues late in the season last year, but I am optimistic that they can get the job done with a young group.

Their schedule is manageable, starting with Michigan State at home, later in the season they will visit USC.

Key Position: RB

Predicted Record: 7-5

T5. UCLA Bruins: The Bruins have a lot of talent on the football field but have just not been able to put it all together the past few years. The coaching staff was upgraded during the off-season bringing in Rick Neuheisel and former Trojan coach Norm Chow.

Look for Chow to get Ben Olson back on track this season, while he has solid receiving corps to catch many TD's. Although UCLA has the right personnel in place, it will take a while to get things together, they are currently rebuilding the secondary which could bring defensive issues.

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