2009 PAC 10 College Football Predictions—2009 Odds to Win PAC 10
2009 PAC 10 College Football Predictions
USC
The schedule features Ohio State on the road, an easy home opener with San Jose State and a contest at Notre Dame. They’ll go as far as their inexperienced defense takes them.
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Of course, finding a quarterback will be the difference between being a top-10 team and a National Championship.
California
The Bears face Maryland and Eastern Washington at home to start the season, and also take on Minnesota on the road. There’s no reason why they shouldn't go undefeated in non-conference play before facing USC, though a road game at Oregon will be very tough right before they face the Trojans.
If Riley can step up this year at quarterback, the Bears have a chance to go along way based on a terrific defense and a strong running game.
Oregon
The Ducks open the season playing a tough road game at Boise State, followed by two very tough home games against Purdue and Utah. They host USC and Cal, so the Pac-10 schedule benefits them.
The problem is that they don’t quite have the talent level of USC and California, but they are certainly a bowl team. Kelly, the former offensive coordinator at Oregon, takes over for Mike Bellotti, who led the program for 14 years.
Oregon State
Their non-conference schedule features Portland State and Cincinnati at home and UNLV on the road. They also have to face USC and California on the road, which is extremely tough, especially when you have to replace your entire secondary.
The offense will have to carry the team as the defense will likely have its issues, especially early in the season.
Arizona
The Wildcats’ non-conference schedule features Central Michigan and Northern Arizona at home before they take on Iowa on the road. They take on USC and Cal on the road, along with rival Arizona State. Mike Stoops appears to have a good thing going, but has to keep up the momentum.
UCLA
The non-conference schedule features San Diego State and Kansas State at home, and then they face a rematch against Tennessee on the road their second game of the season.
They also host Calafornia and Oregon, while playing USC on the road. This is a program that is still rebuilding, with some good players on both sides of the ball. However, they need more impact players who can change the game.
Stanford
The Cardinals open with a road conference game against Washington State, before taking on Wake Forest on the road. That’s a fairly tough start, but afterwards, they face San Jose State at home and end the season with Notre Dame at home.
They also take on conference stalwarts California and Oregon at home, along with USC on the road. This is a team that is not close to a being a threat to win the Pac-10, but they have a bright young quarterback that could take them to a bowl game.
Arizona State
The Sun Devils open up with two soft opponents in Idaho State and Louisiana-Monroe, and then face Georgia on the road. They also host USC and California, along with rival Arizona at the end of the year. That won’t mean much unless they can find a consistent quarterback to replace Carpenter.
Washington
The Huskies face LSU, Idaho and USC to start their season at home. They also take on Notre Dame on the road and California at home to end the season.
This will be a rebuilding season for Washington, but they could be a lot more competitive if Locker lives up to his potential and they start putting points on the board.
Washington State
The Cougars open with Stanford at home, then face Hawaii (in Seattle), followed by SMU at home. After that, the schedule is brutal as they have to face USC, Oregon and California on the road in three of their next four games.
They also face Notre Dame in San Antonio of all places. This will be an extremely tough season for Paul Wulff in his second season at the helm. He has to get some consistency at the quarterback spot and find some impact players on defense.
2009 Odds to Win PAC 10
Southern Cal -225 (Risk $225 to Win $100)
California +375
Oregon +425
Oregon State +1600
UCLA +3000
Arizona +5500
Stanford +6500
Arizona State +7500
Washington +10000
Washington State +11000
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