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The world's best 2015 Pac-12 football previews, from Colorado to Oregon
Bill Connelly's famed 128-team countdown hits its second-to-last conference. Follow along each weekday, and catch up here!
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August 19, 2015
UW lost 3 All-Americans, but Petersen's building
The Huskies have a bright future, even if the brightest parts aren't all that immediate.
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August 19, 2015
Cal just needs a non-apocalyptic defense
The Bear Raid is set to light up half of the scoreboard again. If its counterpart can dim the glow of opposing offenses just a little, Cal will enjoy 2015.
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August 19, 2015
Utah's a pretty good Pac-12 team! Now what?
The Utes have gone from a mid-major power to a decent power. With more shuffling and another tough schedule, can they keep building?
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August 19, 2015
Arizona, annual Pac-12 South contender
The Wildcats were great, lucky, mediocre, and just about everything else in 2014. They're not favored to repeat as division champs, but there are reasons nobody's writing them off.
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August 19, 2015
Bet against Stanford at your own risk
It takes faith to call Stanford a contender despite losing so much on defense, but each of the Cardinal's primary concerns -- run offense, defensive line play, secondary play, special teams -- have been strengths in recent history.
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August 19, 2015
Arizona State's rebuild is over. Look out!
Not only is Todd Graham still at ASU, he's still building something impressive.
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August 19, 2015
Let's play 'Choose Your USC Narrative'!
The Trojans have an excellent quarterback, way too much talent, and finally some depth. They had most of that last year, too.
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August 18, 2015
If UCLA has a QB, the Bruins will roll
UCLA is loaded with experience and just brought in a new, proven defensive coordinator; if the Bruins' quarterback can at least play steady, reliable ball, their top-10 projections could come to fruition.
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August 18, 2015
Oregon: Still Oregon
Oregon's got obvious question marks, but the Ducks are still the surest thing in an improving Pac-12.
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July 29, 2015
The Pac-12's top tier is loaded
Oregon begins the season as the Pac-12 favorite, but any of five teams could make surprise-free conference title runs. The Pac-12 is loaded this year, especially in the South.
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July 15, 2015
Beavers made a good hire, but the Pac-12 is hard
Oregon State made a slam dunk hire in Gary Andersen, and his staff is impressive. But the two-deep is devoid of almost any proven play-makers outside of the skill positions, and Andersen gets a mulligan year because of it.
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July 14, 2015
WSU seems less likely to collapse!
Wazzu already had little margin for error before injuries and bad breaks led to a 3-9 spiral, but the Cougs have a deeper, faster, more experienced squad this time around.
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July 13, 2015
Colorado is improving! Really!
Colorado improved for a second straight year under Mike MacIntyre, but injuries and bad bounces prevented us from seeing it; what's the ceiling for a healthier, more experienced Buffalo squad in a brutal Pac-12?
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June 30, 2015
This is the year the Pac-12 shines
Let's figure out the risers, fallers, big stories, and big games of the 2015 Pac-12 season.