Finally, all teams now have at least one conference game under their belt. If there was any lesson learned this week it was that this conference is deeper than it has been in the past. There are no guaranteed wins this year, except for the Washington State game. Teams that appeared to be on the rise lost and teams that were struggling came up with big wins. UCLA @ Stanford: The Stanford Cardinal is attempting to end a 7 year postseason drought and this appears to be the year where they finally reach a bowl game. After a 24-16 victory over UCLA, Stanford is now 3-0 in conference play. Running back Toby Gerhart is off to a fast start this year. He continued his great play on Saturday as he rushed for 134 yards and 3 touchdowns. Washington @ Notre Dame: This is Jimmy Clausen’s ...

The 4th week of the Pac-10 season was full of surprises. In the lone non-conference game of the week, ASU almost upset the Georgia Bulldogs. There were two top 25 teams within conference that were victims of upsets, USC got back on track, and Arizona may have found a quarterback.

The most anticipated conference game this week was the game between Oregon and Cal. The Oregon offense was struggling going into this game and everyone, myself included, expected this game to be another chance for Jahvid Best to pile on the stats and add to his case for the Heisman. However, the Ducks came out ready to play and the Bears began their annual mid-season meltdown a few weeks early. Cal came out flat and never gained any momentum. Oregon finally unleashed the offense that everyone had been expecting

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            Week 3 was an interesting week within the conference. There were upsets of top 25 teams and overtime victories. This week had many headlines and notable stories including Washington State getting a win (when something this rare happens, it deserves a headline), Oregon snapping Utah's 16 game win streak, Jahvid Best's 5 touchdowns, and Washington's upset of the third ranked USC Trojans.

            Cal @ Minnesota: The Bears continue to impress everyone as they ran their way to a 35-21 win at Minnesota. The Bears have now shown that they are the best team in the conference thanks to Jahvid Best. Kevin Riley passed for 252 yards on Saturday. He didn't

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The second week of the season was huge for the Pac-10. The conference that is said to lack depth went into an SEC stadium as well as a Big Ten stadium and came home with two victories.  The conference looked good and performed better than I expected them to.

I'll start this week two review with the most intriguing game that happened on Saturday.

 

USC @ Ohio State: The 106,000 fans were loud and doing everything that they could to will their Buckeyes to victory. The Ohio State defensive line dominated the USC offensive line for 57 minutes. Unfortunately, a football game is 60 minutes. With an injured shoulder, freshman quarterback Matt Barkley led the Trojans on a game winning drive. Barkley admitted that his shoulder was "killing him," but he showed courage and poise

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The most anticipated game this week was the Thursday night game in Boise, Idaho. This game was not only a bust for the viewers as it was full of mistakes, but it was also a bust for the Oregon Ducks and the Pac-10 Conference. The Ducks came out flat and never found their rhythm. We all know what happened after the game, so I won't go into detail. The problem with this game was that the Pac 10 is often overlooked and Thursday night was a huge opportunity to gain some credibility, but instead the Ducks got embarrassed.

 

Every other Pac-10 game this week went as expected. Although everyone expected LSU to beat Washington, I don't think many of us expected Washington to keep the game within 8 points. LSU won 31-23 at Washington.

 

Oregon State beat Portland State 34-7.

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This week’s preview is coming out early because of the highly anticipated Oregon vs. Boise State game on Thursday night. This week’s Pac-10 games are:

16 Oregon @ 14 Boise State (Thursday Night)
Portland State @ Oregon State

 San Jose State @ 4 USC

San Diego State @ UCLA

 Stanford @ Washington State

Central Michigan @ Arizona

Maryland @ 12 Cal

Idaho State @ Arizona State

11 LSU @ Washington

 The Thursday night season opener is by far the most intriguing game in the conference this week. The Oregon-Boise State game features two teams in the top twenty and has the Ducks fighting for revenge after the Broncos beat them in Autzen Stadium a year ago. Not only are the Ducks angry about the loss, but they are also seeking revenge for a couple of late hits that

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