ESPN.com presents Pac-12 Ted Miller http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12 60 en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 12:41:32 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 "They're such beautiful shirts," she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. "It makes me sad because I've never seen such-such beautiful shirts before." A lot of good guys got snubbed by the College Football Hall of Fame, including this Arizona great. Former Arizona State QBs offer advice to whoever wins the job in August. So where does new CF Hall of Famer Steve Bartkowski rate among former California QBs? Colorado and Oregon have something in common: Staff stability heading into 2012.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38827/pac-12-lunch-links-ranking-pac-12-logos Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:07 EDT 38827 The four new Pac-12 coaches -- Todd Graham, Mike Leach, Jim Mora and Rich Rodriguez -- discuss the impact that 7-on-7 camps have had on college football.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38847/video-7-on-7s-impact-on-college-football Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:46 EDT 38847 Garry Paskwietz and Erik McKinney discuss : Tuesday's commitment of Ty Isaac and its possible impact on USC's 2013 recruiting class. Erik McKinney writes : After seeing the top California running backs head to Oregon the past two years, the Trojans will find out the fate of the state's top running back, Justin Davis, on Thursday. Erik McKinney writes : Petaluma, Calif., defensive lineman Elijah Qualls was offered by the Trojans on Tuesday, vaulting USC into his top group of schools.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38839/wearesc-links-boosting-the-rbs Wed, 16 May 2012 11:35:06 EDT 38839 USA Today has published its annual study of expenses, revenues and subsidies for athletic departments at every Division I public program, and only 22 schools operate in the black. The only Pac-12 school among that 22 is Oregon, though figures aren't available for USC and Stanford because they are private institutions. Oregon led the Pac-12 in total revenue with $85,819,699. That ranked 17th in the nation. Washington was second with $70,231,336, which ranked 30th.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38819/ducks-in-the-money-beavers-are-not Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:00 EDT 38819 Every game counts. But some games count more. Or tell us more. We're going through the Pac-12 and picking out one game that seems most important -- or potentially most revealing -- for each team from our vantage point today. We're going in alphabetical order. Arizona State Most important game: Northern Arizona, Aug. 30/Sept. 1 Why it's important: Ted did a bit of thunder stealing by pointing out that Arizona's most important game was Arizona State on Nov.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38791/most-important-game-arizona-state Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:45 EDT 38791 We missed the mailbag Friday because we were bogged down in Pac-12 spring reviews, which you can see here. But here's a quick come-backer until Friday. By the way, you can follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter here. Go Wazzu from Pullman, Wash., writes: I'm almost as excited for WSU to switch to the 3-4 defense as I am to see the Air Raid offense. When I think of 3-4 defense I immediately think of some of the best defenses in the NFL, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38770/opening-the-mailbag-cougs-exciting-3-4-defense Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:46 EDT 38770 USC might be No. 1 in the College Football Live spring Top 25 rankings. But it's No. 4 Oregon that has the best chance to knock the SEC off its six-ringed mountain. So says ESPN college football analyst Brock Huard, who laid out three reasons (all extremely sound and logical) why Oregon is actually the team to beat in the Pac-12 this season. Here's a minor re-hash of his three points. Regarding the quarterback situation: Cam Newton and AJ McCarron won BCS titles the past two seasons as first-year starters under center.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38780/huard-ducks-chances-at-bcs-title Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:01 EDT 38780 Erik McKinney writes : USC got itself a necessary running back commit and a Marcus Allen clone on Tuesday, as Joliet, Ill., running back Ty Isaac committed to USC over Michigan. Garry Paskwietz writes: Hal Bedsole, a standout on USC's 1962 national championship team, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday. Greg Katz writes : USC's policy on retiring numbers only applies to Heisman Trophy winners, a policy that doesn't allow the school to honor many of its greatest players.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38807/wearesc-links-big-rb-commit Tue, 15 May 2012 17:18:07 EDT 38807 The Big Ten is holding its spring meetings in Chicago this week, and it appears the thinking among administrators is in line with what the Pac-12 athletic directors and commissioner Larry Scott said two weeks ago: Any potential college football playoff needs to prioritize teams that win their conference. Adam Rittenberg over at the Big Ten blog chatted with Ohio State AD Gene Smith, who was unequivocal about his top priority: "The conference champion piece," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38795/big-ten-also-likes-conference-champs Tue, 15 May 2012 16:38:59 EDT 38795 Tequila in his heartbeat; his veins burned gasoline It kept his motor runnin'; but he never kept it clean Teddy Bruschi deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Instilling discipline at ASU is spelled out in Todd Graham's contract. Cal fans are predicting seven wins for the Bears in 2012. Tyler Hansen living the dream as a Bengals QB. A video breakdown of Oregon's spring game from the guys at FishDuck. Per usual, good analysis. Cliff Kirkpatrick continues his Oregon State spring tour with a look at the Civil War.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/38756/lunch-links-seven-wins-for-cal Tue, 15 May 2012 14:30:49 EDT 38756