Perception matters, because it affects rankings and playoff selections. The PAC-12 Conference is just barely a Power Five in football after several down years; Oregon is the only conference team to win a playoff game or play in a national championship in the BCS/College Football Playoff era. The league's taken a beating in bowls and has lower ratings, prestige and results. Then there is the whole time zone thing, which relegates so many conference games to poor time slots and reduced viewership.
It's become after hours, low budget football in the minds of many national college football fans and decision makers.
As we have discussed, the only way to change all this is to prove it on the field, show progress.
The conference will have its opportunity to do so beginning in 73 days.
Week 1, September 4th
LSU at UCLA
Arizona at BYU
also: Stanford vs. Kansas State in Arlington, Texas, Washington State hosts Utah State, Nevada at Cal
Week 2, September 11th
Oregon at Ohio State (Noon Eastern Time on Fox)
Cal at TCU
Washington at Michigan (ESPN night game)
Texas A&M at Colordo
Utah at BYU
Week 3, September 18th
Minnesota at Colorado
Arizona State at BYU
Stanford at Vanderbilt
Week 8, October 23rd
USC at Notre Dame
BYU at Washington State
Week 13, November 27th
Notre Dame at Stanford
BYU at USC
Prove it on the field, or shut up. As Bill Parcells used to say, "You are who your record says you are."
It's become after hours, low budget football in the minds of many national college football fans and decision makers.
As we have discussed, the only way to change all this is to prove it on the field, show progress.
The conference will have its opportunity to do so beginning in 73 days.
Week 1, September 4th
LSU at UCLA
Arizona at BYU
also: Stanford vs. Kansas State in Arlington, Texas, Washington State hosts Utah State, Nevada at Cal
Week 2, September 11th
Oregon at Ohio State (Noon Eastern Time on Fox)
Cal at TCU
Washington at Michigan (ESPN night game)
Texas A&M at Colordo
Utah at BYU
Week 3, September 18th
Minnesota at Colorado
Arizona State at BYU
Stanford at Vanderbilt
Week 8, October 23rd
USC at Notre Dame
BYU at Washington State
Week 13, November 27th
Notre Dame at Stanford
BYU at USC
Prove it on the field, or shut up. As Bill Parcells used to say, "You are who your record says you are."
