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Pigskin Pete By Fred Delkin Pac12 members have wrapped up their spring drills and the various formats employed by coaches for network TV spring scrimmage viewing have contributed to Pigskin’s prediction on what this fall’s warfare will produce. New recruits will report for fall practice, but these rookies are not likely to seriously affect Continue reading Spring’s Sprung, Warfare Now More Predictable Pigskin Pete By Fred Delkin History surely does repeat itself…exactly one year ago, a California team visited Autzen Stadium and thanks to the home team missing an easy field goal, USC walked off with a win and Oregon was eliminated from the national title race. This time around, the Autzen faithful groaned as the Ducks Continue reading Grid Bowl Selections Dependent on Civil War 
By Fred Delkin A rare euphoria lingers at both of Oregon’s major universities and is likely to remain after this weekend’s grid marches. Oregon rides high with a 6-0 season record, while their OSU neighbors continue unsullied at 5-0. The Ducks travel to Arizona State, while the Beavers host Utah. Pigskin went 5-1 Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Oregon Teams Stay Pristine; Bay Area Stages ‘Big Game’ 
By Fred Delkin Now we find out who’s really qualified to pursue BCS and/or bowl glory at season’s end. Pigskin picked ‘em all last week for a 7-0 mark and we confidently forecast a pair of crucial matches this Saturday. Oregon hosts a big, mean Stanford group and USC goes cross-town to take on a Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Crunch Time Arrives In the Ol’ Pac 12 
By Fred Delkin Best Duck team ever? Alabama coach Nick Saban must think so…his silly criticism of the spreading use of no-huddle, spread offenses, a Duck trademark, certifies that Saban feels threatened. He coaches a “huddle up and overpower ‘em” attack, the antithesis of Chip Kelly’s emphasis on speed. Halfway through this season, it looks Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Ducks Rest, Bevos Hurt, Sun Devils Threaten 
By Fred Delkin ‘Twas a sunny late afternoon in Los Angeles as over 93,000 fans and a national television audience of millions witnessed an historic event…the most points scored and yards gained by a visiting team in the 124-year history of University of Southern California football. Oregon’s Ducks were the perpetrators, led by Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Ducks & Beavers Triumph, BCS Computers Awaken 
By Fred Delkin Ducks and Beavers are now the only unsullied squads in the Pac12, and Pigskin expects them to stay that way after this week’s matchups. The Pac12 currently counts six members in the national top 25, with SC, Stanford, Washington and UCLA joining their unbeaten brethren. Washington’s visit to Autzen and Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Oregon Teams Only Unbeatens in Pac12 
By Fred Delkin Finally! The date arrives for the rematch of the Pac12′s finest on national television screens before the favored throng that occupies Los Angeles Coliseum seats. For the Trojans, it offers a return to prominence…for the Ducks, revenge for a 2011 loss that squashed national title hopes. Southern Cal hosts Oregon Continue reading Pac12 Star Gladiators Stage Coliseum Battle 
By Fred Delkin Now it seems there’s but one team a favorite to take home the Pac12 title and a possible national championship contender. Here we are, four games into the 2012 season and only Oregon has lived up to expectations and Pigskin is lobbying for a new crystal ball after only breaking Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Pac12 Stays Unpredictable With Exception of Webfoots 
By Fred Delkin Stanford underscored the 2012 Pac12 redistribution of power with its 21-14 defeat of USC. The Cardinal served notice with its whipping of the nation’s no. 2-ranked team that the Cardinal is a title threat. UCLA and Arizona are undefeated surprises to date, joining Oregon at 3-0. Standings will definitely alter Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Now We Have True Pac12 Title Tussle 
By Fred Delkin Pete played a starring role in last week’s performance of Forecasting Follies, with upsets littering the landscape, topped by an Oregon State revival versus Wisconsin. New Pac12 coaching regimes created unexpected surprises in Arizona and L.A. This week the conference season opens with private school members staging what should be their usual Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Grudge Match Opens Pac12 Football Season 
By Fred Delkin We stumbled twice in forecasting last week’s battles, shocked by Cal’s failure to triumph in the Bears’ debut in their remodeled stadium and not surprised that Colorado State upended Colorado. This week’s expected outcomes: WISCONSIN at OREGON STATE–Hurricane Isaac granted the Beavers an extra week of practice before Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Week 2 Forecast Follows 10-2 Season Opening 
By Fred Delkin The long drought is over as college football once again comes on the scene, and piped into our homes via unprecedented television coverage. Now the Pac12 boasts its own network to ensure that we won’t miss any of the action. Here’s our forecast on games played this weekend on Friday night Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Opens Season With Peerless Picks 
By Fred Delkin Here comes football, and Oregon’s Ducks can credit coach Chip Kelly, alumnus Phil Knight and a sympathetic schedule for melding to make 2012 another national title try. The Webfoot grid program has ascended into the national elite. Consider that Oregon has won at least 9 games 11 times since Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Phil’s Dough, Chip’s Style Place UO in Grid Nirvana 
By Fred Delkin Spring drills are over for Pac12 football title aspirants and we’ve seen or read nothing to dim the Oregon Ducks hopes for a fourth straight championship. Both talent and schedule are Webfoot assets. Yes, 2011 QB star Darron Thomas left early for a shot in the NFL and many Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Ducks Remain Favorites To Earn Another Title |
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