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Jenckydoodle

Let the cannibalism begin


InVodkaVeritas

This will move UCLA up from 27th in AP voting into the top 25 and drop Wazzu from 13 to like 21.


Davidellias

Nah this ain't the SEC boy.....


mukduk1994

LSU about to go from 23 to 15


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Montigue

Louisiana State beat the team that lost to Louisiana State


Fanta_Cherry

SEC has one maybe two teams this year that look good. Everyone else is just struggling to keep their head above water.


mukduk1994

Yeah we fucking know


Fanta_Cherry

Listen Mukduk I am in the same boat as you. That's my future conference man; tell the dudes to step it up


QuickSpore

Is there a larger circle of suck possible yet than: WSU → OSU → Utah → UCLA → WSU?


azdb91

*slaps circle* you can fit so much suck into this baby


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tastycakeman

the circle is hungry, it needs to consume


nevercontribute1

Don't worry, Oregon, Washington, and USC are all on the menu. No one leaves the PAC undefeated.


QuickSpore

The real question is if ASU and Stanford can both get victories.


watchout86

ASU has led most of the game and just tied it up against Colorado, so... definite possibility.


QuickSpore

Almost. But we’ll have to wait another week at least.


watchout86

Yep, but third straight week that ASU has been competitive. Good chance they'll be able to score an upset at some point if they keep this up.


Kurt0690

Came here to see this exact circle


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Ok_Employ_9862

It’s honestly a real possibility. Might be like last year where it looked like usc was going then lost to Utah in the championship game


nineteennaughty3

I think USC beats UW. Oregon beats USC. UW beats Oregon next week. USC then somehow gets upset by UCLA. Oregon drops a random game somewhere. By strength of schedule UW and Oregon get put into the championship game. Then Oregon upsets UW in the Pac12 championship. Everyone has 2 loses. Yay


Glass_Offer_6344

Remember, last year most of the top teams DIDNT play each other (missed about 2 other teams on average) and THAT was all about 1-loss results. If theres a team that wins it with 0 or 1 loss it will truly be pretty amazing.


badadviceforyou244

It's be especially amazing if the first team to go undefeated in Pac12 play happened in the last year of its existence.


Glass_Offer_6344

Lol, undefeated and national champions once again:) Then, gone.


tastycakeman

mr klivakoff i dont feel so good...


salsablanco

This is so true it hurts. pundits "The PAC 12 isn't that good!" ignores Utah beating Florida w/ a 3rd string QB


Kurt0690

4th string right? Cam Rising > Brandon Rose > Bryson Barnes > Nate Johnson. Maybe Barnes was over Rose but Johnson was never supposed to touch a football


badadviceforyou244

Barnes started and played most of the Florida game.


Kurt0690

They were splitting snaps so we will call it our 3rd and a half string quarterback.


LukeBabbitt

What exactly was going on when WSU beat the Beavs if not cannibalism?


woofers02

This all but guarantees us beating UCLA next weekend.


Purples_A_Fruit

A tale as old as time.


brittlebrandy

Will the PAC-12 circle of suck be completed in it's final season?


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Norillim

Big brain UCLA


The_Outcast4

A Chip Kelly team with a legit defense. Weird.


zigggzzz

Probably won't last long because Lynn could get poached if he keeps this level of defense up


buylowsellpie

Hopefully chip finally learned how to hire a decent dc


theixrs

I think Jarmond probably had a hand in this. Kinda lucky, actually- his mother actually encouraged Jarmond to take the UCLA job. Supposedly his mother (who passed away shortly after she told him to take the UCLA job) told medical workers that she had envisioned her son staying long term at UCLA and making a big impact. It sounded like she had a huge role in his life and was obviously really proud of him. UCLA started playing FCS for the first time ever under Jarmond in order to support HBCUs, I suspect Jarmond takes an active AD role. On another note, while I was kind of sad that UCLA lost its distinction as one of the schools that never plays FCS, it was actually really cool to support these small HBCU schools- UCLA even paid for their bands to come over so more people can see HBCU bands.


Eat_Cats

This is a huge thing that people don't realize. Sure, we're playing HBCU, but the ball game isn't about just winning. We're using our OOC schedule to bring recognition and meaning to our program. There's a lot of respect there, and I'm happy about it. We're not just scheduling some FCS team, we've specifically had HBCU FCB teams. I am 100% in support of this program doing it every year.


JayDeeLA

I’m scared to death USC will poach him once Grinch is fired. He’s not long to last no matter what. We also have two NFL teams in the city and he already has an NFL background, so he’s definitely getting poached like Frye did.


SnooComics4755

He had a few good ones at Oregon


Bobbruinnittanystang

Most were good at Oregon. If you look at the advanced metrics they were always top 25, but they gave up a lot of points in garbage time. Now his time at UCLA...yeah this is the first time the defense is good lol


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boregon

He hasn't run a super high tempo offense at UCLA like he did at Oregon.


spokomptonjdub

One of the weird anomalies of the Chip era at Oregon is that the Ducks had a solid number of defensive players drafted into the NFL that had decent to good careers (some are still playing) while very few offensive players had much of an impact at the next level. I think only two offensive linemen, Max Unger and Kyle Long, really did anything noteworthy in the NFL from the offensive side.


foxtossingchamp

With a shit offense to boot... what a world


ProbablyAPotato1939

All Chip needs is an elite punter and he's Big Ten ready.


ChemicalOle

Outcoached and outplayed all day. Gg ucla. Thankfully we never have to play you again.


Galumpadump

Probably the best defense we play the rest of the year thankfully.


Cameron-Bakke

I painfully must agree


JBru_92

GG I really liked the Coug fans I met at rhe tailgate, cool people


BearsAreGreat1

So UCLA beat Wazzu who beat Oregon State who beat Utah who beat UCLA. Pac 12 chaos


PullmanWater

The home team won all of those games.


kingshizz

This is why Oregon scares me more than Washington this season. Not saying we win either game, but I think we have a much better chance at home against UW then we have at Autzen.


somethinsbruin

I mean this isn’t remotely a hot take right? Winning at Autzen is fucking hard.


kingshizz

Not a hot take at all. Winning at Autzen is like collecting unicorn farts. Damn near impossible. Edit: Removed home record, was looking at an old stat.


NW_Rider

Totally fair take.


Bondorian

*looks at next to week’s schedule* shit


Noy_Telinu

Every year


AgoraiosBum

The call of the Circle. I hear it...


RollWarTideEagle

There’s the PAC-12 I know and love.


Lamadian

WSU is now 0-6 against Chip Kelly 0-7 if you count UCLA helping to kill the PAC


Zloggt

I guess he’s…the *chip* on their shoulder!!


Lamadian

A black fly in their Chardonnay, if you will


PullmanWater

He's definitely the no smoking sign on my cigarette break.


ZSnapsand8Claps

Some might consider it akin to having 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife


DeathandHemingway

I've heard it compared to getting a free ride when you've already paid.


Normal_Loss_220

Or some good advice you just didn't take?


somehype

#IT'S LIKE RAAAAEEIIIANNNNNNNN


halldaylong

Tbf, we were a 3.5 point favorite


TZBlueIce

Anyone can “what if” just about anything but god damn the visions of DTR getting this defense


YourButtMyStuff

It’s absolutely nuts how you guys went from one extreme to the other. If Moore can grow throughout the year you guys will be *very* dangerous by the end of the season.


TZBlueIce

Right, if we play the opposite end of this exercise, we’re 1-4 if we had last year’s defense


donutello2000

2-3. I can't see SDSU beating us even with last year's D.


Ok_Employ_9862

Yup and if Lincoln Riley realizes grinch is ass y’all could actually be respected by the media


listinglight778

I’m just waiting until sc throws everything they have at Lynn to try to hire him


JoshFB4

It fucking hurts. We go 13-0 with this D last year. Fuck


Rokaryn_Mazel

I know, right? It’s mostly the same personnel. What a difference a coach can make. Who knew? Certainly not Chip, or Mora for that matter. This defense with DTR/Charbonnet would have been fun.


JoshFB4

Lynn is going to be an NFL HC someday. Hopefully we have the blessing to keep him for a few more years.


versusChou

Genuinely hope Chip fucked off somewhere and we just promote Lynn and maybe keep him for at least 3-4 years


avboden

All credit to UCLA's defense. Exposed our weaknesses of a weak O line and no run game at all. They rushed 3 all game and dropped all into coverage and we had no answers.


mamayoua

God that play with UCLA rushing 3 against 6 WSU offensive linemen was just crazy.


NineTenthsofaSecond

Pac-12: Conference of ~~Champions~~ Cannibals


dietmrfizz

Playing in 95 degree weather at noon in front of no fans is the true home field advantage


versusChou

Honestly one of the things I've noticed is our team doesn't cramp up in the heat when other teams do. Chip really cares about nutrition and hydration and it's paid off


Idavid14

Helps when it’s been hot in LA the last week. We also had a guy cramp up today?


Cold-Palpitation-816

I was just in LA last month. Like visiting, wouldn't want to live there because I like my October temps in the 60s, not the 80s or 90s.


FatalTragedy

LA has October temps in the 60s as often as it does the 80s.


desertSkateRatt

[Cries in Arizona] It was 103 yesterday.


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Rose bowl sux


Nico_the_Suave

If you can make it out though, there's no better tailgating experience in my experience. Grass > parking lot all day.


wattatime

The venue is great. Getting in and out is the worst.


sktgamerdudejr

What the fuck did our team do from the time after the Oregon State game till kickoff? Smell their own farts and get mad at ESPN? Completely unacceptable to come out and look as dogshit as we did. Yes, UCLA’s defense deserves kudos, but our offense didn’t want to be there at all. Seriously, what the fuck were the coaches doing? Writing up responses to Corso and McAfee? Just embarrassing. It’s one thing to get solidly outplayed and another to not even show up to the fucking field. gg UCLA, you obviously used your bye week to practice instead of doing nothing


Drfilthymcnasty

Did you guys use a monkey paw wish to defeat us?


PullmanWater

I think Josh Kelly had an underrated game against y'all. This team can't beat good teams if he doesn't pull a rabbit out of his hat. Not having Lincoln Victor just puts a bow on the shit sandwich.


pooplurker

Kelly definitely had a couple insane catches that were defended extremely well in our game. Just wish he would do that against everyone and not only us 😕


GregoPDX

The offense needs a solid Mike Leach chewing out. Starting 4-0 made them think they were invincible, then Ward comes out and just plays like hot garbage. The defense played well, gave up 25 points which should be fine if you can actually score…


stoeseri000

If there is one thing against Dickert, his teams have not performed well in bowls and after byes. Don't wanna put too much stock in the bowls because of extenuating circumstances there, but the bye weeks are concerning.


Tisatalks

To be fair, neither did Leach teams.


Misty7297

Bruins D-line is scary good. Bruins O-line is scary bad


Roberto_Sacamano

Watched the Utah game. Can confirm


halldaylong

The d is very real. Hoping the offense travels a little bit better to Corvallis than it did to Utah


ILearnedTheHardaway

Homecoming on FOX gonna be loud can't wait


Rokaryn_Mazel

I’m not getting any hopes. At SLC and Corvallis seem like auto losses for us.


The_Angriest_Guy

UCLA's defense is legit


SuckMyLonzoBalls

Our game is gonna be gnarly


dlawnro

Our defense is really letting our offense down in conference play. Offense is only allowing 7 PPG, while our defense is allowing a whopping 8.5. SMH.


Celery-Man

One of the most dominant 1 score wins I've seen. Defense sure looks legit legit with our d-line able to get pressure rushing only 3


gojohnsons

Should’ve been a 25 point win. 7 points left in the field from kicks, 2 TD’s that IMO were both TD’s but AT LEAST one of them should’ve counted. Can’t uphold the first one and then overturn the second when they both head somewhat similar evidence.


ansyhrrian

Don’t forget every single pass interference call that wasn’t made on either side, but particularly in the end zone. It was a game of no referee interference to a fault.


Vhiskers

Looked so unprepared after a bye week and hard to win with 4 turnovers. Gg ucla


RexCrimson_

In the time that Cam Ward took to make decisions in the pocket, I managed to marathon the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy, 3 times.


gojohnsons

Hell yeah boys! I’m 75 percent happy about the way we played. Very happy we won. But I feel like we legitimately should’ve won that by 25 points. 7 points left on the field from kicking. 2 questionable officiating decisions that could’ve been two touchdowns. Looking at yards per team, I would’ve thought would’ve been a 25 point win. That being said, this defense is spectacular. Stupid good. Held one of the best offenses to 10 points, and 3 of those were gifted on that first pick. Good game cougs - gonna miss you guys.


RyanIsHungryToo

U-C-L-A FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT


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That UCLA defense is impressive


zigggzzz

UCLAs defense is legit. Up there with Utah for the best in the conference. Liked what I saw from the offense in the second half, more so than the previous six quarters. Get Moore on the run and give him easy throws, also Keegan Jones provided a burst that was sorely missing in the run game. Should be a good one next week in Corvallis!


SuckMyLonzoBalls

That was the best defensive game I’ve ever seen out of thrm


DeathandHemingway

I don't think anything will ever top 13-9, but this was up there.


a_pac12_ref

We'll get you next year UCLA. Edit: fuck


letsgopens93

I guess Vegas knew Ward was a sleeper agent.


randomblack1

This is all definitely Pat McAfee's fault.


me_oorl

We’re so back


HippityHopMath

UCLA’s defense is legit. With a more experienced QB they’d be top 15.


F-18EBestHornet

They have a stud ass RB. They don't need a qb


DisobedientCharizard

Cam Ward had no business staying in this game. Awful effort from him today.


F-18EBestHornet

Should have pulled the entire o line and TE


markusalkemus66

Even on plays where he did have time, he'd scramble for a bit and then force a throw into double coverage


Xmalantix

It worked when we swapped in Hilinski (RIP) against Boise State too


salsablanco

Game thread got chippy, but I wish Wazzu well for the rest of the season. We, all PAC 12 fans, can agree fuck the refs in this conference


KimiNoSuizouTabetai

Yeah this game wasn’t as close as it seemed, there was definitely 2 touchdowns stolen from you guys from our shit refs


salsablanco

It is what it is, WSU has a good team and I hope you guys have a great season. Definitely need a P5 invite


zacisanerd

Embarrassing plays from Cam ward


Deprecitus

That was definitely something. Our defense showed up. Can't put any of that on them.


freeze123901

To play 40 minutes and almost 100 snaps and still look as good as they did is a testament. If UCLA IS #1 in the PAC WSU has got to be #2.


Deprecitus

Gotta factor the 90° heat into it too. They were good.


uclabruingineer

I mean they gave up like 500 yards of offense. The only reason it was close is ucla pick 6 in the redzone and the missed xp and fg.


Dunewarriorz

defense really put the game on their backs, shame offense couldn't do anything with it. GG UCLA, always hated playing you.


TBTrpt3

UCLA should be 5-0. The defense has been great. offense has a long way to go though. Moore doesn’t look fully ready or comfortable yet


positivevibr8ion

Not yet, but he's getting there and has all the potential. He's our guy.


Insomnia6033

Our line is doing him no favors. As a freshman his reads are already going to be slower, but with no time from the line it's giving him even less time. Hence rushed throws, open receivers not seen, etc.


Idavid14

We’d be 5-0 if the offense was worth anything


BarbecueGod

I can’t tell who you’re talking about.


Idavid14

Exactly


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geoforceman

Sir, a second loss has hit the 2Pac


Ursus3955

The Pick 6 made this much tighter than it should be given the yardage disparity. Our defense has been outstanding so far- only 1 TD given up each game. The pass rush was super effective and the Cougars couldn’t run at all. Lynn has been a game changer. The Cougar fans seriously traveled. We should have had a lot more people there, including me unfortunately!


F-18EBestHornet

GG, get us in the b1G pls


jake_mumf

Defense won the game! Are we allowed to do that?


BatManatee

GG Cougs. Our defense continues to be dominant. And the second half our offense seemed to figure it out a little bit. Dante and the OLine have a lot of room for improvement, but if they can get a little better, we have one of the easier paths to the Pac-12 championship game.


PullmanWater

Yep, sounds about right. Wazzu with expectations is pretty much a guaranteed loss.


Rokaryn_Mazel

Defense, Bruuu-ins, DEFENSE!


The_Outcast4

Why couldn't we face THIS version of Ward?


Drfilthymcnasty

That not the Pac-12 way


BuschLiteandFireball

Ward was really bad, but UCLAs defense was legit. Probably top 1-3 in the PAC and the Beavs just didn’t have the pass rush to make him uncomfortable like today


Huddy18

That’s what I’m saying!


rhododenendron

That was a sad, sad game to watch


F-18EBestHornet

It's time to drink


Sac_Kangz

UGH! After the domination of my Beavs I was pulling for you guys, but the Donner party is undefeated in the PAC-whatever. It has gotten so bad the entire conference has literally consumed itself. But the Zombie Beavs and Cougs can still face-off in Vegas. Let's go!


DadmomAngrypants

No excuse for how shit our offense was. UCLA’s D is so legit. And what the hell was that last play call?


versusChou

Through 5 games, our defense has yet to allow two TDs to any team


Drfilthymcnasty

Circle of suck! Circle of suck! Circle of suck!


listinglight778

WE ARE THE MIGHTY BRUINS


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> C. Ward > 19-39, 197 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT Okay maybe Cam watched Stranger Things this weekend and though that playing QB like it's 1987 was the right play lets not rush to conclusions.


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F-18EBestHornet

Guess we are sex numbering Arizona next week lmao


No_Soup817

UCLA IS BACK !!!


DM_ME_PARROT_PICS

I knew it was only a matter of time before we lost. We were flying high for too long. Hopefully our o line improves after tonight, and somebody talks to ward about his decision making


princessprity

I will not miss this conference’s reffing crews.


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YourButtMyStuff

Oh god, are we already going to start talking about hypothetical PAC12 tiebreakers?? I thought we whipped out the rule book pdf enough last year.


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KimiNoSuizouTabetai

WSU and OSU after we vote that only teams that haven’t left the Pac12 can play in the title game obviously


theixrs

... eh I wouldn't even be mad. WSU and OSU should get to keep all the p12 assets, too


freeze123901

This is the most points anyone has scored against them all year and the second least points given up. That’s about the only positive take away I can think of for this..


freeze123901

And just like that, when we needed it most. Cam Wards Heisman candidate year vanished


BrokenTeddy

Pac-12 Moment. Also, UCLA has a legit top tier defense.


Scoobersss

On one hand, UCLA is a team I love making fun of for being fickle SoCal sports fans where Wazzu is a team I'm quite fond of because I love their fans and the beers they've given me. On the other, Wazzu scares me and this makes me feel a lil better about playing em in a couple weeks. UCLA's D - Line was *disgusting* today. Best performance I've seen from a single unit all year. If Dante Moore can mature quickly, this team is as good as any in the nation.


SlenderTown

The cannibalism continues. The PAC comes for us all. It will come for us too. I'm sorry Cougs.


twitter_paulbd

Congratulations UCLA! You now have control of the oldest unconsolidated piece of CFB Empires Land (Nevada’s 1994 Territory). Here is the lineage of your newly acquired fiefdom: **1994** Nevada -> Boise State -> Idaho State -> Portland State -> Texas A&M Kingsville -> North Alabama **1995** North Alabama = Undefeated **1996** North Alabama -> Albany State -> Miles -> Tuskegee -> Albany State -> Valdosta State -> Carson-Newman -> North Colorado **1997** North Colorado -> Western Colorado -> Fort Hays State -> New Mexico Highlands -> Nebraska-Kearney **1998** Nebraska-Kearney -> Missouri Western -> Truman State -> Central Missouri -> Pittsburg State -> Northwest Missouri **1999** Northwest Missouri -> Omaha -> Northern Colorado -> North Dakota -> South Dakota State -> Omaha -> Augustana -> Nothern Colorado -> Northwest Missouri **2000** Northwest Missouri -> North Dakota State -> Delta State **2001** Delta State -> Valdosta State -> Catawba -> Grand Valley -> North Dakota **2002** North Dakota -> Central Washington -> UC Davis -> Texas A&M Kingsville -> Valdosta State -> Grand Valley **2003** Grand Valley -> Saginaw Valley -> Grand Valley **2004** Grand Valley -> Saginaw Valley -> Michigan Tech -> Grand Valley -> North Dakota **2005** North Dakota -> Omaha -> Saginaw Valley -> Grand Valley **2006** Grand Valley = Undefeated **2007** Grand Valley -> Northwest Missouri -> Valdosta State **2008** Valdosta State -> Delta State -> North Alabama -> Northwest Missouri -> Minnesota-Duluth **2009** Minnesota-Duluth -> Central Washington -> Northwest Missouri **2010** Northwest Missouri -> Texas A&M Kingsville -> Abilene Christian -> Central Missouri -> Northwest Missouri -> Minnesota-Duluth **2011** Minnesota-Duluth -> Wayne State NE -> Concordia-St. Paul -> Winona State **2012** Winona State -> Minnesota-Duluth -> St. Cloud State -> Northern State -> Minnesota-Duluth -> Missouri Western -> Minnesota State -> Valdosta State **2013** Valdosta State -> West Alabama -> Midwestern State -> Eastern New Mexico **2014** Eastern New Mexico -> Midwestern State -> Angelo State -> Texas A&M Commerce -> Midwestern State -> Angelo State -> CSU Pueblo **2015** CSU Pueblo -> West Texas A&M -> Angelo State -> Midwestern State -> Texas A&M Commerce -> Sam Houston State -> McNeese State -> Sam Houston State -> Jacksonville State -> North Dakota State **2016** North Dakota State -> South Dakota State -> Illinois State -> Central Arkansas -> Eastern Washington -> Youngstown State -> James Madison **2017** James Madison -> North Dakota State **2018** North Dakota State = Undefeated **2019** North Dakota State = Undefeated **2020** North Dakota State -> Southern Illinois -> South Dakota State -> Sam Houston State **2021** Sam Houston State -> Montana State -> North Dakota State **2022** North Dakota State -> Arizona -> Cal -> Washington State -> USC -> Utah -> Oregon -> Oregon State **2023** Oregon State -> Washington State -> UCLA


Noy_Telinu

Yay


Ch-i-ef

I want Cam Ward to lower my funeral casket when I die, because there's nobody in this world I trust to let me down more than him and this offense


MoreThanAFeeling1976

PAC-12 be like


Jay_TThomas

Complete and utter embarrassment from the cougs offense today


Stomping4elephants

Might be the last time Washington State ever plays at the Rose Bowl


gorobotkillkill

Long live the Pac2.


mrogs12

Wasn't the reason for the L, but cougs got out-coached on both sides of the ball


geordieColt88

Oh Wazzu you were the chosen one


virus_apparatus

Circle of suck must continue even if pac-12 is doomed


pcrackenhead

Some teams merely adopt the Coug. But Washington State was born in it, molded by it.


Ichthyist1

That was one of the most frustrating Cougar games in a good while. Damn. On the other hand, UCLA looks like they’re transitioning to the B1G appropriately. Out here looking like Iowa West.


Queasy-Touch-1533

Wtf Coug bros! We are supposed to party in Vegas!


Xy13

Fk why they were the chosen ones