Pac-10 This Week

With a little help from Arizona, and assuming Washington State doesn’t stumble against Cal, the Cougars could emerge this weekend as the last Pac-10 team with a perfect conference record. Of course, depending on Arizona can be dangerous. In previous weeks, we’ve picked the Wildcats to beat Oregon and UCLA wrong and wrong again. Just when it appeared Dick Tomey’s team could be written off, the Wildcats went out and handed Stanford its first Pac-10 loss. Can Arizona do the same to Washington?

Why not?

As usual, point spreads (in parenthesis) are provided for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday’s games

Arizona St. at No. 25 Stanford (-1-1/2)

Dean Wormer places Stanford band on Double Secret Probation.

The pick: Cardinal 28, Sun Devils 27

Utah at Oregon (-7)

With Oregon trailing late in the fourth quarter, defensive coordinator Paul Westhead tells the Ducks to begin fouling immediately.

The pick: Ducks 41, Utes 35

USC at Notre Dame (-6)

John Robinson pulls car onto Interstate 5, only to have the game pass him by. The pick: Irish 19, Trojans 13

Oregon St. at No. 17 UCLA (-22)

When pressed, Oregon State coach Mike Riley admits past association with USC. The pick: Bruins 24, Beavers 19

No. 10 Washington (-12) at Arizona

Say it while you can: Brock Huard leads the nation in passing efficiency. The pick: Wildcats 28, Huskies 17

California at No. 13 WSU (-17)

During daily affirmations, Cal coach Tom Holmoe slips up by telling team, “We’re big enough, we’re fast enough, and doggone it, people like playing us.”

The pick: Cougars 44, Bears 14

Last week: 4-2; Season to date: 28-14

League Overall Washington St. 3 0 89 68 5 0 Washington 2 0 56 17 4 1 Arizona St. 2 1 62 43 4 2 Stanford 2 1 107 101 4 2 UCLA 2 1 113 95 4 2 Arizona 1 2 64 78 3 3 Southern Cal 1 2 55 80 2 3 Oregon 1 3 109 130 3 3 Oregon St. 0 2 34 40 3 2 California 0 2 20 57 2 3

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