Game day Pac-12 Links

From Pullman — There won’t be much time to read these links if you’re heading to the game, which starts at 12:30 in Pullman. But if you’ll be watching the game on the Pac-12 Networks, read on. It will be the final home game for many Cougars, but not Vince Mayle … Here’s our advance for the game, focusing on the bowl game ramifications … Our 2-Minute Drill  consists of four tasks the Cougars must accomplish to be successful.

Links from around the conference after the jump.

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• Just because Todd Graham is no longer in a classroom doesn’t mean he’s stopped teaching.
• Cal is Stanford’s “rival” only in the most literal sense of the word.
• Who knew that the Colorado-USC game had so much at stake?
• Marcus Mariota’s incomparable interception-less streak.
• You’ll have to forgive the Beavers. They’re going through a pretty painful divorce.
• Stanford and Cal will have the hopes and dreams of Silicon Valley resting on their shoulders this weekend.
• The biggest challenge for the Trojans in Colorado will be the cold.
• UW coach Steve Sarkisian has a secret. And he’s not telling .

And in basketball news…

• Madison Garden may not seem quite as majestic to the Huskies, anymore.
• The Utes ran past Lamar.
• The Sun Devils’ hot start continues.
• UCLA’s youngsters are getting the job done.

Bonus Link: There are 987 years until 3000 A.D. Still, there’s no question who the Father of the Millennium is.