From: crs@stein.u.washington.edu (Cliff Slaughterbeck)
Subject: Pac Ten Preview (10-17-92)
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:26:00 GMT

Finally, we get a full slate of conference action this week, with no byes
or out of conference games.  In addition, there seem to be two particularly
difficult games for our pundits to pick:

Washington @ Oregon

Sean Burwell  must be able to run the ball in order to keep the Husky defense
from overwhelming QB Danny O'Neil.  The Ducks gave up 13 sacks last week
to the Trojans, and you have got to know that the Huskies are drooling in
anticipation of getting to the QB.  On the Husky side of the ball, this
week marks the return of Mark Brunell to the starting lineup in place of
Billy Joe Hobert.  Neither QB was particularly effective throwing the ball
last week, but Brunell did run well when he was called upon to do so by
head coach Don James.  Hobert will come in during the second quarter as
Brunell has done for the first part of the season.

UCLA @ WSU (Game of the week)

Two teams which are fighting for respect face off in Pullman this Saturday
afternoon in a game televised on ABC.  The Bruins have lost their last two
games to Arizona and Stanford and desparatly need a win to remain in 
contention for the bowls.  The Cougars, meanwhile, are undefeated, but have
faced somewhat lackluster competition so far, beating Temple, Fresno State,
and Montana in out of conference contests and Oregon State and Arizona in
early conference matchups.  The key here is what WSU quarterback Drew
Bledsoe can do against the highly regarded UCLA secondary.  Bledsoe is third
in the nation in total offense and regarded as the highest ranked pro QB
prospect by many NFL pundits.  The Bruins, on the other hand, will be without
the services of QB Rob Walker, who is out for a week with a twisted ankle.
The third string backup (remember Wayne Cook, UCLA's #1 QB, is out for the
year with knee problems) whose name escapes me is a transfer from Santa
Barbara, a division II school.  The Bruins also have two higly regarded
freshmen, whom they were hoping to redshirt, but may see action.

Cal @ Southern California  (Game of the week #2)

The Trojans are finally at home, and looked good last week extending there
record to 2-1-1.  The Bears face their second consecutive tough road contest
after losing to Washington last week.  Both teams feature attacking defenses
which have come to be the mark of the Pac Ten this year.  On offense, look
for Cal to try and get Russell White off early to take some pressure off
of Dave Barr, the QB.  The Trojans sacked the QB 13 times last week to 
make the difference against the Ducks.  The Trojans will use Estrus Crayton
to try and set up the passing game which can be deadly.  Southern Cal 
boasts some of the fastest recievers in the nation in Curtis Conway and
Johnnie Morton.

Arizona @ Stanford

The Wildcats had a week off to prepare for this game, but may not have 
wanted it, as they were on a roll, with a narrow loss to Miami and a very
convincing win over UCLA.  Stanford hasn't lost a game since the first game
of the year against highly ranked Texas A&M.  This game should determine
whether or not the Wildcats are for real.  I expect a very tight defensive
game, as do must of our pundits.  Our eleven pundits all predict the score
will be no higher than the 20's.

Oregon State @ Arizona State

The Beavers continue to strive for respect in the Pac Ten, but nobody
ever seems to give it to them.  They lost horribly last week, by 25 points
up in Corvallis to the Cougars.  Things don't look much better this week
for the Beavers as they travel to Tempe.  The Sun Devils got a win last
week over hapless Pacific, and should rack up another on Saturday.

Pac Ten Pundit's Pool:

Pundit	UW/UO	LA/WSU	Cal/USC	UA/St	OSU/ASU
Gidi	24/0	17/14	23/25	17/14	27/18
Marc	35/10	14/17	21/24	10/20	14/28
Ed C.	38/3	37/34	17/21	7/24	7/35
Brian	34/13	35/24	21/27	3/16	7/29
Eric J	38/3	28/32	20/21	9/13	6/17
Bob W	48/10	24/34	20/20	7/13	6/28
Y-Q Lu	45/13	17/24	24/21	10/17	14/35
Eric A	35/12	23/27	21/24	13/23	14/27
Greg G	45/10	28/17	14/21	10/28	10/21
W Tell	38/7	17/28	21/17	14/17	13/27
Cliff	35/21	27/32	14/20	6/24	14/28
Vegas	UW 17	WSU 4	USC 5.5 S 11.5	ASU 21


Current Standings:


Yong-Qin Lu:		17-2-0	(5-0 this week)
Marc Tremblay:		17-2-0	(5-0)
Eric Arendts:		16-3-0	(5-0)
Cliff Slaughterbeck:	20-5-1	(5-0)
Eric Jaderlund:		19-6-1	(5-0)
Gidi Avrahami:		14-5-1	(4-1)
Bob Willers:		15-10-1	(4-1)
---------------------------------------  not enough games to qualify (yet)
William Tell:		 5-0-0	(5-0)
Brian Hiegel:		 5-0-0  (5-0)
Mark Choi:		 9-2-0	(5-0)
Greg Garbe:		 8-3-0	(4-1)
Shaham Parrin:		 4-2-0	no entry this week

Minimum 2/3 games necessary for qualifiying for the grand prize
of a hat given to the winner of pundits picks poll.
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Cliff Slaughterbeck           * 
Dept. of Physics, FM-15       *   Hey Matt!  The diffusion pump is full of
University of Washington      *   water again!
Seattle, WA 98195             *
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